Jerusalem Coffee
In Garden Grove, Jerusalem Roastery adds a small dedicated coffee, refresher, and Dubai chocolate shop
Garden Grove’s Jerusalem Roastery first caught our attention with a gigantic sign, then won us over with an impressive selection of Middle Eastern nuts, candies, and spices. As we noted after our visit, the “Roastery” felt far more substantially focused on other treats than beverages, though on close inspection, we found six coffee bean dispensers nestled on shelves between a large collection of gorgeous kettles and tea sets – a hint at the shop’s coffee ambitions. In July 2025, the owners added Jerusalem Coffee as a second space, debuting a single-page menu of coffee, tea, and refresher drinks alongside a refrigerator full of bottled beverages and a countertop stocked with trendy Dubai chocolates.
We stopped in twice to check the place out, and it’s clear that it’s still in very soft opening stages: the dark-paneled interior didn’t have any permanent interior signage, instead relying on a single-sided laminated menu card to spotlight its choices. Highlights include inexpensive coffees – Arabic (standard), Turkish (thick with cardamom), Sada (Turkish with more cardamom), and Saudi (green coffee with spices) for $4 each – as well as macchiatos, cappuccinos, and Americanos for $5 each, and an Arabicano for $6. Lattes and other specialty drinks go for $7 to $8, notably including a Dubai chocolate latte for $7, and a Caramel Freddo for $8. Arabic thyme Zatar tea ($5), Karak chai ($7), and matcha ($8) are also available, as are $7 sparkling refreshers including the Rammouni (pomegranate and mixed berry), Papa Smurf (blue raspberry Red Bull with red cold foam), lychee citrus Ocean Breeze, and Green Caramel Voltage (Red Bull with caramel and green apple). Each of the drinks we ordered – the molten hot, uniquely milk tea-like spiced Saudi coffee, the well-appointed and actually kadayif-garnished Dubai latte, and five fruit-flavored Dragon Mist refresher – was good; two unique bottled sodas (the imported berry Dr. Pepper-like Vimro and a lemon-mint Freez Mix) were even more compelling at only $3 each.
Rather than offering pastries, Jerusalem Coffee leans heavily on Dubai chocolate options: small room temperature Elit-branded bars for $7, homemade refrigerated bars for $7 per ingot, large (but thin) imported bars bearing the Jerusalem Roastery name for $12, and “bar in a jar” Dubai-tinis for $16. Having tried the homemade and imported bars, we’d recommend the homemade ones, though it’s hard to go wrong with any version of this dessert. We were also unexpectedly lucky enough to randomly sample a nice slice of warm, semolina and sweet cheese knafeh on our second visit, and hope it will make it onto the menu, as it was both tasty and less commonly available than the kataifi-topped version we’ve enjoyed in Little Arabia.
At this point, it’s still early to judge how Jerusalem Coffee will work when it’s fully open; on both occasions we’ve stopped in, staffing seems to be irregular, and details such as seating (currently six total square chairs under matching rectangular wood and metal tables) are sparse. But service has been friendly, with unique drinks and good desserts. We’re guessing that the general product mix will remain the same going forward, though Jerusalem Roastery is apparently going to absorb the small unit (a former barbershop) between its spaces, expanding its footprint, so that may change their respective offerings. Regardless of what comes next, we’re excited to see Jerusalem Coffee operating as its own concept, and plan to return for another round of treats in the near future.
Stats
Price: $-$$
Service: Counter
Open Since: 2025
Addresses
12531 Harbor Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA 92840
657.263.4000
Instagram: @jerusalemroastery