On the corner of Carmel Avenue or the German Quarter in Haifa, locals and visitors drank their coffee in an Arabic coffee shop for the first time on a hot summer day in 1998,. Fattoush is a multicultural coffee shop and restaurant, with an atmosphere bringing together details from the Mediterranean basin, the Far East and various other places. This you can see and feel in its outdoor patio whether under the orange tree or next to the large trunks of the olive trees. The area with the Arabic style couches resonates with a deep Levant intimacy with its low ceiling and many colours.
During the over two decades since it was first opened, Fattoush has not only been a coffee shop and restaurant, but has rather become a cultural space and hub in Haifa. In its gallery, you can enjoy the constantly changing artwork exhibitions. In 2016, Fattoush store was founded, and began organizing several cultural activities and art galleries, in addition to starting its annual book fair.
Nowadays, Fattoush is a home of books, music and handicrafts. It offers the city and its visitors books from more than 25 Arab and Palestinian publishing houses, music albums of local and Arab artists, and artistic hand-made products, all under one roof. In October 2018, Fattoush opened an additional space in Haifa, Fattoush Bar and Gallery, a large bar that hosts musical performances and a professional independent visual arts showroom.