Sidi Bou Said · Tunisia
Ben Rahim
Ben Rahim roasts in Sidi Bou Said, Tunis Governorate.
Since 2015 · Ben Rahim
Overview
Ben Rahim is Tunisia's first specialty coffee company, opened February 2022 in the historic coastal suburb of Sidi Bou Said by Tunisian-born founder Ben Rahim — a decade after he opened his original 20-square-meter Berlin shop in 2015. The Tunis location runs strictly without sugar or milk in its coffee service and anchors the Tunis Coffee Festival that Ben Rahim Coffee Company launched in 2022, the country's first dedicated specialty coffee event.
Known for
- Tunisia's first specialty coffee company
- Berlin (2015) → Tunis (2022) → Doha expansion
- Tunis Coffee Festival founder (annual since 2022)
- Ibrik + pour-over service, no sugar policy
- Yemenia variety promotion in Arab world
Why it matters
Tunisia's coffee culture is rooted in Turkish cezve preparation and social cafeterias where coffee is secondary to gathering. Ben Rahim is the first operator to introduce structured specialty coffee education — pour-over brew bars, cuppings, barista competitions — into the country, and the Tunis Coffee Festival has become the anchor event for emerging Tunisian baristas.
Production
- head roaster
- Ben Rahim
- filter equipment
- Pour-over brew bar, ibrik
- roastery location
- Berlin, Germany (primary roastery)
Café
Av. 14 Janvier, Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
Recognitions
- Tunisia's first specialty coffee shop (2022)
- Tunis Coffee Festival founder (2022)