Qishr /kish-er/
Yemen's original coffee, brewed from the dried husks of the coffee cherry rather than the bean. Spiced with ginger and cardamom, served hot. If you've only had coffee from the bean, qishr is the half of the plant you've never tasted.
Belt Line Road · Addison, TX · Est. 2026
The Belt Line cafe, open since 2026.
Yemeni coffee five minutes off the Belt Line restaurant strip — qishr, Adeni tea, and spiced honey lattes brewed the way Faris Almatrahi's family in Yemen has done it for generations.
Closed · opens 7 AM
5.0★
on Google · 71 reviews
#1
local pack for "yemeni coffee" in Addison
11+30
Arwa cafes · 30 more in development
Mon–Thu 7a–9p
today's posted hours
In the press
Arwa has been written up by six publications since 2023.
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Texas Monthly
TONY-FILL-IN — 90-char pull from the Texas Monthly piece on DFW Yemeni coffee.
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D Magazine
TONY-FILL-IN — line from the D Magazine roundup that captures Arwa's specific edge.
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Texas Highways
TONY-FILL-IN — line from the Texas Highways feature on North Texas Yemeni cafes.
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Dallas Observer
TONY-FILL-IN — line from the Dallas Observer write-up.
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CultureMap
TONY-FILL-IN — line from CultureMap Dallas on the Arwa coffeehouses.
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NBC DFW
TONY-FILL-IN — line pulled from the NBC DFW segment.
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Texas Monthly
TONY-FILL-IN — 90-char pull from the Texas Monthly piece on DFW Yemeni coffee.
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D Magazine
TONY-FILL-IN — line from the D Magazine roundup that captures Arwa's specific edge.
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Texas Highways
TONY-FILL-IN — line from the Texas Highways feature on North Texas Yemeni cafes.
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Dallas Observer
TONY-FILL-IN — line from the Dallas Observer write-up.
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CultureMap
TONY-FILL-IN — line from CultureMap Dallas on the Arwa coffeehouses.
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NBC DFW
TONY-FILL-IN — line pulled from the NBC DFW segment.
From the Haraz mountains · to Belt Line Road
Coffee was cultivated in Yemen four hundred years before anywhere else.
Yemeni farmers worked the terraced highlands south of Sana'a from the 1400s. The port of Mocha — the source of the word — held the world's coffee trade for two centuries before Dutch traders carried seedlings out. The beans Arwa pours in Addison come from the same Haraz region — sun-dried, single-origin, in-house roasted, one batch at a time.
Three drinks · what to order first
Older than your usual coffee.
These three are the drinks Faris named in every press piece written about Arwa since 2023 — the ones that bring people back week after week. The full menu sits below.
Adeni tea /ah-deh-nee/
Black tea steeped with milk, cardamom, and clove, named for Aden, Yemen's southern port. The drink the Mocha traders drank before, during, and after a sale. You'll taste what closing a bargain by the sea was supposed to feel like.
Spiced honey latte
Espresso pulled at Arwa's bar, layered with steamed milk, honey, and the spice blend the family brings in directly. Each cup gets a camel stencil dusted across the foam in the spices. You'll see them do it. That's part of the order.
The Belt Line cafe
One specific room, five minutes off the Tollway.
The Addison cafe sits on the south face of the Belt Line restaurant corridor — a strip of two hundred-plus restaurants between Quorum and the Tollway. It's a five-minute drive from the Galleria and an eight-minute drive from Vitruvian Park. The room runs warm: cream stucco, bronze fixtures, white tables under beige umbrellas on the patio. It's built for laptops in the back, conversation in the front, and a stroller in either zone.
First time?
Four steps, ten minutes.
A walkthrough you can't get on the corporate site — what the door looks like, where the counter is, where to sit. Specific to the Belt Line room.
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Park
Pull into the strip-mall lot on Belt Line, or use the rear parking off Spectrum Drive. Both sides land you within thirty seconds of the door.
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Order
The counter is on the left as you walk in. If it's your first visit, the qishr is the right first order — it teaches you what makes Yemeni coffee Yemeni.
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Sit
Front window catches the morning. The back room runs quieter and is built for laptops. The south-facing patio holds eight tables when the weather behaves.
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Return
Your second visit is when you graduate to the Adeni tea. By the third, the staff will know which seat is yours and what you usually order.
What gets written
Six things customers keep saying.
Pulled from public Google reviews across Arwa's Texas cafes. Six placeholders to be replaced with citations from the Addison page once it has a review history of its own.
"Arwa is a third space for so many. It's a home away from home."
"TONY-FILL-IN — pull a real Google review here, ideally one that mentions the qishr or the room."
"TONY-FILL-IN — second review pull, ideally Texas-resident voice or a returning customer."
"TONY-FILL-IN — third review pull. Aim for one that names a specific drink or detail of the space."
"TONY-FILL-IN — fourth review pull, ideally one that calls out the hospitality or staff."
"TONY-FILL-IN — fifth review pull, ideally one that connects Arwa to Yemen or family."
Visit
3725 Belt Line Rd, Addison.
3725 Belt Line Rd
Addison, TX 75001
Mon–Thu 7a–9p · Fri 7a–10p · Sat 8a–10p · Sun 8a–9p
Hours can shift on holidays — Google has today's posted hours.
Closed · opens 7 AM
The Arwa uniform — cream stucco, bronze awnings, white tables under beige umbrellas. The Addison cafe keeps the same uniform on Belt Line.
Before you go
A few things to know before you drive over.
What is Yemeni coffee?
Coffee that came from Ethiopia, was first cultivated in Yemen in the 1400s, and traded out of the port of Mocha — the source of the word "mocha" — for the next two centuries. Yemeni preparations include qishr (the husk-side of the cherry, brewed with spice) and bean coffee roasted lighter than American defaults. Arwa serves both, and a few minutes in your seat will teach you the difference.
What is qishr?
A traditional Yemeni drink made from dried coffee-cherry husks, steeped with ginger and cardamom. It's the part of the coffee fruit most Americans have never tasted. Hot, lightly caffeinated, closer in body to a spiced tea than to bean coffee. If you only try one thing on your first visit, try this.
Where is Arwa Addison?
3725 Belt Line Rd, Addison TX 75001 — five minutes off Dallas North Tollway, in the Belt Line restaurant corridor. The Addison cafe is one of eleven Arwa locations operating across the U.S. as of 2026, with thirty more in development. You'll find parking on the strip-mall side; the patio sits on the south face of the building.
Is Arwa kid-friendly?
Yes. Arwa's Texas locations are family cafes — qishr and Adeni tea are caffeine-light enough for older kids, the spice register is warm rather than hot, and the seating is built for groups. Your morning at Arwa is supposed to feel like Yemeni hospitality, which is family-shaped by default.