Stars N Bars is a Monaco based, American themed bar-restaurant franchise, which comes to Dubai via Abu Dhabi where some say it vies for the top spot as the best sports bar in the Middle East (if not the world). SNB takes on a more laid back, Californian surfer dude approach for Dubai. Located at … Continue reading Stars N Bars – La Mer, Jumeirah-1
Pad Thai is a small, mini-food court-based Thai restaurant on Al Seef Street in the older looking part of Al Seef. It has no connection whatsoever with Pai Thai in Madinat Jumeirah. Since opening a couple of weeks ago it has been able to accommodate diners at an outdoor communal dining area it shares with … Continue reading Pad Thai – Al Seef, Umm Hurair
Spill the Bean (shouldn’t it be “Beans”?) is a cosy little, hipster café in The Sustainable City, Arabian Ranches. Its interior follows on a tried and tested trend started by the likes of the Lime Tree Café and Tom&Serg, where grey epoxy flooring and exposed blackened ceilings are wrapped around with walls lined with nostalgia. … Continue reading Spill the Bean – Sustainable City, Arabian Ranches
There used to be a time when we had very little to choose from where eating out was concerned in Motor City and Arabian Ranches. Not anymore, particularly in Motor City where restaurants have been popping up like mushrooms in a damp marshland. Located next door to B&B Cricket Bar (Bandoo Khan) on the Arabian … Continue reading Barbeque Delights – Motor City
Hot on the successful heels of The Cycle Bistro, by way of The Warehouse, comes the somewhat hard to find Victory Games & Café (strange name). Turn right immediately past Emirates NBD (towards Hessa), enter the Autodrome and follow the signs (down right and right), which will first take you to motorcycle heaven, beyond which … Continue reading Victory Games & Café – Motor City
Aghatti is the nearest thing to an Iraqi fine dining restaurant. Located in La Mer North, it’s interior is beautifully decorated, and far more upmarket to Samad and Kabab Erbil Iraqi in Jumeirah 2. I love the live olive tree in the middle of the restaurant, a trend which seems to be picking up. Also … Continue reading Aghatti – La Mer, Jumeirah 1
Mami’s Illam Pure Veg Restaurant is a recently refurbished South Indian restaurant in Discovery Gardens. Its interior is bright, airy, and split between two dining rooms; the second a spillover room I suppose, or maybe a family room. I came here for a Friday breakfast with my food buddy, Sam. Remember her? Well, Sam is … Continue reading Mami’s Illam Pure Veg Restaurant – Discovery Gardens
I’ll be honest, we only went to Kababji because we landed up at the newly opened Fifth Avenue Mall in Motor City to find that BurgerFuel hadn’t yet opened. Zomato, can you please find way of highlighting this a little more than the tiny “Opening to the public soon” text you use (this turned out … Continue reading Kababji – Motor City
There are two branches of Puranmal in DIP, one near Gulf News and this one, near the Dubai Investment Office, in Phase 1. The franchise has done a good job in carrying the same interior (or as close as possible) across their branches. You know you’ll find a chaat corner on one end and a … Continue reading Puranmal – DIP
Kteer Tayyeb is a Lebanese fast food restaurant in Cluster C, JLT. Located at lake level, it boasts a bright and airy interior, highlighted (in my mind) by a corner dedicated to one of the best collections of classic Nokia mobile phones I have ever seen (why is the famous 8110 missing?). I love a … Continue reading Kteer Tayyeb – JLT
