Lal Qila Mumtaz is a fine dining spin-off of the Lal Qila franchise which specialise in authentic Mughlai, tandoori, live barbecue and traditional Pakistani cuisine. Located on the ground floor of the Tulip Al Barsha Hotel Apartments in Al Barsha 1 (not far from MOE), the interior of Lal Qila Mumtaz is decorated like a … Continue reading Lal Qila Mumtaz – Barsha 1
Dubai could possibly be the burger capital of the Middle East. There are burger joints literally everywhere. Almost every neighbourhood now has at least one. And there are new ones popping up every week. Some are gimmicky, some rubbish, some rely on social media for popularity, and some have a big brand to fall back … Continue reading Pickl. – JLT
Seventy Seventy is an amazing little 70’s themed bar at the Promenade by the Park Hyatt hotel in Deira. Its warm and cossetting interior is a handsomely executed throwback to the funk, flair and jive of the groovy 70’s, complete with some of the best music of the era. This is the perfect place to … Continue reading Seventy Seventy – Garhoud
Café Society is listed as a casual dining restaurant, yet everything about it screams oh là là posh. Interestingly, for all its fine dining overtures, its slick art deco interior and champagne fizz, glitz and glamour, Cafe Society is unlicensed. Hmm. Located on the ground floor of the Tamani Marina Hotel on King Salman Bin … Continue reading Café Society – Dubai Marina
Mister Biryani is a newly opened biryani restaurant in the England Cluster of International City. It’s also the first non-Asian restaurant I am reviewing there. Established and run by first-time restaurateur, Sofiya, who greeted us with a happy, sisterly smile as we entered; I later joked with her that Mister Biryani should actually be called … Continue reading Mister Biryani – International City
Brasserie du Park is a Normandy-inspired French restaurant at The Promenade, Park Hyatt Dubai. Located a skip and a hop away from the hotel’s exclusive marina on the Deira side of the Creek diners are treated to a picturesque view of Dubai’s iconic waterway and skyline. I was invited by a friend staying at the … Continue reading Brasserie du Park – Garhoud
I first tried JJ Chicken’s charcoal grilled chicken at their Kite Beach branch, and I loved it. It reminded me of the back-to-basics Jūjeh kababs my sister and I would have at Hatam’s when we lived in Tehran as children. And before anybody says anything, Hatam in Tehran has no connection whatsoever with the Hatam … Continue reading JJ Chicken – Motor City
In less than five years since Super Chix founder and CEO Nick Ouimet bought the brand from Yum! (the owners of KFC), in addition to expanding their US footprint, he’s also opened their second branch in Dubai, in Mirdif City Center (where Swedish Max burger used to be). I don’t normally get excited about fast … Continue reading Super Chix – Mirdif
The Bhukkad Café is one of a growing number of trendy new restaurants which have been popping up in Dubai (predominantly in Karama and Oud Metha), focused on serving the food young Indians eat in India today, not the curries and biryanis we normally associate with Indian cuisine. Bhukkand’s interior is cheeky, cheerful and colourful. … Continue reading The Bhukkad Café – Karama
I am very much a culinary chuchter, uncouth and rural. There are so many things I simply don’t understand about the varied cuisines of the world, like veganism and sattvic foods. But I am a gastronomic adventurer and will try almost everything once – almost. This was actually my second visit to My Govinda’s, specialist … Continue reading My Govinda’s – Karama
