Kuwait-based F&B group · Since 2011
NapkinAffair
An independent Kuwaiti group behind five distinct food and beverage brands. We lead each brand across product, positioning, design, operations, and growth.
01 — The Group
Five brands. One group.
Napkin Affair was founded in Kuwait in 2011 by Dawood Albader and Rashed Alfoudari. From the outset, product development and spatial design were considered together, with each brand developed as a complete business across its product, identity, space, and operating model.
The group has since developed five distinct food and beverage brands operating across Kuwait. Product direction, brand development, spatial design, and day-to-day operations are led by the group, allowing each brand to retain its own character while drawing on shared experience and resources.
ananas ~ Mishref
02 — Direction
Building brands people return to.
Our Approach
We bring together product, design, and operations so each brand can retain its own character as it grows.
Our Mission
To create original hospitality brands shaped by distinctive food, memorable places, and genuine service.
Our Vision
To build a hospitality group from Kuwait with brands that earn lasting relevance across the region and beyond.
03 — The Brands
A closer look at the brands.
Each profile introduces the brand through its beginnings, its menu, and its presence today.
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Ananas is a Kuwait-born café bringing together specialty coffee, fresh juices, an all-day balanced food menu, pastries, and soft serve. Its tropical character carries through the menu and the spaces, creating a relaxed setting from morning into the evening.
Inside Ananas
Tropical in character, relaxed by design.
Coffee roasted in ananas, fresh juices, all-day food, and soft serve come together in spaces shaped by daylight, greenery, and colour. Each branch feels relaxed and familiar, while remaining unmistakably Ananas.
Where to find ananas
Kuwait City · Al Adailiya · Mishref · Murouj · Al Messilah · Al Riqqa · The Avenues · Al Qurain · Aswaq Al Qurain · Saad Al Abdullah · Al Jabriyah · Bnaider · Jaber Al Ahmed · Al Jahra · Shuwaikh
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Mana moves from breakfast into fresh pita tacos, burgers, steaks, ribs, and tableside guacamole. The menu is built around fresh ingredients and open-fire cooking, while the interiors reinterpret familiar references in a contemporary setting.
Inside Mana
Past references, made present.
Mana draws on the warmth of earlier Latin dining rooms without recreating them. Stone, timber, and open-fire cooking give the space its character, while tableside guacamole introduces a simple ritual to the service.
Where to find mana
Murouj · Al Adailiya · The Avenues · Al Jahra
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Simsim brings together fresh dough, stone-oven baking, and familiar Levantine flavours in a distinct bakery format.
Inside Simsim
One dough, several forms.
Simsim works with fresh dough across flatbreads, folded pide, puffs, and selections made for sharing. The stone oven gives the menu its rhythm, while familiar Levantine ingredients keep it grounded.
Where to find simsim
Kuwait City · Murouj · Shuwaikh · Aswaq Al Qurain · Al Messilah · Al Jabriyah
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Cardamom Club presents North Indian cooking through a contemporary lens, with slow-cooked curries, tandoor dishes, rice, breads, and chutneys shaped by regional and historical references.
Inside The Cardamom Club
Time does the work.
Slow cooking gives the menu its depth: curries developed over hours, biryani prepared in layers, and spice used for character rather than heat alone. Brass, smoke, and deep colour carry the same richness into the space, while cardamom appears across the menu in less expected ways.
Where to find the cardamom club
Kuwait City · The Avenues · Al Jahra
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Ubon is rooted in Thai cooking, with a broader Southeast Asian outlook. Curries, noodles, rice, salads, and house signatures come together in a menu that feels familiar, current, and distinctly Ubon.
Inside Ubon
Slow curries, fast woks.
Ubon’s cooking moves between slow-cooked curries, high-heat wok dishes, fresh herbs, and layered sauces. Thai foundations remain clear, while the menu leaves room for broader Southeast Asian influences.
04 — Locations
Across Kuwait.
From Kuwait City, where it all began, to Bnaider. Select an area to explore.
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05 — Contact
Let’s talk.
Press, partnerships, careers, and conversations around food and hospitality.
Napkin Affair General Trading Co.
105, Jabriya Kuwait