Kavat Café hosts Armenian coffee cup reading ritual

The Armenian WeeklyJul 3, 20261 min readOriginal: The Armenian Weekly

Kavat Café in the United States hosted its first coffee cup reading ritual on Saturday, June 13, featuring five Armenian fortune tellers, or kooshags. Guests were served premium organic coffee in cups featuring Armenian calligraphic design, along with baklava, before having their fortunes read based on coffee grounds left in the cup.

The author, one of the participating readers, described the traditional practice of flipping the cup to reveal patterns that inform interpretation. She learned the craft at age 18 from her grandmother and has since refined her approach, viewing the ritual as a form of care and spiritual guidance rather than prediction. Participants from diverse backgrounds attended the event, which took place at the café amid regular customer activity.

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