Dalla Coffee Roasters

Roasted in Karbala. Poured with care.

Specialty coffee, roasted every Tuesday. Scroll to watch a cup being made.

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Fresh beans

Roasted this week.

Small batches every Tuesday, ground to order for your machine, your dallah or your V60.

The pour

Then comes the crema.

A double shot of House Blend: 18 grams in, 36 out, about 27 seconds.

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Roasted every Tuesday
Ground to order
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Our coffee

Three roasts and one rule: nothing older than three weeks. Shop all coffee

At the bar

Every drink is made with this week's House Blend. See the full menu

Roast Club

Fresh coffee, on repeat.

  • Two bags from that week's roast, never older
  • Whole bean or ground for your brewer
  • Skip, pause or cancel any time

IQD 32,000 per delivery, free delivery in Karbala

Shop coffee

Roasted every Tuesday in Karbala. Whole bean or ground to order for your espresso machine, dallah or V60.

Want coffee on repeat? Join the Roast Club and get fresh bags delivered every two weeks.

At the bar

Every drink is made with our House Blend, roasted this week. Oat and almond milk at no extra charge.

Also on the menu

  • AmericanoIQD 4,000Double shot, hot water.
  • CortadoIQD 4,500Equal parts espresso and warm milk.
  • Spanish LatteIQD 6,000Espresso, milk and condensed milk, hot or iced.
  • V60 Pour-overIQD 7,000Ethiopia Guji, brewed by hand.
  • Arabic CoffeeIQD 3,000Light roast with cardamom, served from the dallah.
  • Hot ChocolateIQD 5,000Dark chocolate and steamed milk.

Our story

We roast on Tuesdays.

Dalla started with a small drum roaster and one idea: the coffee you drink at home should be as fresh as the coffee we pour at the bar. We named it after the pot every Iraqi home keeps for guests.

Why the dallah

In Iraq, coffee is how you say welcome. The dallah comes out for guests, for weddings, for the long evenings when nobody wants to leave. We wanted a name that carries that.

What we do is specialty coffee: beans we buy by origin, roast in small batches and taste every week. Old welcome, new way of brewing.

From bean to cup

  1. 1
    RoastEvery Tuesday, in small batches, so nothing sits on a shelf for weeks.
  2. 2
    RestBeans rest for five days before they're sold. Espresso tastes best once the gas settles.
  3. 3
    Grind and pourGround to order, for your machine, your dallah or your V60. At the bar: 18 grams in, 36 out, about 27 seconds.
A latte on a brown saucer at the Dalla bar

A latte at the bar, House Blend.

How we got here

  1. First roast, on a 1 kg drum, in a shared kitchen.
  2. Opened our first bar in Karbala.
  3. Started selling our beans online, ground to order.
  4. Launched the Roast Club subscription.
  5. Moved to a bigger roaster. Same Tuesdays.
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Visit us.

Come for a coffee, pick up a bag, or send us a question about an order or wholesale. We reply within one working day.

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The bar and roastery

Street 60, near the city centre
Karbala, Iraq

Opening hours

Saturday to Thursday8:00 – 23:00
Friday14:00 – 23:00

Talk to us

hello@dalla.coffee
+964 780 000 0000

Questions we hear a lot

How fresh is the coffee?

We roast every Tuesday and sell within three weeks of roasting. The roast date is printed on every bag.

Can you grind it for me?

Yes, for free. Pick espresso, Turkish or Arabic, V60 and filter, or French press when you order. Whole beans stay fresh longest.

Where do you deliver?

Same-day delivery in Karbala for orders before 2 pm, and 2 to 4 days to Baghdad, Najaf, Basra and the rest of Iraq.

How does the Roast Club work?

Choose how often you want coffee. We send fresh bags from that week's roast. Skip, pause or cancel any time from your account.

Do you supply cafés and offices?

Yes. We roast for cafés, restaurants and offices, and we can help set up your espresso machine. Send us a message with Wholesale as the topic.