Malé · Maldives
Meraki Coffee Roasters
Meraki Coffee Roasters roasts in Malé, Malé City.
Since 2015 · Mabrouq
Overview
Meraki Coffee Roasters was founded around 2015 in Malé by SCAA-trained Maldivian roaster Mabrouq, who imported the country's first dedicated roaster setup and built a 100% Maldivian barista team. The brand is named for the Greek concept of pouring soul and creativity into a craft, and it operates from a red-brick interior on Husnuheena Magu with a hand-built precision roaster guided by software and thermoprobes.
Known for
- The Maldives's first dedicated specialty coffee roastery
- Founder Mabrouq, SCAA-trained, first lead roaster in the country
- 100% Maldivian barista and roasting team, including colleague Leevan
- Hand-built coffee roaster designed for Meraki's precision-based style with software-controlled thermoprobes
- Bean-to-Cup hospitality solutions program for Maldivian luxury resorts launched January 2017
Why it matters
Maldivian hospitality is one of the highest-margin coffee markets in the world (resort-driven, high-end), but historically depended entirely on imported roasted coffee. Meraki built the local infrastructure — the roastery, the trained Maldivian barista bench, the hospitality solutions program — that lets Maldivian resorts serve coffee actually roasted in the country.
Production
- head roaster
- Mabrouq (founder), with Leevan as second roaster
- roaster machine
- Hand-built precision roaster custom-designed for Meraki's roasting style, with software and thermoprobes for repeatability
- cupping frequency
- Every origin cupped before release
- roastery location
- Malé, Maldives
Café
G. Blue Stream, Husnuheena Magu, Malé 20116