Same name, same location but new owners, new interior, new menu and, as a consequence, a new lease of life – Al Leekh (which means fishing net in Arabic) is the closest thing to a South Iranian Khodemooni restaurant with something very unique to offer – seafood. New owners, kabab masters @al.fareejrestaurants, have spruced the … Continue reading Al Leekh – Qusais
I suppose it was fitting for Bahar, which means spring in Persian, to re-launch itself at Nowruz, the Persian New Year and beginning of the Spring Equinox. The new location is on the extreme opposite end of Jumeirah Road, just past the giant flag, in the Wasl Port Views complex. Its interior, while not nearly … Continue reading Bahar (new) – Wasl Ports View
Zanzibar is a value for money (=rough and ready) Indian-African restaurant in Ras Al Khor with a hint of hidden gem about it. I’m told it’s owned by a Tanzanian, hence the name and the African twist. So I was a little disappointed when I was told none of the fiery curries I have come … Continue reading Zanzibar – Ras Al Khor
Hala Sweets is an Iranian sweets shop in the Al Mizhar Mall in…um, Al Mizhar. Located opposite Al Farsi Iranian restaurant where I was having dinner, its interior won’t win any interior design awards. That said, it was clean and cool. The owner, a young Iranian lady (named Hala perhaps), sat outside surrounded by boxes … Continue reading Hala Sweets – Al Mizhar Mall
Deniz is an authentic Turkish restaurant in Dubai Marina which specialises (as its name implies) in Aegean cuisine. It is also famous for its breakfast. My friends and I went there late on a lazy weekend for what was supposed to be breakfast. But one look at its tempting menu and we ended up ordering … Continue reading Deniz Aegean Cuisine – Dubai Marina
The business lunch at Sucre DIFC promises much, not least some Latino flair, but also meats cooked the Argentine way (indirectly) on a ‘parilla’ (grill). I was instantly in love and at home with Sucre’s interior – rustic, earthy, chic-casual and very, very unpretentious…a breath of fresh air in super stuck up DIFC. Enhancing the … Continue reading Sucre – DIFC
