Why Middle Eastern Food is So Popular in the UK
It’s a great time to be alive for lovers of Middle Eastern cuisine living in Birmingham. Why? Well, because you currently have four different Damascena coffee houses to choose from!…
Why Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is the Perfect Place for Damascena
You may have heard that the newest Damascena Coffee House opened its doors in the Jewellery Quarter in late 2019. Making it the fourth Damascena Coffee House in Birmingham! For…
How Christmas is Celebrated in Damascus
The festive season is well under-way and the hustle bustle of Birmingham screams Christmas shopping, Christmas markets and annual meet-ups with friends. There are beautiful lights on every city centre…
We’re now open in The Jewellery Quarter!
Jewellery Quarter friends and visitors alike, we’ve now opened our fourth Damascena Coffee House! Since the announcement of our new location back in July, the opening seems to have been…
Spotlight Wednesday – Meet more of Our Team!
Meet Hossain, Corentin and Bahaa, treasured employees at Damascena, who play a part in making your experience everything it is! Hossain This is Hossain, he’s 27 years old and from…
How Birmingham fell in love with Middle Eastern food: An Appreciation of Moseley Locals
In this month’s blog we wanted to write an ode to our Moseley community, whilst telling you all the story of how we got to where we are today. Opening…
Spotlight Wednesday and top vegan picks with the (worlds) Most Adored Manager
For August’s blog post, we thought we’d give you a bigger #SpotlightWednesday insight into the life of one of our managers, so you can get to know our lovely team…
Damascena won ‘Best Independent Coffee Shop of the Year’ at the MFDH Awards 2019
We were ever so humbled to learn Damascena had been shortlisted and recognised as one of the best independent coffee shops in the Midlands. But we were thrilled to learn…
Getting to know Chef Ali
As part of our #SpotlightWednesdays, we want to not only appreciate, but let you get to know our team a little better and showcase just how much they love being…
The story behind our Fresh Mint Green Tea
Fresh Mint Green Tea is one of the most popular drinks on our menu. This comes with good reason. We spent a great deal of time in perfecting the drink…