If you’re looking for doner kebab which is sterilized, pasteurized and homogenized then this is the place for you. The doner kebab at this place hardly even smells like doner. And that may be, as unbelievable as it sounds, because the doner spits are imported from Germany. Whatever the truth is about its origins, the … Continue reading Doner Kebab – DAFZA
Vasai Local is a small little restaurant in Karama which specialises in authentic Maharashtrian (or Marathi) cuisine. Located next door to Lucknowee in the Wasl Quartz building behind Ramee Royal Hotel in Al Karama, its cheerful interior could have been designed by Ariel from Disney’s Little Mermaid – there are references to the sea everywhere … Continue reading Vasai Local – Karama
Khana Khazana is mall/supermarket based, veg only Indian snacks and sweets restaurant franchise. This branch inside the venerable Spinneys supermarket on Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street in Mankhool is located where the Audio/Video store used to be. Although not that old, Khana Khazana has an old school feel to it. And that may be because … Continue reading Khana Khazana – Mankhool
CÉ LA VI is a swanky bar and restaurant on the 54th floor of the Address Sky View in Downtown Dubai. When you’re that high up, the focal point is always going to be the view. So, it comes as no surprise that the restaurant has a wrap-around glass display of Downtown Dubai in all … Continue reading CÉ LA VI – Downtown Dubai
Appam Corner is a South Indian restaurant in DIP. Located in the RDK Building opposite the Nibras International School and the Dubai Investments HQ, its interior is dominated by two wooden arches on either side of the restaurant which serve as dining cubicles – interesting but I doubt it will win any design awards. The … Continue reading Appam Corner – DIP
Nayaab Haandi is one of the better Pakistani restaurants in Dubai. This branch in Barsha is their second. It is smaller than the original in Satwa but no less clean and cool. Its interior, while spartan, is respectable. Amu Kambiz loves Pakistani food and insists we visit a Pakistani restaurant whenever he is in Dubai … Continue reading Nayaab Haandi – Barsha
Bon Chikin Bon Bon is a Korean fried chicken franchise with branches in Dubai Mall and this one in Nakheel Mall on the Palm. Famous for brining its chicken (before deep frying it) and also for its fiery sauces, we decided to include their wings in our chicken wings challenge. But first, who came up … Continue reading Bon Chikin Bon Bon – Palm Jumeirah
Go! Noodle – Big & Slurpy! is a chain of delivery kitchens specialising in noodles and noodle soups. That sounds like culinary heaven to me so, irrespective of the fact that we already had dinner that night, I still went ahead and ordered a home delivery from their Motor City depot. Compounding my euphoria was … Continue reading Go! Noodle – Big & Slurpy! – Motor City
For the record, The Spice Trail is open at 07:00 as listed on Zomato but it does not serve any of the breakfast items on its menu nor is it staffed by anyone who can speak English. I know this because, having dropped my sister off for an early morning meeting at the Radisson RED … Continue reading Spice Trail, The – DSO
