Gahwa Café is a welcoming Mediterranean restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida, located at Harbor Village Plaza, 13475 Atlantic Blvd STE 34. With a 4.70 out of 5 rating from 461 customer reviews, the café has earned strong appreciation for its inviting atmosphere, attentive experience, and appealing selection of food and beverages.
Guests can enjoy a casual, cozy, quiet, and trendy setting suited to a relaxed breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner, whether dining alone, meeting with others, or stopping in for a quick bite.
The menu and beverage offerings are designed to provide something for a variety of tastes. Gahwa Café serves coffee, a great selection of teas, beer, alcohol, comfort food, healthy options, small plates, and vegetarian options. Guests can also look forward to great desserts, making it easy to enjoy a satisfying meal followed by something sweet.
With counter service and table service available, the café accommodates different dining preferences, while its fast service makes it a convenient choice for those with a busy schedule.
Gahwa Café offers outdoor seating, dine-in service, takeaway, delivery, and on-site services. Customers may also make reservations when planning ahead. The café includes a bar on site, restrooms, gender-neutral toilets, Wi-Fi, and free Wi-Fi, adding comfort and convenience to every visit.
Accessibility features include a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, seating, and toilet, helping make the space more accommodating for guests with different mobility needs. Payments are accepted by credit card, debit card, and NFC mobile payment. To learn more or place an inquiry, call +1 904-379-1247.
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Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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A glimpse of our restaurant experience
Food & Drinks
Best Arabian/American brands and verity of flavors. Including Free tobacco & Free nicotine herbs flavors!
Delicious cheeses and fruits and more!
Grape leaves stuffed with rice and veggies 😋
Hummus with warm pita bread!
Delicious fresh turkish coffee made on the sand
Baklava and basbusa and knafa.
10"/14" Fresh Arabic pizza topped with gyro and garnished with hummus in the middle 😋
Hear from our valued guests
We had dinner here and it was so wonderful! Highly recommend for a unique cultural dining experience. The food was incredible as was the coffee and drinks. The owner was very friendly and the atmosphere was just to die for. There’s even a bookshelf 😍 We had such a great time and will definitely be back!
My boyfriend and I went there for lunch for the first time and we were absolutely blown away!! We enjoyed the Gyro platter and I got the chicken schwarma. Best Mediterranean food we have ever had!! We were served by the owner Husham who couldn’t have been nicer. The food, atmosphere and tiny boutique at the front were so unique and we had an incredible time. Husham also mixes his own perfumes which he has for sale at the front and they are INCREDIBLE. 10/10 experience we will 100% be back!!! 🙏❤️
Great spot, coffee is on point and the baklava is amazing. We tried the chicken shawarma plate today and it did not disappoint!
This is not a grab and go coffee spot, this is an experience. Every inch of this place has been thoughtfully designed to transport you into the mindset of sitting in a quiet cafe on a corner in Turkiye. The only thing missing is the passport stamp. Highly recommend the traditional coffee.. If you sit at the bar you can watch the process as it's made on a bed of hot sand. There is a very curated selection of jewelry and other trinkets available for purchase. Seating is very limited. $20 table minimum.
Went here randomly after having a rough day, and was absolutely blown away from the beautiful decor, amazing food and amazing service. Hookah was also perfect! they have ice hoses which a lot of places here in Jacksonville do not have. I will be coming here a lot more often!
Enjoyed the Chicken Shawarma Platter and was enough for two people. The decor, items for sale and bring Arabic vibes to Florida. They also have an awesome coffee selection to choose from.
Really enjoyed this place! Such a beautiful atmosphere where you can truly feel the culture. The desserts are a must-try, and we’ll definitely be coming back for dinner. Great customer service and a warm, homey vibe.
Food was quite delicious. There are gluten free items on the menu, though not marked. The owner was educated though and able to let me know what is gluten free. I had the falafel and grape leaves. The Turkish coffee is fantastic! Portions are more like apps so good for tapas kind of style.
The man at the front works there by himself but still offered phenomenal service and was very welcoming. The atmosphere was very beautiful inside and was relaxing. We ordered Turkish sand coffee, strawberry kiwi smoothie, Turkish pizza, and a lamb shawarma platter. The coffee was dark and very flavorful. Smoothie is all natural with no added sugar and tasted great, comes with some honey if you prefer it to be a lil sweeter. The Turkish pizza was some of the best pizza I’ve ever tasted. I was pleasantly surprised by how good the pizza was. The lamb shawarma was the most tender lamb I’ve had. I’ve tried lamb many other places but the man working here said he makes the lamb himself and it takes him a lot of time. He told me “you eat what I eat” a good sign a person takes pride in their food.
My fiancé chose this place for a random date and I was really glad he did. From the photos from others on Yelp it looked like a place to unwind and relax so I couldn't wait. The photos didn't lie. This place is nicely tucked away from the Atlantic and San Pablo craziness. Walking in I felt transported to another country. As cliche as that sounds I don't have any other way to describe it. I love the items imported straight from Turkey for sale (the staff are true salespeople as they really wanted me to purchase something. They were beautiful but I didn't see anything that I HAD to have). In the back. the wisteria hanging from the ceiling and the middle eastern sofa for lounging and maybe for some snacks and hookah made it seem so cozy. I loved all the decor. The first thing we got was the Turkish Coffee that was heated in hot sand. The guy serving us, I wasn't sure if he was the owner or not was really great. He warned us not to ingest the coffee grind/powder/sludge on the bottom but that we'd really enjoy the taste. That was perhaps the best tasting coffee I've ever had not to mention it was nuclear hot. We got the Charcuterie for 2 which had lebna or lebneh, cheddar, gyro meat which I thought was shawarma but it wasn't, grape leaves, hummus, fruits and crackers with a side of honey and pita bread slices. I don't remember having lebna before but I loved it. There were some extras we got like the mozzarella balls, the ful medames, olives, and I believe some kind of date cakes. Trust me. We were good after eating all of this. My fiance also had Lentil soup which he said was nice and simple. Definitely had a wonderful experience.
Common questions about Gahwa Café
Gahwa Café is located at Harbor village plaza, 13475 Atlantic Blvd STE 34, Jacksonville, FL, United States.
You can reach Gahwa Café by calling +1 904-379-1247.
Gahwa Café has a rating of 4.7 out of 5 based on 461 customer reviews.
Gahwa Café features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Gahwa Café features the following service options: Outdoor seating, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in, Delivery.
Gahwa Café features the following highlights: Fast service, Great coffee, Great dessert, Great tea selection.
Gahwa Café features the following popular for: Breakfast, Lunch, Solo dining.
Gahwa Café features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Coffee, Comfort food, Healthy options, Quick bite, Small plates, Vegetarian options, Wine.
Gahwa Café features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Counter service, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Gahwa Café features the following amenities: Bar on site, Gender-neutral toilets, Restroom, Wi-Fi, Free Wi-Fi.
Gahwa Café features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Quiet, Trendy.
Gahwa Café features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups, LGBTQ+ friendly, Tourists, Transgender safe space.
Gahwa Café features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
Gahwa Café features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Gahwa Café features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Plenty of parking.
Gahwa Café features the following pets: Dogs allowed outside.
Business Features
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