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Qahwtea قهوتي

Our Story

A coffee house built on heritage and hospitality

Qahwtea is a premium Arabic and Turkish coffee house. We craft drinks the traditional way — cardamom, cinnamon and honey, brewed slowly and served in beautiful, intricately designed rooms — and we bake our pastries fresh from scratch every morning. Our beans are chemical-free and sourced directly from coffee farms.

The room is part of the cup

Guests describe our cafes as among the most beautiful coffee houses they've visited — the kind of place that recalls the grand Turkish coffee houses, where every detail is considered and nothing is rushed. We built Qahwtea to be a destination, not a transaction.

Craft you can taste

Our baristas spice and finish each drink by hand. The signature cardamom-honey latte is the clearest expression of who we are: rooted in the Arabic tradition of spicing coffee, made for the way people drink today.

Sourced with care

We choose chemical-free beans sourced directly from coffee farms, and bake our desserts — including the honey cake guests travel for — from scratch. Quality and provenance are the promise behind every cup.

About Qahwtea

What does Qahwtea mean?
Qahwtea blends 'qahwa' — the Arabic word for coffee — with 'tea', reflecting a menu that honours both traditions. The Arabic script in our logo, قهوتي (qahwati), means 'my coffee'.
What kind of coffee does Qahwtea serve?
Qahwtea specialises in Arabic and Turkish coffee alongside modern signatures like the cardamom-honey latte. Drinks are spiced and finished by hand using chemical-free, farm-sourced beans.
Where is Qahwtea located?
Qahwtea operates cafes in Huntsville, Alabama and the Greater St. Louis area (Ellisville, Missouri), with more locations planned. See our Locations page for details.