Why did we choose Al-Gharb Coffee Roasters as a name for our coffee journey ?
So, what does Al-Gharb mean? Al-Gharb is Arabic and means “the west”. During the period of Moorish rule in the Iberian Peninsula, the Algarve was known as Al-Gharb, meaning roughly “the west”. Which makes sense. If you're looking at the Iberian Peninsula from further east, this bit at the bottom left really is rather conveniently located in the west. Although, from somewhere like Barcelona, I suppose you could also just point vaguely in this direction and call it “over there.