Cuisines

Emirati

The home cooking of the Emirates, finally in restaurants: machboos, harees, luqaimat and the coffee that goes with them.

The places5 chosen by editors

Editor's pickHeritage-themed restaurant and café · Emirati

Al Fanar at Dubai Festival City Mall serves Emirati food in a setting designed to evoke older Dubai.

Editor's pickHeritage courtyard restaurant and cultural venue · Emirati

Al Khayma Heritage Restaurant is an Emirati dining and cultural venue in the Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood.

Editor's pickHeritage courtyard café and restaurant · Emirati

Arabian Tea House in Al Fahidi is a heritage courtyard café serving Emirati breakfasts, rice dishes, grills, breads, sweets and tea.

Editor's pickRestaurant and cultural dining space · Emirati

Gerbou is a contemporary Emirati and Arabian restaurant in a restored 1987 building in Nad Al Sheba.

Editor's pickContemporary Emirati resto-café · Emirati

SMAT is a contemporary Emirati resto-café in Building 10 of Dubai Design District.