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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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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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