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O’ffeeCity Centre, Birmingham

★EverydayThe everyday answer

Temple Row0.1 mi from City Centre centrelast reviewed April 2026

Arabic and Turkish coffee as the point, not the garnish. The pastries hold up.

Arabic coffee in a city that defaults to espresso.

4.9★★★★½(197)
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What we love

  • •Arabic and Turkish coffee styles alongside espresso; the menu emphasis is on the former
  • •Pastries above the city-centre average
  • •Staff track regulars' preferences and know the orders

Location

6 Temple Row, Birmingham B2 5HG, UK

0.1 mi from City Centre centre

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From the Journal

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Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug

The wrong island

I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.

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