BAYT LAYALI · EST. 2024 · DUBAI & ABU DHABI
Coffee, conversation,and the slow hours.
The Morning Ritual
Behind the bar
The Grind
We weigh 18 grams of Yirgacheffe. The EK43 shatters it into a fine, fragrant powder. The room smells like bergamot and honey.
The Pull
Nine bars of pressure. Twenty-eight seconds. The espresso drops like warm honey, building a thick, hazelnut-coloured crema.
The Pour
We steam local milk to exactly 60°C. Sweet microfoam folds into the espresso, finishing with a sharp, symmetrical tulip.
FROM THE COUNTER
We open at six. We close when the conversation ends.
We started Bayt Layali in a warehouse in Al Quoz because we missed the kind of café we grew up around — somewhere you sit for two hours and nobody asks if you're done.
We pull our coffee at 1:2 in 28 seconds, but the rest of the room runs slower than that.
Come tired. Come early. Stay.
Mariam & Saif
Founders
From the menu
What we serve
Coffee
Arabic Qahwa
Coffee
Cortado
Coffee
Saffron Latte
Cold
Iced Saffron Latte
Breakfast
Shakshuka
allday
Fattoush
Sweets
Sticky Date Cake
Open today · 06:00 – 23:00 · Al Quoz
“Sit. The dates come first, the coffee second, the talking last.”
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ABU DHABI
Cultural District, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi
Unit 4, Manarat Al Saadiyat Plaza, Abu Dhabi
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