Our story

About Mokha

مكانٌ يعود إليه القلب قبل الخطى

A specialty coffee house in Aqaba that treats Arab coffee heritage as a contemporary design language.

From a port to a cup

Our name comes from al‑Mukhā, the Yemeni port that sent coffee out to the world.

For about three centuries, coffee left Arabia through one harbour on the Red Sea. Traders called the beans after the port, and that is how “mocha” got into the world’s vocabulary.

Every cup we make is rooted in that lineage. We are Aqaba’s coffee house, not a global chain pretending to be local.

Read the history of al‑Mukhā
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Houses in Aqaba
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Days a week, 08:00–23:30أيام في الأسبوع، 08:00–23:30
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What we stand for

Four things we don’t compromise on

  1. 01

    Heritage

    The story of the Yemeni port of Mokha is the spine of every story we tell.

  2. 02

    Quality

    Specialty-grade coffee, scored above 80 by SCA standards, with no shortcuts.

  3. 03

    Community

    Aqaba’s coffee house, rooted in this city and its people.

  4. 04

    Restraint

    Quiet design and loud coffee. Nothing here needs to shout.

Heritage

An Arab character

Coffee did not begin as a global commodity. It began as a ritual: a pause, a welcome, a conversation poured slowly from a dallah.

At Mokha we keep that ritual at the centre. Specialty method, Arab soul.

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We are not Aqaba’s biggest coffee house. We are its coffee house.

The Mokha team

Where we pour

Two doors, same welcome

Opening hours and directions

House 01الفرع 01

Pizza Streetشارع البيتزا

Our flagship, where Mokha’s story began in downtown Aqaba.فرعنا الأوّل، حيث بدأت حكاية مخا في قلب العقبة.

Pizza Street, next to Arjoun Restaurant
Aqaba, Jordan
شارع البيتزا، بجانب مطعم أرجوان
العقبة، الأردن
Hours
Sat–Thu · 08:00–23:30السبت – الخميس · ⁦08:00–23:30⁩

House 02الفرع 02

Manara Streetشارع المنارة

Steps from the Red Sea, with a beach view from your cup.خطوات من البحر الأحمر، وفنجانك بمنظر على الشاطئ.

Manara Street, Coral Beach Hotel
Aqaba, Jordan
شارع المنارة، فندق كورل بيتش
العقبة، الأردن
Hours
Sat–Thu · 08:00–23:30السبت – الخميس · ⁦08:00–23:30⁩

Journal

Notes from behind the bar

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Our V60 recipe, step by stepوصفة V60 خاصتنا، خطوة بخطوة

The ratio, grind and pour schedule we use every morning, written so you can repeat it at home.النسبة ودرجة الطحن وجدول الصبّ التي نعتمدها كل صباح، مكتوبة لتكرّرها في البيت.

Al‑Mukhā: the port behind our nameالمُخا: الميناء وراء اسمنا

How one Red Sea harbour ended up in coffee-shop menus around the world, and why we borrowed its name.كيف انتهى ميناء واحد على البحر الأحمر في قوائم المقاهي حول العالم، ولماذا استعرنا اسمه.

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