Mom Special Cafeteria is an authentic Chinese hotpot restaurant in the China Cluster of International City (where else). The fact that it’s the first self-service enterprise of its kind which I have been to makes it unique but not necessarily better. One side of the restaurant houses a row of display refrigerators like in the … Continue reading Mom Special Cafeteria – International City
Cascades is the all-day-dining restaurant at the Fairmont Dubai on Sheikh Zayed Road. Located at lobby level behind the hotel lifts, it carries through the general hotel uniform of business with a little nightclub mixed in. Its buffet is not nearly as grand as the Sheraton on the right or themed as the Conrad on … Continue reading Cascades – Trade Center Area
Omidivan is an authentic Goan restaurant in Karama. Located in Building 2 of the Al Wasl Hub on 39th Street, the restaurant is easy to miss as its entrance is in one of the mini-courtyard recesses of the building (similar to The Meating Room). Step in and you’ll find a refreshingly cool environment, handsomely decorated … Continue reading Omidivan – Karama
The Fish Hut is an amazing, newly-opened seafood restaurant in Barsha. This is the second of two branches, the first being in Oud Metha. I can’t believe it’s already three years since I first visited the original on street 8, behind Lamcy Plaza. I can remember how impressed I was then. And it’s the same … Continue reading Fish Hut, The – Barsha
Karandi’s is a tiny, two table South Indian dosa specialist on food street in Karama. It’s located right next door to Chat Bazaar, opposite soon to open Kolkata biryani and Mughlai specialists, Arsalan. Like most of the restaurants on this famous Karama food strip, Karandi’s also has a number of tables and chairs outside which, … Continue reading Karandi’s – Karama
Smørrebrød is an amazing little Scandinavian café-restaurant in Al Quoz. Brainchild of eccentric Swedish Chef Tomas Hoog, this hidden gem of an eatery is actually very hard to find. And that’s because it’s tucked away inside the Hungarian Games warehouse in possibly the last place you would expect to find a restaurant. In fact, the … Continue reading Smørrebrød – Al Quoz
The Terrace is a licensed, all-day-dining restaurant with an Italian bias at the Trump International Golf Club in Mudon. Its interior is best described as golfer’s smart-casual although there are nothings casual about prices on the menu, which are most definitely fine dining. Being a Trump establishment it’s hard to enter without bearing some sort … Continue reading The Terrace – Mudon
Caesars is like the all-day-dining restaurant you find in hotels, specialising in regional and international cuisine, it has something for everything. A Dubai institution, it’s as old school as they get. If you lived in Dubai through the 90’s and 00’s then there is a strong possibility you have been to Caesars, the restaurant and/or … Continue reading Caesars Restaurant & Confectionary – al-Barsha
The Roost is a small, homegrown rotisserie in the still opening API 1000 building on Al Wasl Street in Al Manara. The dominant feature of the simple yet handsome interior is a giant rotisserie behind the prep counter at the entrance. The rest is grey epoxy floor, black exposed ceiling and graphics of chickens running … Continue reading The Roost Rotisserie – Al Safa
Best Juice In Town is an oddly named Iranian restaurant on the Al Hudaiba end of 2nd of December Street, Satwa. Its bright and cheerful interior does, in fact, look more like a fruit juice café than the skewer-wielding kabab specialist it is. There’s a purposeful looking shawarma split behind a glass display as you … Continue reading Best Juice In Town – Al Hudaiba and Around
