Arabica Riyadh Roastery Cafe

Arabica Riyadh Roastery Cafe
by Jun Watanabe

• Awarded April 15, 2025
• CLIENT: no.10, NOMURA Co., Ltd.
• 810.097

Arabica Riyadh Roastery is a theater style cafe set in a renovated warehouse of about 885 square meters on two floors. A large custom roasting machine stands on a stage at the back of the store, framed by a bean cellar. The kitchen counter is placed where an orchestra pit would be, and the atrium above lets the sounds of the baristas carry through the space. The floor is lowered in front of the stage, while upper level seats offer views from above. White artificial marble, brick, perforated metal and painted surfaces add texture, and sheer curtains divide the box seats.