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What Yemeni coffee tastes like, the growing regions to look for on the bag, and 5 bags whose listing documents where the coffee came from.
Written and reviewed by the CoffeeLabAdvisor editorial team
Both lines are quoted from the National Coffee Association — Coffee Regions of the World, read 2026-09-21. Origin is a starting point, not a guarantee of flavour: characteristics vary by region, producer, variety, processing and roast, and we have not tasted the coffees on this page.
A bag that names one of these is telling you more than a bag that names only the country.
What this shelf looks like. Yemeni coffee is scarce and priced accordingly, and the sellers who do name a region, a valley or a village tend to be small importers rather than large brands. Expect to pay several times what a supermarket bag costs, and treat a Yemen bag that names nothing beyond the country with suspicion.
Each of these is here for one reason: its own listing documents where the coffee came from — a named region, producer, cooperative or lot, not just the country. We have not tasted them and we do not score them.
Listing states: Yemeni Specialty Micro-Lot Coffee from East Haraz; Anaerobic Process; Light Roast.
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Listing states: Yemen; Haraaz region; natural.
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Listing states: Yemen; Hiwar Valley, Ibb Al-Gafr; natural.
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Listing states: Yemen; Haraz; natural; seller-stated “Ancient Typica”; roasted in Yemen.
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Listing states: Yemen; company publishes its sourcing regions.
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| Coffee | Region | Process | Variety | Roast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sea Coast Harazi Peak, Yemeni Specialty Micro-Lot | — | Anaerobic Process | — | Light Roast | Map → |
| Al-Aqeeq Whole Bean Yemen Coffee, Haraaz Region | — | natural | — | — | Map → |
| Red Sea Coast Hiwari Heritage Yemeni Coffee | Hiwar Valley, Ibb Al-Gafr | natural | — | — | Map → |
| Harazi Coffee Ancient Typica, Roasted at the Source | Haraz | natural | seller-stated “Ancient Typica” | — | Map → |
| Al Mokha Yemen Medium Roast, Whole Bean | — | — | — | — | Map → |
— means the label doesn’t say. Everything here is what each listing states; we have not tasted these coffees and nothing is scored. Why region, process and roast matter →
The National Coffee Association describes this origin as: "Coffee with a distinctly deep, rich taste." Origin is a starting point, not a guarantee: characteristics vary by region, producer, variety, processing and roast, so two bags from the same country can taste very different.
The regions this origin is known for are Haraz, Bani Matar, Ibb, Yafe. A bag that names one of them is telling you more than a bag that names only the country.
One published test: the listing itself has to document where the coffee came from — a named region, producer, cooperative or lot — and be a current, new listing. We have not tasted these coffees and we do not score them; a listing that names only the country does not qualify, however well it sells.
The National Coffee Association describes the growing conditions as: "Family farms with small, terraced gardens."
See the documented relationships between Yemen’s growing regions, its coffees, the roasters who source there and the ways the labels say to brew them — and what the labels never said.
All ten coffee origins · See it on the map · How roast, process and origin change the cup · The coffee beans guide · Read our Yemeni coffee guide
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