المطعم رفع سعر القهوة اليوم.

A natural word-by-word breakdown is:

• المطعم = the restaurant
• رفع = raised / increased
• سعر = price
• القهوة = the coffee / coffee
• اليوم = today

So the whole sentence is literally something like:

• The restaurant raised the price of the coffee today
• more naturally in English: The restaurant raised the price of coffee today

Because Arabic often expresses X of Y by putting two nouns next to each other. This is called an iḍāfa construction, or construct phrase.

So:

• سعر القهوة = the price of the coffee / the price of coffee

There is no separate word for of here.
The relationship is shown just by the noun order:

• سعر = price
• القهوة = the coffee

This is a very common Arabic pattern, and English speakers usually need a little time to get used to it.

This is another feature of the iḍāfa construction.

In an iḍāfa:

• the first noun usually does not take الـ
• the second noun determines whether the whole phrase is definite or indefinite

So:

• سعر قهوة = a coffee price / a price of coffee or more loosely price of coffee (indefinite)
• سعر القهوة = the price of the coffee / the coffee price (definite)

Even though سعر has no الـ, the whole phrase becomes definite because القهوة is definite.

Because in Levantine, subject–verb–object order is very common.

So this sentence is:

• المطعم = subject
• رفع = verb
• سعر القهوة = object
• اليوم = time expression

This gives:

• المطعم رفع سعر القهوة اليوم

You could also say:

• رفع المطعم سعر القهوة اليوم

That starts with the verb, which is also possible in Arabic. But the version starting with المطعم sounds very natural, especially in spoken Levantine.

Yes. رفع is a past/perfect form, meaning raised.

Arabic uses the past here because the action is understood as a completed event:

• the restaurant already raised the price earlier today

In English, depending on context, you might translate it as:

• raised
• has raised

So اليوم does not force the sentence into present tense. It just tells you when the completed action happened.

It sits in a middle area:

• the words are completely understandable in Levantine
• the structure is also fine in Levantine
• but it is somewhat neutral and could also appear in written/news-style Arabic

So a Levantine speaker could definitely say it, but in very casual speech they might choose a slightly more colloquial wording.

For example, some speakers might say something like:

• المطعم غلّى سعر القهوة اليوم
• or even المطعم غلّى القهوة اليوم

These are more conversational.
Your original sentence is still correct and natural.

Arabic and English do not always use definiteness in the same way.

Here, القهوة can refer to:

• coffee as a menu item/category
• the coffee sold by that restaurant
• a specific known product in context

So سعر القهوة is very natural in Arabic, even though English often prefers just coffee.

That is why the best English translation is usually:

• the price of coffee rather than a very literal
• the price of the coffee

Yes. Time expressions are often flexible in Arabic.

Your sentence:

• المطعم رفع سعر القهوة اليوم

Other possible orders include:

• اليوم المطعم رفع سعر القهوة
• رفع المطعم سعر القهوة اليوم

The meaning stays basically the same, but the emphasis can shift a little.

For example:

• starting with اليوم can emphasize today
• starting with المطعم emphasizes the restaurant
• starting with رفع emphasizes the action

In everyday Levantine, this flexibility is very normal.

Not in Levantine.

In spoken Levantine Arabic:

• you do not pronounce the case endings found in formal Modern Standard Arabic
• so you would not worry about endings like -u, -a, or -i

That means learners can focus on the base words:

• المطعم
• رفع
• سعر
• القهوة
• اليوم

This is one reason spoken Levantine often feels a bit simpler than formal written Arabic.

Not always. In Levantine, pronunciation often shifts away from Standard Arabic.

For example:

• الـ is often pronounced il- or just l-
• قهوة is often pronounced more like 'ahwe or qahwe, depending on region
• case endings are dropped

So although the spelling is the same, the spoken form may sound more colloquial than a textbook reading.

The important point for a learner is:

• the meaning and grammar stay clear
• the pronunciation may vary by country, city, or speaker

Yes: it is a very useful pattern to learn because you can reuse it constantly.

This pattern is:

• noun + noun

where the first noun is the thing being described, and the second noun tells you what it belongs to or relates to.

Examples:

• سعر القهوة = the price of coffee
• باب المطعم = the restaurant’s door / the door of the restaurant
• اسم الشركة = the company’s name

So this sentence is a great example of a very common Arabic structure, not just one isolated phrase.