Cafe El Bahdja

Why not enjoy an authentic taste of North Africa in the heart of Gloucester in our family run cafe. Where we come from 'El Bahdja' means means happiness and its the key ingredient we add to everything we do and its everything we want you to take away with you.

And why wouldn't you? Our menu is packed with authentic dishes that are hand made using fresh ingredients: fruits, vegetables, meats and seafood with the subtle spices that typify North African cooking. Our speciality breads are made here following traditional recipes and our handmade cakes and pastries are infused with honey and the subtle flavours of the orange and rose flower waters that are distinctly North African.

As well as menu that showcases authentic North African cooking Cafe El Bahdja is Gloucester's premier Shisha Cafe. A shisha smoking culture has existed for hundreds of years in North Africa and the Middle East and that culture is now shared across the world as many people have come to prefer shisha smoking to cigarettes or cigars because of the delightful flavours that shisha can provide. The culture of shisha smoking gives you time to think and, if you share a hookah, it can teach you patience, tolerance and an appreciation of good company. At Cafe El Bahdja you can appreciate how smoking shisha can be one of life's great pleasures. So why not come with friends and enjoy an atmosphere of contemplation and camaraderie in a setting that exudes elegance and tradition.

But at the end of the day, whether you're coming to enjoy a shisha experience at Cafe El Bahdja or whether you're coming to just sit and meet friends over a coffee or a mint tea and one of our sweet melt in the mouth pastries, or perhaps to enjoy one of our wholesome spicy tagines or to just read a book and watch the world pass by, you'll find a warm, friendly welcome from all of us here at Cafe El Bahdja and a guarantee of happiness that will bring you back for more.