Where to buy Espresso Machines & Good Coffee?

Thanks Amoud, I have checked Carrefour but require something a bit more heavy duty than what they have. Thanks for the tip on coffee I will check them out. Cheers.

We dont get good coffee machines. Why dont you go for stove tops moka pots they brew good coffee
and for coffee I prefer Lavaza

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BOOOOOooooooo to coffee capsules!

I am using Nespresso.. I love it!! I checked so many brands said above..... but still this is the best.. It's rather expensive but if you want to enjoy every morning, it's worth! It's availaible in Blue Salon, and I saw it in Office One on Salwa Road. They have big selection of coffee, starting from the stongest to vanila aroma and so on..

Hey thanks everyone for the comments...In my experience stove tops dont make great coffee they burn the coffee by being too hot even using an Atomic....Sorry but I like a real shot with crema and you dont get that from stove tops...I will certainly check out Centrepoint, Blue Salon, Modern Home and Office One...Where is Blue Salon and Modern home..I am fairly new here...Thanks again folks.

So far my endeavours to locate a good ( Italian ) machine have proved luckless....However in Blue Salon upstairs there is a Nespresso shop selling their machines...The guy there gave me a short black which was pretty good, however you have to use their little capsules which may prove expensive...quite sexy looking machines though, just not what I'm after.

Pre-prepared coffee will never taste as good as coffee from a machine!

i have a wonderful Saeco espresso machine which i bought in Italy and always bring with me.. Illy caffe' is the only decent coffee i found so far but it's way overpriced here.. i was told Merweb hotel has a good selection of arabica coffee on sale, has anyone tried it?

**lateral thinking**

I'm ready to book my trip to Italy just for the machine!! Why they don't make them dual voltage is beyond me. . .it can't cost that much more, can it?

Thanks again folks for comments...However saying that you dont need an espresso machine to make decent coffee isnt helpful or in any way correct...try telling a cafe to use plungers or instant rather than their La Marzocchas....Its a bit like saying you dont really need a Game rod and reel to go game fishing, try hauling in a Marlin with a hand reel....I have found so far that Coffee is very expensive here...about twice the price I was paying in NZ for a really good Arabica....I might just have to drink more tea....from the pot as opposed to tea bags....

I didn't see anywhere that anyone told you where Modern Home is...there are a couple of Modern Home outlets, the largest being next to Jarir bookstore on Salwa Road at the Ramada intersection (on the right side of the road going away from the Corniche, just after you cross the intersection). There is also a Modern Home in City Center Mall. Coffee is indeed quite expensive here. I do not have the money for a good espresso machine here (we have one in storage in the States), so I am making do with a stovetop for now, but I agree that Illy is the best I have found here (but be prepared to pay QR 45 per can). Good luck in your search!

How much were the Saeco machines, and where on Salwa is Moka? I am *dying* for a proper machine. My Saeco superautomatic (Encanto Deluxe) in the U.S. was ~US$800. . .so just under 3,000QR. Any hope of getting a machine for around that price?

I need a machine that won't make me wait between shots since I typically drink at least a double, if not a triple (yes, yikes).

Thanks so much for posting, flightlessbird!

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