Dimitri's Coffee

Overview

Dimitri's Coffee is Jordan's first specialty coffee roaster, founded in Amman in 2014 by three brothers — Waleed, Salah Aldin, and Hisham Abubaker — after Hisham spent fifteen-plus countries' worth of trips across Europe, Africa, and East Asia studying café culture. Dimitri's roasts on a custom machine designed by one of the brothers and built by local Jordanian engineers, and now operates four locations across Amman including a flagship on The Boulevard inside the $5-billion Abdali development.

Known for

• Jordan first specialty coffee roaster (2014)
• Three-brother founding (Waleed, Salah Aldin, Hisham Abubaker)
• Custom roaster designed in-house, built by local Jordanian engineers
• Siphon brewing alongside espresso and pour-over
• Four Amman locations including Abdali Boulevard flagship

Why it matters

Jordan's coffee tradition is built around dallah-style Arabic coffee and shisha-bar Turkish coffee — when Starbucks arrived in 2005, espresso and Western brewing were still alien to most consumers. Dimitri's was the first Jordanian operation to build a specialty roastery rather than import roasted beans, and Hisham (now a frequent industry commentator) argues the country still has only around four specialty roasters operating at his quality bar.

Production

destoning

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head roaster

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color sorting

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roaster machine

Custom roaster — designed by one of the founders and built by local Jordanian engineers

filter equipment

siphon

cupping frequency

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roastery location

Amman, Jordan

espresso equipment

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annual volume tonnes

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Café

Mamdouh Al-Sarayrah St, Amman (one of multiple locations)

Recognitions

• Jordan first specialty coffee roaster (per founder, multiple press citations)

Sources

• https://dimitriscoffee.com/
• https://sprudge.com/amman-jordan-the-sprudge-coffee-guide-142523.html
• https://intelligence.coffee/2022/09/how-jordans-coffee-culture-went-premium/
• https://www.touristjordan.com/best-coffee-in-amman/