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Always crowded and very popular, as the food is a sure bet for Lebanese cuisine. The walls are covered in framed scenes of old Beirut. Order the mixed grill for a taste of the meats, to complement the traditional mezza—a wide range of appetisers in small dishes for sharing and Arabic bread dipping.
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Here you can create a custom seafood dish. Pick your fish of choice, explain how you would like it cooked and add on the extra side dishes. A simple mashed potato request here is extraordinary. Chilli, coriander, garlic sauces and more accompany your dish, fiercely backed by the chef’s claim that over-sauced fish is no longer in fashion. An array of shellfish arrives and is rested on an ice circle built into a special table. Thrown a bit oddly into the mix is the Mars-Bar cake, but that too maintains the same standards, as does the service.
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Big portions at small prices, this is Arabic fast food in a sit-down restaurant with loud music. Speak loudly to order your sandwiches and try to ignore the strange spellings on the menu (spagitty bolonez). Get your favourite extras (hummus, hot sauce, extra greens, tahini, mint) added and it’s a meal in itself at the oldest, most reliable Lebanese chain in the city.
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Forget coming in the summer months. Save this treat for a charming outdoor, on-the-beach winter date. Dine by candlelight, hear the waves and feel the breeze as you look over the water. Order the Middle Eastern mixed seafood grill, a massive fish feast and more than enough for two.
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This spacious and airy Japanese-American restaurant is located near the lobby and serves inspirational creations like sushi, sashimi and makimono rolls. Don’t miss the amazing teppanyaki show, where chefs flip shrimps’ tails into their hats and cut sizzling food faster than the eye can see.
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Up to par with its Western cousins, Bice has the same feel, service and excellent Italian offerings. All the usual appetisers ordered en masse could serve as a tasty alternative to the typical pasta dishes. But if you are craving a carb fix the penne, angel hair and various other types of pasta will not disappoint.
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Dine at the Blue Elephant and you’ll be transported to an authentic Thai village complete with traditional huts, waterfalls, streams and lush greenery. Voted best Far Eastern restaurant in Dubai, the Blue Elephant has a delightful and diverse menu, artistically presented dishes and friendly, efficient staff. A memorable occasion is guaranteed.
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An award-winning, fashionable, contemporary eatery with stylish decor. Even if you think you know it all, go ahead and ask the eager and knowledgeable staff who may teach you something new. Among other culinary attractions, the Peking duck is sensational here, perhaps the best in town. The a la carte menu has the largest selection of live seafood in a Chinese restaurant in Dubai.
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Cilantro is cool and contemporary with a crimson and gold dome and Mediterranean/Lebanese cuisine. A broad veranda leads to gardens with water features. The food stations buzz with the drama of fresh pasta-making, chefs doing their thing at the central wood-fired pizza oven, and the shawermah spit turning and sizzling in its juices. As Gurgaon is in another state, it has laxer drinking la
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Tasty Viet[name]se treats in stylish surroundings make this eatery a pleasant experience. Most of the menu is excellent, extremely fresh, well presented and very edible. The prices are fairly reasonable too, making Hoi An a good all rounder.
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Khazana is located on the first level of the Cyclone building and serves an excellent variety of authentic Indian cuisine. The menu is extensive and includes dishes from rich creamy vegetables to grilled tandoori seafood, and all can be had with hot tandoori bread or naan. A treasure of Indian cuisine—and it serves alcohol.
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Located in a green villa in Jumeirah, the walls of Lime Tree are—surprise, surprise—lime green, as is much of the furniture. Every day there is a changing menu of fresh salads, sandwiches, soups and desserts plus yoghurt smoothies, hearty breakfasts and herbal teas. Sit deli-style at the counter or try the upstairs air-conditioned summer retreat.
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Super sandwiches with fresh ingredients, including the bread made on the premises. Light but filling toasted delights and meal-sized salads. The lunchtime crowd is made up of the media crews, photographers, computer geeks and journalists from the surrounding offices from both Media City and Internet City. Best place for spotting the staff from the new and improved Dubai TV who are becoming local celebrities.
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Surprisingly, there is not much of a choice in Dubai for local fare. The best is served up in private homes, if you’re lucky enough to be staying in one. Appropriately [name]d, Local House does the trick at the right price. Chicken and fish biriani, is typical. Freshly baked chobab bread arrives quickly, as does the pancake-like rigag. Use both to eat with haressa, a wheat and minced veal dish cooked slowly on a low heat.
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A usually packed contemporary East Asian eatery at the Emirates Tower. If there’s a queue, as there often is, just spend the time ogling the dishes on the big tables to help you with decisions later. With shared seating cantina-style and mirrors on one side of the wall, there’s nowhere to hide in the busy, beautiful crowd. Honour its [name] and you won’t be disappointed, and once you have ordered your food, it arrives at phenomenal speed.
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This used to be just the kitchen of this Iranian chain, but now it sports an outdoor, super-casual setting. Great value and a variety of rices, with the all-time favourite tadeek (the crunchy burnt bit at the bottom of the pan treat). Order the Pars Special for a different type of kebab.
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Tuck into fresher than fresh seafood delights and tasty fusion nibbles and prepare to roll up your sleeves and get your fingers sticky at this elegant joint offering the best crab and lobster in the city. If you’re prepared to splash out, you can feast on truly superb cuisine.
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Avoid sports night unless you’re an avid fan. The sushi is very good, and some of the fish is caught the same day by the owner. Extremely crowded at the weekend and it can get a bit smoky in the Japanese submarine. Wander outside, watch the powerful emerald-coloured surf crash against the rocks a few feet away, and try a crushed berry drink on the terrace.
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One of Dubai’s hottest fusion restaurants, Teatro offers a well-stocked wine cellar, a Western kitchen to the left and an Eastern kitchen to the right. There’s also a sushi bar, a clay tandoor, a wood-burning pizza oven, a lava-stone grill and a Chinese smoke oven.
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