Arab food culture is in a rage all over the world especially to the spicy lots in India. Meats of all sorts are grilled, boiled or either fried for which the takers are just numerous. There are its ethnic tastes of Shawarmas, Khuzi, Al Machboos, Sangak, Al Harees, Manousheh, Chelo Kebab and the likes to satisfy your appetite. And once you are in the global city of Dubai, the plethoras of cuisines you meet by are indeed diverse. Presently, the food in Dubai is influenced by the cuisines of Lebanon, Iran, Indian and many more such cultures. Moreover, all such types are made available to the people thronging to Dubai.
Below listed are the top 7 eateries and its food experiences that should never be missed while you are touring in Dubai.
Al Marhabani
Situated quite favourably in the Jumeirah Road of Dubai, the restaurant of Al Marhabani will inevitably turn heads. The distinct flavours of the popular Lamb recipes are very much in demand with too many takers. Tourists visiting the city at times grope in search for the eateries to have their plate of the delicious Mandi dishes. Apart from that, there are better options for Biriyani, Bukharee, Fish, Matghoot, Mazbee and the list is endless. Take for an instant, if any Indians got to pass through the restaurant, they would try to compare the aroma of its Mandis with those available in Hyderabad. Moreover, if foodies had got obsessed with the taste, they may fetch the prominent recipes in special tour packages.
Crab Market
The restaurant is different from others in the list, as the dishes served are more contemporary in taste. Lovers of seafood have got a diverse menu to choose from that ranges from lobsters to salmons. However, their most picked up recipes are always centred on crabs, so is its name. More surprisingly, squid ink without losing its natural flavour can be savoured from the restaurant. The seafood eatery is sited at the Downtown of Dubai in Emirates Financial Towers in its 15th storey. Chef Vladimir Mukhin is the prominent mastermind behind most of the recipes in Crab Market. The most fascinating element of the place is that when you are savouring the exquisite recipes of the restaurant, you will be blessed with a panoramic view of the certain areas of Dubai very beautifully.
Bu Qtair
Very deservingly spotted as one of the most visited eateries in Dubai, Bu Qtair is all in praise by its frequent customers. Although the beginning of the restaurant was meager, it did not take long to grow as a full-fledged restaurant. Bu Qtair had always been influenced by the adjoining ocean and its habitants. At times, you may feel that the tastes of the dishes are very much similar to those of the south Indian seafood tastes, especially in its marination flavours and the darker shades of deep-fried fishes. Shrimps are yet another popular choice for the customers coming to the restaurant. If anyone inquires about the secret behind such a remarkable taste for such simple recipes, it would be the mere freshness of the caught fished and shrimps.
Ravi Restaurant
Even though it sounds very Indian, the menus are predominantly influenced by typical Pakistani flavours. When savouring the vegetarian dishes served at the restaurant, for an instance you would feel that you are in some shops lined in the Manek Chowk of Ahmedabad. In many aspects, the dishes served at Ravi are different from other restaurants in Dubai. Not only the tourists, Arab locals too are frequent customers to the eatery. Moreover, various tour packages from India had included this particular restaurant for preparing food for their guests. So they can have ‘feel at home’ moments.
Al Labeeb
When you are up to the beach of Jumeriah, you may easily drop into Al Labeeb as they are closely located. Of very Iranian Origin, the grocery of Al Labeeb is most renowned for it’s the regag bread. The pancake kind of dish can be called as yet another of South Indian Dosa, or they can be the sheer Iranian Dosa. It may be rather astonishing to that these are made in a very little time with limited number of ingredients. Tempting fish sauces poured on most of the recipes brings about a distinct flavour to each of them. If you are still experimental of the dishes at Al Labeeb, you may try out some Nutella Dosas. Besides working as a grocery, it is also operating as a convenience store.
STK Dubai Downtown
This is that sole place in Dubai where the Americans can ‘feel at home.’ Even from the food prepared, how the foreign waiters deliver food to the kind of seatings arranged at STK Dubai apply to this common fact. Situated most perfectly in the downtown region, the eatery encompasses an exclusive liveliness that cannot be figured out in any other restaurants of Dubai. So you may not that a definite number of social gatherings are organised in the restaurant daily. When explaining about the food dished up at STK, they are majorly prepared to satisfy the westerners with all sorts of salads, dumplings, tacos, burgers and brioches. While you are having these delicacies, you will simultaneously be paying heed to the soothing Xasophone in the background.
Al Fanar
Coming back to the restaurants that serve the traditional tastes of Emirati dishes, the Al Fanar Cafe enjoys a special name and brand. The restaurant is very much particular about delivering the Arab dishes as such without losing the very essence of Emirati tastes. You will rarely any such collaboration of various flavours. Spread around different locations in the city of Dubai, you can find the brand name in almost all the prominent places. However, the most aptly located Cafe would be those on the banks of Dubai Creek. At heart, you will inevitably feel Emirati!
When touring the global city of Dubai on its skyscrapers, high rise buildings, massive shopping malls and other such marvels, you would also be excited to savour the diverse but ethnic delicacies of the place. So try visiting the above-mentioned eateries if are an experimental foodie. Moreover, for sightseeing the major tourist places of the city you may seek the aid of Dubai Tour Trawell and book their interesting tour packages ASAP!
