Zahrat Al Quds is an authentic Palestinian restaurant in Al Majaz, Sharjah. Although soon to be relocated, its current location looks and feels so deliciously nostalgic, I fail to understand why they would want to leave – walk in and it’s like stepping into any family run local restaurant in the region – Palestinian, Lebanese, … Continue reading Zahrat Al Quds – Al Majaz, Sharjah
Little known outside the Malayali community, Kozhikode Star is a hugely popular, pukka authentic Malabari chain of restaurants. This Qusais flagship branch is easily recognisable from the lunchtime queue outside its entrance, especially now that the number of tables inside have been reduced in compliance with C-19 restrictions. The interior resembles what I imagine the … Continue reading Kozhikode Star – Qusais
I never contemplated going to Milan Veg because I thought it was one of those Indian vegetarian Italian fusion places like Quattro Ristorante on Kuwait Street. I was wrong. It turns out that it is actually a hardcore South Indian veg restaurant. Sandwiched between giants Venus and Calicut Paragon on one side and Aryaas and … Continue reading Milan Veg – Karama
Khayber Darbar is a Pakistani wayside restaurant on the Masafi Road in Al Dhaid, an emerging residential area located to the East of Sharjah. On both the occasions I’ve dined there its interior, which I briefly poked my head in to see, was packed chockablock with Pakistanis and Afghans dressed in a combination of western … Continue reading Khayber Darbar – Al Dhaid, Sharjah
China Bistro is a hugely popular Indian Pan-Asian chain of restaurants. Owned by Sanjay Vazirani’s Foodlink, this new branch in Discovery Gardens is their second in Dubai, the first (of course) being in Karama. Located in Zen Building 19 on Street 1, its interior follows the modern corporate uniform of the original branch from the … Continue reading China Bistro – Discovery Gardens
My family and I love, love, looooove fried chicken (say it with a southern drawl). Having tried just about every fried chicken option within a 10kms radius of where we live in Arabian Ranches, it’s The Boutique Kitchen we find ourselves ordering from most regularly. Ordering from? Yes, alas they’re just a delivery kitchen in … Continue reading Boutique Kitchen, The – Al Qudra
Azal Mandi is an exciting new Yemeni mandi restaurant in Karama. Located literally two doors down from thali masters Maharaja Bhog in the Hamsah Building (beside the Al Ansari Gallery) on the corner of Zabeel Street, its spacious interior is made up of floor seating cubicles, a majlis and a labyrinth of passageways poked with … Continue reading Azal Mandi – Karama
Bawabat Baghdad is the second of two newly opened Iraqi restaurants on Jumeirah Road, the other being Al Bait Baghdadi (which I reviewed a fortnight ago). If I’m not mistaken, this brings to FIVE the number of Iraqi restaurants on the Jumeirah strip – how odd. The others are Samad Al Iraqi, Kabab Erbil Iraqi … Continue reading Bawabat Baghdad – Umm Suqeim
Kabab Achome (also known as Kabab Mamzar) is one of three South Iranian ‘Khodemooni’ Kabab Houses on the Al Mamzar Beach Park Restaurant Strip on Al Khaleej Road in Mamzar. Up until my food buddies and I found it a couple of weeks ago, we had never seen an Iranian restaurant with Sofreh-Khaneh style daybed … Continue reading Kabab Achome – Mamzar
I don’t know who was more disappointed, Sheikh Mansoor, who at some point during our meal realised that Delhi, one of his childhood favourite restaurants, was NOT serving the food it once did, or me; having driven from Arabian Ranches, parked on the Corniche and then followed HRH on a wild goose chase through the … Continue reading Delhi – Naif
