Nabu is an Iraqi café inside Souq Al Madina in Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos — one of the more distinctive spots in MSQ for breakfast or brunch. The menu draws on Iraqi cooking traditions: think breakfast platters, manakeesh, fatayer, zaatar bread, and Iraqi tea with cardamom, alongside more familiar café staples like salads, pasta, and […]
Meito is a café group with five locations across Muscat, built around bubble tea but with a full food menu alongside it — salads, burgers, pasta, and desserts all feature. It’s a relaxed, colourful, casual spot with a younger feel. The Al Mouj branch is at The Walk waterfront; other locations are at Al Muzn
Habibi Café is the shisha lounge at the Holiday Inn Muscat Al Seeb in Al Mawaleh South. It’s a relaxed, open venue with a food menu built around flatbreads, salads, and sliders alongside a selection of signature beverages and custom shisha flavours. It’s the kind of place that works for an evening out rather than
Gloria Jean’s Coffees is an international coffee chain that’s been going since 1979, now in close to 900 locations across 50+ countries. In Oman, there are branches across Muscat and beyond — at Al Mouj, MGM, Qurum, Knowledge Oasis, Al Khuwair, and Mars Al Khoud in Muscat, plus Nizwa, Salalah, and Aquatots. The menu covers
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Galata Café is the coffee and cake spot inside the Holiday Inn Muscat Al Seeb, in Al Mawaleh South near the airport. It’s a contemporary, open café with a focus on specialty coffee and baked goods — the kind of place that works equally well for a quiet working morning or a catch-up over cake.
Department of Coffee started in Sri Lanka and has grown into a small collection of international cafés focused on specialty coffee. The Muscat location is on the first floor of SABCO Commercial Centre in Qurum and is a fair bit more than just a café. There’s a main dining area, private meeting and dining rooms
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Mitchi French Bakery is a French bakery and café at the Boulevard building in Muscat Hills. It bakes daily — fresh bread, croissants, pastries, and éclairs made using traditional French techniques — and pairs it with proper coffee and tea. It’s a sit-down spot as much as a takeaway one, with a café atmosphere that’s
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Macaron House Oman is a small, home-based macaron business in Muscat run by a baker who makes French-style macarons to order. Everything is made in small batches and ordered directly through Instagram or WhatsApp. It’s the kind of business that suits gifting — birthdays, celebrations, corporate orders, or just a well-packaged treat — and the
Sanskriti by Richa is an independent fashion brand based in Muscat, selling online via Instagram. The name — Sanskriti (संस्कृति) means culture in Sanskrit — and the warm, earthy branding point towards Indian ethnic or fusion wear, though the full range is best seen by browsing their Instagram (@sanskriti_by_richa) directly. It’s a small, personal brand
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Penny Black is an Italian women’s fashion brand, also part of the Max Mara Fashion Group. It launched in 1978 and sits at the more relaxed, easy-to-wear end of the group’s portfolio — less structured than Max Mara itself, with a focus on flowing fabrics, prints, and pieces that work across casual and smart-casual occasions.