Brew92
Jeddah · Saudi Arabia
Brew92 was soft-launched in July 2016 in Jeddah by Abdul Aziz Al-Musbahi (after years studying in London, where he was m
Overview
Camel Step (Khatwat Jamal) was founded in 2013 in Riyadh and is widely regarded as the company that pioneered Saudi Arabia's specialty coffee market. Run today under CEO Abdullatif Alwshigry, it employs roughly 84 people and reported $5.3M in 2025 revenue. The brand has expanded from a single Riyadh roastery into a multi-location chain across Saudi Arabia plus recent footholds in Dubai and Qatar; the Hail roastery designed by Faris Alosaimi won an ArchDaily Building of the Year award in 2025 for its fusion of Hail granite, polished red-concrete floors, and traditional regional materials.
Known for
- Pioneered specialty coffee in Saudi Arabia — first major Saudi specialty roaster (2013)
- Hail roastery design by Faris Alosaimi won ArchDaily Building of the Year 2025
- Cross-Gulf expansion: Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Qatar
- Knowledge-first approach: training Saudi youth as baristas and Q-grade-track professionals
- Equipment-and-tools division alongside roasting — supplies brewing gear (Chemex, V60) plus instruction
Why it matters
Camel Step is what made Saudi specialty coffee a category. Saudi Arabia consumes 80,000+ tons of coffee annually — about half of the entire Gulf — and prior to Camel Step, almost none of that was specialty-grade. The roastery built the supply chain, the training pipeline, and the design vocabulary (heritage materials, modern aesthetics) that the now-300+ Saudi roasters draw from.
Production
- destoning
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- head roaster
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- color sorting
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- roaster machine
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- filter equipment
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- cupping frequency
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- roastery location
- Riyadh (HQ on Abi Bakr As Siddiq Road); production also in Hail
- espresso equipment
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Café
Abi Bakr As Siddiq Road, Riyadh 12475 (flagship); Hail (heritage-design roastery cafe); additional locations across KSA, Dubai, and Qatar
Recognitions
- ArchDaily Building of the Year (2025) — Hail roastery design by Faris Alosaimi
Sources
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/camel-step-coffee-roasters
- https://www.localspecialtycoffee.com/specialty-coffee-place/camel-step-coffee-roasters-riyadh
- https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-news/fhzeg/camel-step-coffee-roasters-shop-blends-heritage-materials-with-modern-aesthetics-in-saudi-arabia.html
- https://qavashop.com/en/academy/Post/best-specialty-coffee-roasters-in-2025-discover-top-specialty-coffee-brands-across-the-kingdom
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