10 cafes, from a bakery lunch to late saffron chai
A good cafe stop can be a meal with room to linger, a pastry and pie from a real bakery counter, or tea chosen for its aroma. This guide brings together ten Dubai cafes with distinct menus and settings, from Al Quoz and Jumeirah to Al Barari, JLT and Palm Jumeirah. Use the menu examples, neighbourhoods and opening hours to find the one that fits the day you have in mind.
Updated 1 October 2026.
Some of these cafes open early, but this guide is about the broader visit: a menu worth sitting down for, a bakery counter, a tea ritual or a room with its own character. For each stop, the area, a menu-price example and opening hours help you decide whether it fits your day.
Choose the kind of visit
| Cafe / area | Best for | What makes it distinct |
|---|---|---|
| Comptoir 102 Jumeirah 1, Beach Road | For a cafe meal with a concept-store browse | A relaxed Jumeirah cafe joined to a curated shop of design, fashion and organic groceries, with a menu that ranges from breakfast plates to salads and sandwiches. |
| Harvest & Co. Dubai Garden Centre, Al Quoz Industrial Area 3 | For a kitchen-led cafe visit beside the garden centre | A farm-to-table cafe inside Dubai Garden Centre, with an open kitchen and a leafy setting that makes a plant-store browse an easy companion to lunch. |
| Tom & Serg Al Quoz, Al-Joud Center | For a roomy, substantial Australian-style cafe meal | A two-level Al Quoz cafe with 250 seats and a modern Australian-inspired menu that runs from breakfast into lunch. |
| The Mill Cafe and Bakery Al Barari | For a bakery counter that can turn into an all-day meal | An artisanal bakery and cafe in Seventh Heaven, with house-made pastries and breads, lunch pies and quiches. The cafe menu carries the bakery through the day, from breakfast bakes to savory pies. |
| Forever Rose Cafe BoxPark, Al Wasl | For a storybook room where the setting is part of the visit | The cafe’s official story explains its room as a three-dimensional space designed to look like a monochrome, two-dimensional illustration, with guests and dishes appearing in colour. It also serves a full menu, from breakfast plates and mains to cakes and signature drinks. |
| Tania’s Teahouse Dubai Hills Estate, Business Park 3 | For a tea-led catch-up with a playful, hosted feel | A tea-centred cafe where guests choose blends by aroma, served alongside an all-day food menu and playful presentation. |
| NETTE Al Barari, Seventh Heaven | For a French-Japanese cafe meal in a leafy residential setting | A French-Japanese cafe in Seventh Heaven, Al Barari, serving breakfast, lunch, post-class drop-ins and dinner in a leafy residential setting. |
| FiLLi Select City Walk, Al Wasl | For saffron chai with a plated cafe meal or late tea | FiLLi’s more considered City Walk cafe, with its signature Zafran chai at the centre of a dine-in menu rather than a coffee-specialist offer. |
| Revo Cafe Anantara The Palm, Palm Jumeirah | For a hotel cafe with Gulf views and a broad light-meal menu | A hotel cafe with breakfast, lunch, pastries and smoothies, and indoor or outdoor vantage points for views across Jumeirah. |
| Splendour Fields The Park, Jumeirah Lakes Towers | For a substantial all-day cafe meal in JLT | A garden-inspired all-day cafe and deli under the same roof as Hawkerboi at The Park, serving breakfast, lunch and baked treats. |
The cafes
Comptoir 102 — Jumeirah 1, Beach Road
For a cafe meal with a concept-store browse
At Comptoir 102, lunch can turn into a slow browse: the Jumeirah cafe sits beside a shop of design pieces, clothing and organic groceries. The current branch-specific ordering menu lists Avo Club at AED70, Pumpkin Toast at AED60 and Shakshuka at AED70.
Hours: Daily 8:00 AM–8:00 PM, according to the operator contact page.
Harvest & Co. — Dubai Garden Centre, Al Quoz Industrial Area 3
For a kitchen-led cafe visit beside the garden centre
Harvest & Co. makes sense when the setting is part of the errand: it is inside Dubai Garden Centre, and the kitchen puts the food at the centre of the room. The live menu gives a clear range from AED20 toast to AED69 shakshuka and an AED80 salmon platter. Go for the meal as well as the plant-store browse.
Hours: Daily 8:00 AM–6:00 PM at Dubai Garden Centre.
Tom & Serg — Al Quoz, Al-Joud Center
For a roomy, substantial Australian-style cafe meal
Tom & Serg is a place to settle in: the operator describes a 250-seat, two-level cafe in Al Quoz that stays open into the afternoon. Its current branch-specific ordering menu lists the Baghdad Scramble at AED64; delivery prices may differ from the dining-room bill. The roomy Australian-inspired cafe makes more sense for a sit-down meal than a quick coffee stop.
Hours: Weekdays 8:00 AM–5:00 PM; weekends 8:00 AM–6:00 PM.
The Mill Cafe and Bakery — Al Barari
For a bakery counter that can turn into an all-day meal
Come to The Mill for the bakery as much as the table: its first-party menu pairs pastries and breakfast bakes with lunch pies and quiches. The beef bourguignon pie is AED47; a breakfast croissant with scrambled eggs and beef bacon is AED34, and the Mill Full Breakfast is AED48. The menu says prices include service charge, municipality fee and VAT; the cafe is open daily 7:30 AM–8 PM.
Hours: Daily 7:30 AM–8:00 PM at Retail Office 03, Lower Ground, Seventh Heaven.
Forever Rose Cafe — BoxPark, Al Wasl
For a storybook room where the setting is part of the visit
Step into Forever Rose for its monochrome storybook room, where the plates and guests bring the colour. The official menu gives you more than a photo stop: shakchouka at AED48, halloumi with labneh and za’atar at AED40, and a signature rose latte at AED25, alongside a full all-day menu. BoxPark lists later weekend hours, until midnight.
Hours: BoxPark lists weekdays 10:00 AM–10:00 PM and weekends 10:00 AM–midnight; venue page lists contact 050-6059881.
Tania’s Teahouse — Dubai Hills Estate, Business Park 3
For a tea-led catch-up with a playful, hosted feel
At Tania’s, choosing the tea is part of catching up: guests can smell the blends before they pick one, then pair a custom blend with the cafe’s day-to-night menu. The current menu lists its Don’t Chai This At Home tea latte at AED28. Its Mad Hatter’s High Tea is AED100 per person through October only, under current operator offer terms.
Hours: Flagship daily 8:00 AM–11:00 PM.
NETTE — Al Barari, Seventh Heaven
For a French-Japanese cafe meal in a leafy residential setting
NETTE’s French-Japanese menu gives this Al Barari cafe a clear identity beyond the usual coffee-and-cake stop. At lunch, the miso-braised beef French Dip is AED78; the leafy Seventh Heaven setting and daily 7 AM–9 PM hours make it an option for an early coffee or a proper midday break.
Hours: Open daily 7:00 AM–9:00 PM at Seventh Heaven, Al Barari.
FiLLi Select — City Walk, Al Wasl
For saffron chai with a plated cafe meal or late tea
This is the chai-led option that can stretch into a meal: FiLLi Select’s current City Walk page pairs its heritage Zafran chai with Royal FiLLi Chaat at AED45 and a chicken kebab roll at AED52. The iced Zafran version is AED24. It is open late for a cafe, until 12:30 AM on Fridays and Saturdays.
Hours: Sun–Thu 8:00 AM–11:30 PM; Fri–Sat until 12:30 AM.
Revo Cafe — Anantara The Palm, Palm Jumeirah
For a hotel cafe with Gulf views and a broad light-meal menu
Revo suits a Palm day when coffee can turn into breakfast or a light lunch: the linked menu lists Revo Shakshuka at AED75, Full English at AED105 and All Day Breakfast at AED115, with municipality fee, service charge and VAT included. The resort lists cafe hours as 8 AM–6 PM. The live menu places its AED115 “All Day Breakfast” under the 11:30 AM–10:30 PM Lunch & Dinner section; confirm availability with the cafe if you are going specifically for breakfast. Gulf-facing indoor and outdoor seating is offered, but the reservation page says a specific seating request may not be accommodated.
Hours: Daily 8:00 AM–6:00 PM; happy hour 2:00–6:00 PM, according to the current operator page.
Splendour Fields — The Park, Jumeirah Lakes Towers
For a substantial all-day cafe meal in JLT
At The Park in JLT, Splendour Fields brings a garden-inspired cafe and deli to a neighbourhood better known for its towers. Its menu includes a mushroom-and-truffle Benedict at AED76, while the cafe’s own offer stays distinct from Hawkerboi under the same roof. It opens until 6 PM at weekends.
Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–5:00 PM; Sat–Sun 8:00 AM–6:00 PM, according to the EATX operator.
Choose by the visit you want
For a sit-down meal with space around it, start with Tom & Serg or Harvest & Co. Choose The Mill for a bakery-led stop, Tania’s for tea as the main event, or FiLLi when chai and a late opening matter. Comptoir 102 and Forever Rose make the setting part of the visit; Revo brings a resort-side change of scene. Check a cafe’s current menu and branch hours before you set out.
Quick answers
Which cafes are best for a full meal?
Tom & Serg, Harvest & Co., NETTE and Splendour Fields have broad menus that make the cafe itself the main event.
Where should I go for tea rather than coffee?
Tania’s Teahouse is built around a curated tea ritual; FiLLi Select is the late-opening pick for saffron chai with a plated meal.
Which cafes have a distinctive setting?
Comptoir 102 pairs its cafe with a design shop, Harvest & Co. sits inside Dubai Garden Centre, and Forever Rose serves in a storybook-style illustrated room.
Are delivery-menu prices the same as dining-room prices?
For Comptoir 102 and Tom & Serg, where dining-room prices are not published, we use current branch-specific ordering menus; the bill may differ.
Menu and hours checked 1 October 2026. Seasonal offers and older menu prices are identified where relevant; confirm directly with the cafe before visiting.
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