Abstract: A coffee dosing apparatus provided with a holder for coffee powder and a dosing mechanism, the dosing mechanism being provided with a dosing chamber, which is bounded at a lower side by a bottom wall with a discharge opening, and which is bounded at an upper side by an upper wall with a feed opening, a rotatable dosing element bounding portion spaces being arranged in the dosing chamber, a driving element being connected with the dosing element, wherein between the driving element and the dosing element a coupling is provided, which is such that the dosing element is rotatable in limited steps, at the end of a limited step a mentioned portion space being located above the discharge opening, and a next limited step being startable only after the preceding limited step has been rounded off completely.