I want to make the most of my future short trip to Dubai and go to a few of the must eats and drinks of the city. Any recommendations from you guys out there?
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Budha Bar is good. It's at Grosvenor House, boasts great food, fabulous atmosphere.
Dubai has a good variety of restaurants. For authentic Lebanese cuisine, head to Al Mallah on Dhiyafah Str., it's got great shawarma, manakeesh, falafel, etc.
At Manhattan Grille in the Grand Hyatt you get the best steaks you can get in Dubai.
For romance - Pier Chic in Al Qasr, with a stunning view of the Burj Al Arab hotel. The food is mostly up-market seafood.
Indian / Pakistani - Ravi's on Dhiyafah Str, very homey food.
Chicken Thikka Inn has great Pakistani barbecue; don't miss the Behari kebab
If Chinese food is your thing, then go to Soy in Ibn Battuta Mall (it has Thai food as well.)
For cheap eats, venture into Karama or the Bur Dubai / Meena Bazaar area and eat in any place where you see crowds of customers.
here are some examples for you:
In Karama:
Sukh Sagar - pure vegetarian Indian. They have good chaat and good South Indian snacks like dosas, uttapams. Check the Spring Dosa, I love that.
Thai Terrace - owned and operated by Thais. They have kang kung.....
Saravana Bhavan - Very famous, Tamil owned and operated, always lots of people eating there, fresh crispy dosas... Check out the Onion Rava dosa! Also Upma and a few other things as well.... a very very good place.
Arz Lebanon: Very good, not pricey Lebanese restaurant. Good muqabilaat (starters or mezze), slow cooked dishes and some Lebanese grills.
Near Lamcy Plaza you can find among other these:
Barbeque Delights - Quality authentic Pakistani cuisine in a homey atmosphere. They also got a buffet. Grilled meats are usually fresh. Try chicken bihari kabab, chappli kabob, mutton seekh kabob, Afghani tikka. Don't forget to try the complimentary "aloo bukharey ki chutney" or Afghan prune chutney.
Lemongrass - excellent Thai food, the best in the city, reasonably priced but slightly upscale
Lan Kwai Fong - Cantonese food. Something they are good sometimes not really, but when they are good, they are very good.
In Bur Dubai at Meena Bazaar:
Rangoli - Gujarati food, with a very good Gujarati buffet... you pick the curries, and they bring you fresh whole wheat flat breads and butter milk to drink. Their chaat is good. Don't miss dhokla chaat. Dosas are not as good as in some of the above mentioned places.
I hope that list helps you. Considering the Indian community here, lots of these recommendations are Indian veggie places - they are a must try (and quite cheap) when you're in Dubai.
lemme just add a few more cheap but good places to this thread:
* China Sea -- next to the clocktower on the exit that leads to Nasr Square. Delicious cheap dim sum (or just say dumplings), especially on Fridays at lunchtime. Everything is so fresh and the chef rolls out the pasta for the dumplings in front of you. Two tips- go with someone Chinese if you can. Check the spicy chicken and the leek and vegetable gootie.
* Spring Bamboo - a few doors down from Barbecue Delights mentioned by "freckles" above, near Lamcy Plaza. Top quality yet incredibly cheap Chinese, the restaurant is popular with Chinese families. Order the crab and you will love the place.
* Tahera - Indian kebab restaurant, right at the crossroads of Bank Street, Computer Street and Mussalla Plaza, right next to the York hotel. Really great barbecued kebabs and great veg curries, all for just a few dirhams.
* Special Ostadi - Middle eastern food, mostly barbecue, on the street that runs down from the crossroads towards Al Fayidhi roundabout and the Creek. It's a really old place, been there for a couple of decades at least. I know people who have seen Dubai royal family cars parked outside while the chauffeur is inside picking up takeaway - must be a good place! The menu is limited, but the kababs and the soups are really delicious.
Enjoy!!
We went with a lot of expectations, because we saw mostly Chinese customers, but were hugely disappointed with the food, the service and the attitude. The waiting staff DO NOT speak English well, (well, barely), and you end up ordering the wrong dishes. We ordered a beef hot pot which ended up being a stew of beef tendons – like arteries – zero meat!! We asked for them to take it away, but they charged us regardless. The chicken was at best OK, the greens we had were mediocre and soggy. Perhaps Friday night was a bad night after all. Lang Kwai Fong next door is a hundred times more consistent, better staffed, and the food is genuinely authentic chinese. Frankly, we could have been ok with the food, but the service waitresses were so pathetic, we recommend do not ever go there!
Zuma, at the DFIC, is a cool place (and teribly expensiv!!!!). Sashimi, tuna tartare with caviar in a bamboo tray + soft shell crab, kobe beef negimaki and others. The cost: around 500-600 dirhams per person with the drinks
regards to cheaper food i can add Biblos on SZR close to City Tower 2. You can also check little places in the Gold Souq. There's one vegetarian eatery you can has an all-you-can-eat for 15 drihams.
also the shopping centre in Al Quoz area - you can have lunch for 10 - 15 dirhams..
you can also go to the Argentinian Asado at the Palace Old Town near by Burj Dubai. t is a cozy place with Argentinian asado and parrilla (both meat and fish). It will cost aproximately 200-250 AED per person with some drinks (the wines are good
check out these restaurants / with photos
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/04/12/travel/0412-dubai-restaurant...