The world's original brew, poured for the modern soul.

A taste that take you to the original home of coffee.

WHAT IS QISHR

The cup beyond the bean.

Qishr is Yemen’s national drink and a farmers’ favorite. Made from coffee husks, it captures the natural richness of Yemen’s beans, offering a uniquely strong and flavorful experience in every cup.

WHY VISIT QISHR COFFEE HOUSE?

Seven reasons. One gathering place.

Qishr character seated and sipping traditional Qishr coffee
  1. Authentic Yemeni coffee and traditional Qishr
  2. Freshly roasted specialty coffee
  3. Signature Adeni Tea and Arabic coffee
  4. Handcrafted espresso beverages
  5. Fresh pastries and desserts
  6. Comfortable café atmosphere for work, meetings, and gatherings
  7. Located in the heart of downtown Toronto

Whether you're looking for the best Yemeni coffee in Toronto, a unique café experience, or simply a great cup of coffee, we invite you to experience the rich heritage that inspired our name.

Visit Qishr Coffee House and discover where coffee's story continues.

DOWNTOWN TORONTO · SANKOFA SQUARE

How we craft your cup

01 · ORIGIN

It begins in the highlands.

Long before it reaches your cup, our coffee is a cherry on a Yemeni mountain terrace. Volcanic soil, thin air, cold nights — conditions that force the tree to grow slowly. And slow growth is what concentrates flavor into every bean.

02 · HARVEST

Picked and cured by hand.

When the cherries turn red, Yemeni farming families walk the terraces and pick only what's ready — one cherry at a time. Then the beans are sun-cured on raised beds for weeks, hand-turned daily, until they reach their fruit-forward, wine-like peak.

03 · SOURCING

Straight from the source.

This is where Qishr comes in. We buy directly from the families who grow and cure our beans — no brokers, no anonymous lots. Every shipment traces back to the terrace it came from and the hands that picked it.

04 · ROAST & POUR

Roasted, brewed, poured for you.

Back in our roastery, each batch is roasted to the exact profile that brings out its character. Then it's ground fresh and brewed the way it has been here for six hundred years — with patience, with intention, with hospitality.

That's how we craft your cup.