Where We Are Going Today: Foam

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Located up on the north side of Riyadh, in the Smaa Gallery, FOAM is offering good coffee and elevated sweets. (AN photo Haifa Alshammari)
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Located up on the north side of Riyadh, in the Smaa Gallery, FOAM is offering good coffee and elevated sweets. (AN photo Haifa Alshammari)
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Updated 07 November 2025
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Where We Are Going Today: Foam

  • The cafe is simple and spacious, and the decor is impressive with a calming, earthy palette

Foam, located on the north side of Riyadh in the Smaa Gallery, is an elegant cafe offering premium coffee and sweets. 

The cafe is simple and spacious, and the decor is impressive with a calming, earthy palette.

It does not have Wi-Fi, making it the perfect spot to disconnect from the world and instead bond with friends and family, read a book or journal. 

I tried the V60 coffee and the Creme Brulee French toast. The coffee was high-quality, bitter to just the right degree, and the bread, toasted to perfection, contrasted deliciously with the soft richness of the cream.

Although the interior was beautifully designed, the coffee tasty, and the overall ambiance relaxing, I would have appreciated having the option to use Wi-Fi.

Despite this, Foam is still easily among the coffee shops that I would return to.