Dubai travel guide for food lovers

According to research, Dubai is one of the leading tourist attractions destinations to visit in the world today. It is well known for its gastronomic melting pot and breathtaking dishes from various blending culinary that are influenced by the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Further, Dubai is a tourist paradise, with a new venture that attracts more tourists across the universe. More so, food in Dubai is also among the attractive category, since you can find the best cuisines.

Dubai travel guide for food lovers

In this article, we have highlighted some of the best restaurants and food places in Dubai that you can plan on visiting during your vacation.

Best restaurants for the food lovers in Dubai

  1. AL-FANAR Restaurant and café

AI-Fanar is essentially known for its iconic Emirati cuisines and cultures themed in the early 1960s. The restaurant has two locations in Dubai; The first location is at the AL Barsha pond park, which has a beautiful view of the park and can accommodate more than 500 seats. Which makes it one of the biggest seafood restaurants. The second branch is located at AL Seef, which is the newest of AL Fanar's authentic Emirati flavors, though is designed for seafood lovers. AL Fanar restaurants offer a mouthwatering menu like; scrambled eggs and tomato, Khameer bread, Balalit, Keema for breakfast, Kingfish biryani, shrimp biryani, Fish machboos, shrimps machboos, and Jesheed.   

  1. AL Marhabani Restaurant

AL Marhabani restaurant was started in the 2000s, having two branches in Dubai. The first branch, the Deira branch is located at Abu-Hail in Al Etihad Street. The restaurant building consists of two floors; the ground floor is meant for men, which has a big Arabian glsh with 7 tables and the upper floor is meant for family gatherings, which consists of 9 closed Arabian glsh with six tables. The second branch Al Jumeirah is located at Um Suqaim 1 in Jumeirah rode. The building consists of two villas. The restaurant offers Mandi food, which is a traditional dish that originated in Yemen. These dishes are; Haneeth meat shoulder, haneeth meat full ribs, mandi with meat, mandi with fish, mandi with shrimp, and mandi with chicken.

  1. AL Ustad Special Kabab

Al Ustad Special Kabab is an Iranian restaurant, that serves most of the traditional Persian food. It is located in the old AL Fahidi District. It offers food like; cholo khoresht, cholo gousht, cholo barg, khorak Bahraini, and chicken breast.

  1. Bu Qtair Restaurant

Bu Qtair restaurant is known for its amazing since it's different from the other restaurants in Dubai. It is located in Umm Suqeim, near the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. The perfection of its simple seafood is known since it has a culinary legacy that has existed for decades. Bu Qtair offers masala fish, fried prawns, parathas, and a fish grill.

  1. Ravi Restaurant

Ravi Restaurant is the most popularly known dining spot in Dubai. It is located at Al Dhiyafa Rd, opposite emirates cooperative society.  Normally, the restaurant offers Pakistani curries, and the restaurant has an outdoor setting that looks cozy, with a setting area with plenty of space that can accommodate the whole family. Further, the restaurant is described as perfect, since it is recommended best during cooler seasons in Dubai. The restaurant menu consists of dishes from breakfast, lunch, to dinner. It has a variety of traditional Pakistani dishes; rice, chicken, bread, mutton, and curry.

Types of food you should eat while in Dubai

  1. Stuffed camel

Popularly known because it is mentioned in the Guinness book of record as one of the biggest menus in the universe. Stuffed camel is a regular delicacy known as a celebration food of the elite class in Dubai. The recipe is made of eggs, fish, chicken, and mutton stuffed with the camel making an outstanding recipe.

  1. Ta'amia

It is commonly known as Falafel. This food is a combination of chickpeas and mouthwatering spices. Ta'amia is popularly enjoyed by people in the Middle East.

  1. Al Harees

This food is preferred for its exotic taste that will stay for a long time. It has the best preparation with a memorable taste from baking.

  1. Ghuzi

It is one of the popular menus in Dubai restaurants, it is made with roasted lamb served with rice, veggies, and nuts.

Conclusively, book a flight with the Emirates Airlines and spend your vacation in Dubai.

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