Mota Fish is a hidden gem of a Keralite seafood restaurant in Al Barsha-1. Located behind the Ramada Chelsea Hotel, it is small on interior space but huge on culinary character. My foodie friends and I were blown away when we had lunch there earlier this week. We started with crispy, spicy anchovies (Natholi Fry) … Continue reading Mota Fish – Barsha-1
Smart Cook is an Indian restaurant in Al Barsha South. Located in the Al Salam Building near Miracle Garden, it has taken over from Wildberry, a crazy Indian Italian concept. Its interior has not changed much from the Wildberry days but seems (thankfully) less purple. What’s important is that it’s clean and respectable, somewhere you … Continue reading Smart Cook – Barsha South
The Yellow Monkey is a Thai biased Asian restaurant which delivers to Arabian Ranches – yeay! Based in JBR, the restaurant delivered our order within a surprisingly quick hour, such that everything was still piping hot when the smiley delivery boy rang our front doorbell. We kept it simple ordering only what we knew, Green … Continue reading The Yellow Monkey – JBR
Al Jawareh is a newly opened Emirati restaurant in Jumeirah-1. Located on the opposite side of Jumeirah Beach Road from heavyweights Yashar Palace and Turkish Village (and soon to open mandi masters ZamZam), Al Jawareh has a breath-taking interior of rural simplicity and rustic elegance – it is the best designed and executed nostalgic design … Continue reading Al Jawareh – Jumeirah 1
Fereej Al Ain is a MANDI restaurant in Jumeirah 1. Located on the first floor of the venerable Jumeirah Beach Centre on ‘Beach Road, its interior breaks with tradition by including some funky wall graffiti. That aside, the rest will be familiar to those of you who visit mandi restaurants with a mix of floor … Continue reading Fereej Al Ain – Jumeirah 1
Chhappan Bhog is one of those do-it-all Indian franchises similar to Puranmal and Bombay Chowpatty where you get everything from chaat to thali. It’s actually closer to the former because it also serves sweets. This branch in Discovery Gardens is accessible from inside the Discovery Pavilion where it is based and from the main mall … Continue reading Chhappan Bhog – Discovery Gardens
Ucci Sushi is a Japanese restaurant based in the lobby of the Auris Inn Al Muhanna Hotel in Barsha Heights. Its smartly decorated interior is dominated by a YO! Sushi style rotation conveyor system, alongside where one is invited to sit (on surprisingly comfortable stools) to dine. There are tables too should one not want … Continue reading Ucci Sushi – Barsha Heights
Emirgan Sütiş is hugely popular in Turkey where it is famous for its healthy, wholesome farm-fresh food, breakfast in particular. The franchise was first launched in the UAE in Sharjah a couple of years ago and now (finally) has come to Dubai. Based in a two-story, handsomely decorated villa on Beach Road in Jumeirah 3, … Continue reading Emirgan Sütiş – Jumeirah 3
Don Corleone is an Italian restaurant at the (new, relocated) Metropolitan Hotel just off Exit 41 on Sheikh Zayed Road. It used to be a pretty decent place with a cosy, comfortable interior dotted with memorabilia from the Godfather movies and red and white chequered tablecloth for that stereotypical Italian effect. This new incarnation follows … Continue reading Don Corleone – Al Safa
Aaraamam (@aaraamam) is a popular South Indian restaurant which specialises in authentic veg AND non-veg Keralite cuisine (including beef). This branch, one of three, is located on the corner of 4th Street and 17A Street, behind Lamcy Plaza in Oud Metha. Its interior is bright, clean, simple yet respectable – somewhere you can take the … Continue reading Aaraamam – Oud Metha
