What & Where to Eat

The cities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah are home to world-class restaurants and cafes, offering visitors a truly memorable dining experience. The UAE is home to people of various nationalities that has ensured a sophisticated and innovative food culture in the country. Visitors to the UAE will find almost all types of food available, from Italian and French to Indian, Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean, Pakistani and Persian.

What to Eat

Visitors to a new country are always eager to move away from the usual fare they relish and concentrate more on the local delicacies offered. In this respect, the local UAE cuisine will certainly impress you. Try some of exotic and delicious food preparation local gourmet delights like Khanfarosh, Lokaimat, Sagu, Jazariya and Balalit. Seafood lovers will simply be delighted to note that the restaurants in UAE offer a very impressive menu consisting of lobster, crab, shrimp, tuna, kingfish, red snapper, grilled, stuffed, or fried with spices. Shwarma is the other most popualr and cheap food in the UAE. Other local dishes include Hummus (chickpea and sesame paste); Ghuzi (a stuffed whole roast lamb on a bed of spiced rice); Makbus (casserole of meat, usually lamb, or fish with rice); Hareis (slow-cooked wheat and lamb), Biryani (meat or fish cooked with Indian-style spiced rice) and Shurba Addis (lentil soup). If you want something different, then there is no dearth of resturants serving international cuisine.

Where to Eat

Visitors to the UAE will find a good choice of dining outlets ranging from expensive restaurants to local cafés. In addition, international fast-food chains like McDonalds's, Pizza Hut, Pizza Inn, Hardee's, Wimpy, Dunkin' Donut are located in very corner of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Asiarooms has selected some of most popular restaurants in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Places where to eat in Dubai:

- Al Mahara, Burj Al Arab Hotel
- Shang Palace, Shangri-La Dubai
- JW's Steakhouse, JW Marriott, Deira Dubai
- Kiku, Le Meridien Dubai - Japanese cuisine
- Cafe Chic, Le Meridien, Dubai
- Blue Elephant, Al-Bustan Rotana Hotel
- The Karachi Darbar

Asiarooms provide online information on UAE travel. For more information on UAE hotels and restaurants check the relevant links on Asiarooms.