A painted ceiling: a figure in a red robe with a green sash reaching up through golden clouds beneath a garland of leaves

The Entrance Hall

Coffee, with the lamps on.

Come in. Take the green armchair by the window. We will bring your coffee.

Today at Anja: cardamom and orange cake, still warm at four o'clock.

Dear guest,
This was my living room long before it was a café. The birds on the walls were painted for my grandmother, and the green armchair by the window has heard every secret in the family.
Come in. Take the green armchair. I will bring your coffee, and if you stay until the lamps come on, there may be cake.

Anja

How it works

One espresso bar. Two doors.

Same beans, same baristas, two speeds. The left door is for coffee on the move. The right door is for staying put.

Anja from the street: a green takeaway window on the left and an oxblood arched door into the Salon on the right, with olive trees in terracotta pots — The two doors at golden hour. Left for the Window, right for the Salon.

Door one

The Window

A short menu, under three minutes, standing only. Order, chat, go.

3 minor less
Papercups to go
AED 22and up

The Window menu

Door two

The Salon

Table service, porcelain cups, breakfast and afternoon trays. Stay as long as you like.

Tableservice
Porcelainalways
Traysall day

The Salon menu

From The Bar

Three drinks we are known for

See the menu

Iced Spanish Latte
The Iced Spanish Latte, by the window at four.
AED 34
Cardamom and Rose Latte
Cardamom and rose. The smell of the house.
AED 36
The Lamp
The Lamp. Saffron, honey and a lamp left on.
AED 42

The Library, after sunset

When the lamps go down

The Salon slows right down. Dessert, something bitter sweet from the bar, and a few nights a week, a reading hour or a musician by the bookcase.

See the evenings

Every Tuesday · 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Reading Night
Bring a book. Read it. That's the whole event.
Next: Tue 6 Oct
Every Thursday · 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Acoustic Night
One musician, no microphone, the armchairs pulled in close.
Next: Thu 8 Oct
First Saturday of the month · 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Dessert Tasting
Five small desserts, five evening drinks, one long table.
Next: Sat 3 Oct