Founded by a crew of counterculture devotees, Nightjar's roastery is located inside Alserkal Avenue with three eatery concepts across the city. Renowned for serving up award-winning all-day breakfasts, real food until late, top shelf vinyl selectors rotate on a solid sound system, all staff free to be who they wanna be… and then the specialty coffee is damn good too.
But this is not moustache-twiddling, slow-brew behaviour, watching life drain away while you wait for the perfect pour. Nope.
Nightjar's sneaker-pimping tastemakers source all green coffee by direct trade, or fully transparent protocols, with a committed focus on securing contracts at origin. This ensures a measured & positive impact amongst producer communities, which in turn guarantees stable & high-quality crops season after season.
01Exclusivity is for the entitled, and we can't relate to that mindset.
02Creativity is for everyone, and everyone is invited.
03Billionaires are bullshit. Art is forever.
Damn Good Coffee, Slowly
The Nightjar pour-over, in four moves.
Grab a bag from the coffee list below, a filter, and about four minutes. Here's the house ritual — no ceremony, just care.
01
Rinse & warm
Hot water through the paper first, then bin it. A cold filter just steals the heat you're about to earn.
02
Bloom
30g grounds, 60g water, 30 seconds. It'll puff up like it's still mad about something. Let it be mad.
03
Pour, slow
250g more, slow circles, centre out. No rushing a damn good thing.
04
Drop & drink
About three minutes, start to finish. Pour into whatever mug is nearest. That's the whole ritual.
