This is Spicy Me’s second branch and for some reason, it’s also in Satwa. Hidden behind the bus stop beside Al Fai and Wild Rooster on Al Hudaiba Road, Spicy Me is a true hidden gem. Best described as an authentic Asian slurp kitchen, this tiny Chinese-owned eatery serves an assortment of affordable Chinese and … Continue reading Spicy Me 2 – Satwa
There are a couple of unique things about this new food truck burger joint at Kite Beach; 1) their food truck, Gordon, is actually a double-decker bus (a bustaurant), which has a super cool dining area upstairs (downstairs is the kitchen), 2) their burger buns have a doughnut-sized hole in them and that’s because they … Continue reading Glazed – Umm Suqeim
Al Safadi is a chain of Lebanese restaurants famous for good food, good service at good (= affordable) prices. There are now four branches in Dubai including this newest flagship branch at the Pointe on Palm Jumeirah. And what a venue this newest addition is – wow! The restaurant is spread over two floors, both … Continue reading Al Safadi – Palm Jumeirah
The Al Hakeem Cafeteria in Naif is a small, no-frills eatery opposite the Beltheeb Masjid, not far from the Naif Police Station. It’s typical of dozens of such low-cost establishments which are aimed at the very bottom end of the market. Low-cost does not necessarily mean unhygienic or unhealthy or inferior. Its interior (and benches … Continue reading Al-Hakeem Cafeteria – Naif
As its name implies, Asian District is a restaurant specialising in Asian food. What its name does not prepare you for is how grand and extensive it is. Located on the first floor of the Pointe West on Palm Jumeirah, this upend eatery is beautifully decorated in the colours, patterns and designs of the orient. … Continue reading Asian District – Palm Jumeirah
Sharda is a 100% vegetarian, multi-cuisine restaurant ideally located on the ground floor of the DWD car parking building opposite the Al Ras Gold Souk. Talk about super convenience: park, shop, eat and leave. It has none of the hassle the other Al Ras restaurants pose. Although it boasts being multi-cuisine, Sharda is a Gujarati … Continue reading Sharda Vegetarian Restaurant – Al Ras
One tends to forget what a long drive out it is from Arabian Ranches to the Anantara resort on the extreme East Crescent of Palm Jumeirah. But the promise of a decent steak was incentive enough for me. Aussies know a thing or two about meat. They also know their way around a grill (I … Continue reading Bushman’s – Palm Jumeirah
The Blacksmith is a licensed smokehouse. Now, to a lot of people that simple description will be enough to drop everything and run there immediately. There’s something primal about meat that’s been cooked in a smoker, enhanced more so if you’re sipping one (or both) of the big B’s – beer and/or bourbon. Add to … Continue reading The Blacksmith – Dubai Marina
I’ve been meaning to try this restaurant since someone told me a couple of months ago that its Kabab Masti was, not just better than Ostadi’s, but much, much better. That’s a big, bold claim that. The problem is that it’s so far away from where I live, work and hang. Super Kabab Iranian Restaurant … Continue reading Super Kabab – Abu Hail
Public Café was recommended to me by a Greek friend I recently visited Gaia with. Like me, he occasionally works out of an office in JLT and, he explained, this cosy café in Cluster T (funnily, there are two branches in JLT) is his go-to comfort zone when in the area. The interior of Public … Continue reading Public Café – JLT
