Dubai

Al Dawaar Revolving Restaurant

Serving an assortment of cuisines, the highlight of this beautiful restaurant is that it revolves, giving a nice tour of the city.

Lunch: 12:30-3:30PM, dinner: 7PM-midnight·Lunch: 185 dirhams per person, dinner: 235 dirhams per person

Al Fresco

Specialized in Italian food with cosy outdoor seating. Business lunch, Family friendly place. Smoking and alcohol is permitted. Try the garlic bruschetta with traditional tomato, the leafy green salad, oozy burrata cheese, tomato, sprinkled with drizzles of balsamic vinegar.

Closed · opens noon tomorrow

Al Mahara

Part of the Burj Al Arab hotel, and as you would expect is also very high quality, especially seafood.

Closed · opens 12:30 pm tomorrow·700 dirham

Al Mallah

Amazing food. It is popular for casual dining, juices, sandwiches and fast food. A good place to visit along with family and friends.

Al Nafoorah

Arabic, Lebanese and Middle Eastern cuisines. Outdoor seating with perfect sense of fine dining accompanied with comfortable, Arabian-style terrace. Smoking and alcohol is permitted.

Closed · opens noon tomorrow

At.mosphere

Exclusive fine dining restaurant on Level 122 of Burj Khalifa.

Open now · closes 2 am tomorrow

Basta Art Cafe

Set in a lovely garden courtyard in a restored house. Great place to take a breather with a cold drink and write some postcards. The sandwiches-and-salads menu is aimed squarely at tourists, but if you are sick of kebabs, they will cater to your salmon-avocado wrap and mango smoothie cravings. The "Basta Special" drink of mint and lemon is also excellent.

Chill Out

Have a delicious contemporary European food in ice lounge at a chilling temperature of -6 c. It is first of its kind in the Middle East. From tables to even crockery in which food is served, all made of ice.

Sat–Wed 10:00–23:00, Thu Fri 10:00–00:00·entrance fee: 80 dirhams/person

Chimes

Thai, Singaporean, Malaysian and Indonesian themed food, and the popular house speciality must be the pepper or chili crab. You can eat at the restaurant or order home delivery to most areas of new Dubai.

Floating Restaurants

Tens of dhows propose a diner during a 2-hour cruise on the creek.

around 8PM daily for most of them

Gazebo

Very nice and warm welcome given by the waiters. Food as good too. Not so expensive when compared to the quality of food.

noon-midnight

JW's Steakhouse

This is the Marriott's signature restaurant. Very popular with Dubai residents.

Open now · closes midnight tomorrow·350 dirhams per head

Jedoudna Restaurant

A family-run Lebanese restaurant. With outdoor seating and separate shisha area.

Open now · closes 1 am tomorrow·About 100 dirham

La Fontana

Mediterranean cuisine, generous breakfast buffet, international dishes and a variety of themed dinner buffets, either indoors or on the large outdoor terrace.

06:30-11:00,12.30-23:00

Legends Steakhouse

Part of the Creek Golf Clubhouse. The waterfront restaurant right on Dubai Creek is very popular with residents.

Around 200 dirhams per head

London Fish & Chips

Fish, chips, sharky meals, traditional battered, baked potatoes, sandwiches, salads and soups

Margaux

European, steak and continental cuisine. Pleasing and stunning ambiance with variations and one could enjoy the views of Burj Khalifa and the fountain shows.

Ravi Restaurant

A Pakistani restaurant that provides cheap Pakistani & Indian food. Good for anyone with a spicy tooth.

Student Biryani

A Pakistani restaurant serving the country's most popular biryani.

800 Pizza

Traditional & authentic Italian pizza baked in wood fired Italian stone oven, thin & crispy crust.

Open now · closes 11:59 pm

Al Fanar Restaurant & Cafe

Authentic Emirati cuisine, in the ambience of Dubai recreated from the 1960s.

30-200 dirhams

Asha's

Indian cuisine. Run by Asha Bosle. Good food but a little expensive

Gharana

Gharana an Indian Restaurant in Holiday Inn Dubai – Al Barsha hotel brings you flavors of various spices and herbs with live entertainment.

7PM-11:30PM

Jebel Ali Club

A good restaurant with relaxing pub, pools, darts, swimming pool and steam rooms. The drink and food is budget friendly.

Local House

Emirati cuisine featuring camel meats and camel milkshakes in a traditional Dubai house.

Manhattan Grill

Fine dining restaurant with New York-inspired cuisine, specialising in steak. A suitable venue for romantic dinners and family gatherings.

30-300 AED

More Cafe

Serves breakfast, lunch and light continental and oriental meals. Good service and big portions.

Options, by Sanjeev Kapoor

Run by famed Indian TV chef Sanjeev Kapoor. Drinks served. Reservations recommended especially on Friday nights.

Pars Iranian Kitchen

This is an open air Iranian restaurant where one can sit in traditional machans (large bed-like seating) and enjoy a fine Iranian meal. The speciality is the mixed grill which is served with live coal. After the meal, you may smoke a traditional sheesha pipe. No alcohol served.

Around 150 dhs per person

Sidra

Specialized in Arabic, Lebanese and Middle Eastern Foods. This spacious alfresco area is bigger than other restaurants, full of shrubs and bushes with two distinct large indoor spaces - smokers and non-smokers. It is open for post party up to 4am.