Nara is an exceptional Pan Asian fusion restaurant and bar in JLT. Located at lake level (next door to Couqley) of the Mövenpick Hotel in Cluster A, it’s exactly where the much-loved (but now gone) Ice & Spice (boo hoo hoo) used to be. In fact, Nara is owned and managed by the same amazing … Continue reading Nara Pan Asian – JLT
Clucker’s Wood Roasted Chicken is an amazing little rotisserie chicken specialist restaurant towards the al-Barsha end of Hessa Street. Based in the Sajaya Plaza building, its interior is a smart and trendy mix of café and upmarket fast food with two purposeful looking wood-fired ovens taking pride of place behind the main serving counter. And … Continue reading Clucker’s Wood Roasted Chicken – al-Barsha
Malabar Park is a small Indian restaurant in the England Cluster of International City serving predominantly Mangalorean cuisine. They also offer specialties from Kerala and from the North of India. The interior of this small eatery is simple and clean, and partitioned to include a slightly claustrophobic family section. My son and I were there … Continue reading Malabar Park – International City
I am a self-confessed thali junkie. I get especially weak at the knees for a good Gujarati thali. Visiting Kolkata from Dubai, where we are spoilt for choice where thalis are concerned, I just had to try out Rajdhani, a franchise I recognize from home. The interior décor of this Park Street branch is much … Continue reading Rajdhani Thali – Park Street, Kolkata
Tnatesh is Kuwaiti restaurant in the Jewels Tower overlooking the Dubai Marina waterfront. Unfortunately, it’s one of the few eateries located on the far, incomplete end. So, unless you’ve got a 4X4 you’re going to have a nail-biting time taking your car down and then back up the unasphalted dirt road. Thankfully, I can raise … Continue reading Tnatesh Kuwaiti Restaurant – Dubai Marina
Ajanta is an amazing little Gujarati restaurant serving some of the tastiest yet most affordable thalis in Dubai. Run by the same Indian family with roots in East Africa, the restaurant has recently relocated from its original base in Karama to this spanking new premises at the Avari International Hotel Apartment in al-Barsha 1, not … Continue reading Ajanta – Barsha 1
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is an American KFC wannabe. My family and I, regardless of which diet any one of us may be following at any given time, will not (ever) say no to fried chicken, especially if it’s KFC. I know that’s kinda weird (some call it gross) but that’s just the way we roll. … Continue reading Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen – MotorCity
Chili’s is a famous US Tex-Mex franchise which has been in the upper restaurant food court, on the Ski Dubai side of MOE, for as long as I can remember. Like all the other restaurants in that row it too has outdoor and indoor sections; the outdoor section of course still under the super high … Continue reading Chili’s – MOE, al-Barsha
Darling of the Jumeirah Beautiful People and Trendsetters Club, Society is a picturesque boutique café, restaurant and lounge in Jumeirah 1. Located near the Jumeirah Mosque, opposite the venerable (and still rockin’) Dubai Marine Beach Resort and Spa, Society invites you to one of the best localities in Dubai. Its refreshing, whitewashed interior is airy … Continue reading Society Café and Lounge – Jumeirah 1
Siraj is, without a doubt, the best designed Emirati Levantine restaurant in Dubai. It’s also one of the best – period. Located in the swanky Souq Al Bahar overlooking the iconic Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall fountains, Siraj ticks all the boxes where neighbourhood is concerned. But it’s inside where Siraj really comes into … Continue reading Siraj – Downtown Dubai
