How to decide the menu of a coffee shop

If you are starting up a coffee shop here is the list of ideas for making the menu of the best coffee shops in Dubai:

1. Firstly, you need to decide what kind of food items you want to sell. Once you have decided that, it will be easier to organise them and make a menu of your choice. Your menu should have a portion of drinks and beverages. You need to know what ingredients are required and you should test its taste before putting it up in your menu. For that, you have to do a lot of research either by visiting coffee shops or add specialty coffee in Dubai or by searching online International Coffee brands or cafes. Make a list of all the drinks you like and what combinations of drinks you like. Later, you can shortlist from that Idea list or can even add more ingredients to the drink you like. Well, here is a list of drinks that should definitely be the part of your coffee shop menu.

• Coffee
• Varieties of espresso
• Varieties of tea
• Hot chocolate and other milk shakes
• Varieties of Sodas
• Seasonal cocktails and drinks

2. One should know the demand of customers in that specific area. Before opening up a coffee shop one must check out other shops to determine the taste and demand of the people of that area. Also one should know that how much will they pay for it. You can also start something different in your menu that will make a new trend. One should also understand that the menu type depends on the area in which the shop is being opened.
3. The basic drinks of a coffee shop are limited but one can easily make a number of combinations under these basic categories. One needs to make a menu that is easy to read and highlights the specialities and also gives an idea that a variety of drinks are available too.
4. After deciding the items of your menu one needs to you come up with unique menu design. Menu should be attractive to look at and should leave an impression on the customers.
5. One should calculate the amount of cost and the amount of profit before deciding price of an item. One should know what prices the competitors are offering.
6. One should always think about how your coffee shop is more unique and better than others. It could be a food item or a drink that you are serving or it could be your ambiance or it could be the friendly the staff. All these factors can influence in making an impression on customers.