Khao Siam 45 is an authentic Thai restaurant in Business Bay. Located (for the time being) next door to the hugely popular Mama’esh in Bayswater Tower off Marasi Drive Street, this little eatery will only win prizes for interior design if plain Jane is the theme. I’m told the new premises in Al Barsha 1 … Continue reading Khao Saim 45 – Business Bay
Eva Kana is a Levantine restaurant owned by inspirational Jordanian celebrity TV chef Eva Halasa Rihani. There are two branches in Dubai, one in Mirdif and this one at The Ribbon, Motor City. It rubs shoulders with a shisha café of the same name (next door) but we won’t get into that. Extensive use of … Continue reading Eva Kana – The Ribbon, Motor City
Wok Boyz is a small Asian street food eatery with a big heart and an even bigger mural of itself (on the Al Durrah Tower wall). Located next to the venerable Crowne Plaza on Sheikh Zayed Road, if you want to be seated, it’s pavement dining only. How this will bode in the summer, God … Continue reading Wok Boyz – Trade Center Area
Atlantic Fish & Chips Restaurant is a newly opened chippy in Al Barsha South. Located in the middle of a tightly knit cluster of eateries in the Signature Building next door to Dubai Miracle Garden, Atlantic’s interior is two table small. There are two more tables outside but, with the weather already hotting up, I … Continue reading Atlantic Fish & Chips Restaurant – Al Barsha South
Al Mallah is one of the most recognizable eateries on Dhiyafah Road (now 2nd December). It’s a well-known Lebanese street food franchise now with branches across town but this is the one which made it famous. I have been coming here since I lived on the flag end of Dhiyafah Road. I can’t believe how/why … Continue reading Al Mallah – Al Hudaiba and Around
Dil Se Desi is one of a handful of Indian restaurants in Dubai which specialises in Bengali food. Sadly, my favourite, DG Kolkata Kitchen, closed down some time ago so it was with some excitement that my friend Augustine (born and brought up in Kolkata) and I sought out this new find. Located in the … Continue reading Dil Se Desi – Mankhool
Seoul Garden is one of Dubai’s original (unlicensed) authentic Korean restaurants. And by original, I mean oldest – it’s been around forever. Located on the ground floor of the Zomorodah Building as you enter 27th Street in Karama, its interior is a labyrinth of private dining rooms, each with an elaborate barbeque integrated into the … Continue reading Seoul Garden – Karama
Divan Pub İstanbul is the Divan hotel’s all-day dining restaurant. It’s where you go for breakfast (if you’re lucky enough to be residing at the hotel). Located to the right of the lobby (facing the reception) of the first and original Divan hotel near Taksim Square in Istanbul, The Pub, as it’s called is the … Continue reading Divan Pub İstanbul – Istanbul
BYO Poke is a newly opened DELIVERY kitchen in Motor City. As its name suggests it specialises in Hawaiian Poke, which by the way is pronounced (poh-KAY) and rhymes with okay. Just to give you an idea of how popular poke has become in recent years, there are no less than seven poke delivery points … Continue reading BYO Poke – Motor City
STOP PRESS: Zomato Gold does NOT work at this branch as advertised. I presented my phone to them at bill paying time this afternoon but was told it was not applicable. Rather than create a scene, I paid in full and then went to the desk to discuss the matter with the arrogant, rude manager … Continue reading Grand Barbeque – Al Hudaiba and Around
