Arab Island Restaurant
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What you’re ordering: Burma lamb Price: Dhs30
A steaming jug of succulent lamb and vegetables is served up at your table, while the remaining broth is poured out as a tasty soup. Accompanied by a mountain of flavoursome rice, this is a feast for two.
Hor Al Anz, Deira, Dubai, daily noon until midnight. Tel: (04) 2621212. Metro: Abu Baker Al Siddique
09. Man’oushe Street What you’re ordering: manakeesh Price: Dhs17
The traditional dough-based manoushe snack is given a makeover here. At just Dhs17, you’ll get piping hot flatbread, topped with spiced mince meat, tomatoes and pomegranate molasses, with a melted blend of three cheeses.
10. Sultan Dubai Falafel Restaurant What you’re ordering: stuffed falafel and hummus
Dhs22
Price: Sometimes it’s hard to find good falafel in Dubai, but this is a diamond in the rough. The premise is fairly simple: take a falafel, stuff it with onion and chilli, and serve it alongside some of the creamiest hummus we’ve ever tasted. Warm and generous service notches this up to five-star territory.
Sultan Dubai Falafel Restaurant, 22 Al Muraqqabat Street, Dubai, daily 7am to 12.30am. Tel: (04) 2283339. Metro: Al Rigga
11. Sandella’s Flatbread Café What you’re ordering: shawarma quesadilla Price: Dhs32
Marinated grilled chicken, cheddar and mozzarella cheese, diced tomatoes and pickled cucumber, all drizzled
What you’re ordering: sojok sandwich Price: Dhs18
Love sausage sandwiches? Then visit this Beiruti spot. The sujok sandwich includes Lebanese spicy sausages, hummus, tomato and pickles. Filful is only one of a few restaurants with a terrace there, so head upstairs.
Boxpark, Al Wasl Road, Al Safa, Dubai, daily 24 hours. Tel: (04) 3421221. Taxi: Boxpark. filfulbeirut.com