Al Mallah

With three locations around the city, Al Mallah is a popular choice for shawarma lovers. The staff is friendly and the service is great. They also serve a mean falafel sandwich. Location: Satwa, Mamzar, Al Qusais. Cost: Dh8 per chicken shawarma. Timings: Daily from 7am to 2am, on weekends from 9am onwards.

Al Ijaza Cafeteria This casual cafeteria is a great place to stop by for a late-night shawarma. Al Ijaza is crowded all the time. If you don’t fancy sitting inside, you can just honk your car horn and someone will come to you take your order. Location: Jumeirah 1. Cost: Dh6 per chicken shawarma. Timings: Daily from 9am to 3am, on Friday from 11am to 3am.

Al Safadi Al Safadi is more of a sit down restaurant and one of the most popular Lebanese spots in town. Their shawarma is delicious and authentic. Locations: Al Safa, Trade Centre, Al Rigga. Cost: Dh10 per chicken shawarma. Timings: Daily from 8am to 2.30am.

Belad Al Sham From the outside, Belad Al Sham seems like a small and insignificant shop, but once you step inside and smell the chicken roasting, you’ll be glad you did. The quality of the ingredients is great and they have different varieties of chicken shawarma, including a Mexican shawarma plate. It’s definitely more expensive than your usual shawarma, but said to be worth the price. Locations: Al Barsha, Al Qusais. Cost: Dh28 per chicken shawarma. Timings: Daily from 8am to midnight.

Mr Shawarma One small cafeteria serving tasty and flavourful shawarma. Mr Shawarma has many bread options. They have French bread, Location: Hor Al Anz. Cost: Dh28 per chicken shawarma. Timings: Open 24 hours.

Ikea This is an unexpected, yet justified addition to the list. The shawarma at the cafeteria at Ikea is one of the best in Dubai. Location: Ikea Dubai Festival City. Cost: Dh6 per chicken shawarma.