Going out to the same place and eating the same food over and over again can get so boring. Ugh. Well, I’m a major foodie so I love trying out new restaurants that offer some great food. So, if you want to impress your friends and family with some great food and insta-worthy experiences, these restaurants are the places to go. Click on the names for the links:
1. Bhukkad Café
This café is all about keeping things fun and exciting. It has two branches, one in Karama and the other in JLT. It serves DE-LI-CI-OUS Indian street food that’s packed with amazing flavours. The dishes are unique and have cool twists to them. So whether you want a snack or a hearty meal, Bhukkad Café will never let you down. The café has a really fun – artsy vibe to it and they even have live entertainment on weekends too. FYI, my fave dishes are their Maggi Jhumo Nachos and the Sticky Toffee Pudding. YUM!
2. Mighty Quinns
All you meat lovers are going to love this place. Mighty Quinn’s offers the best beef brisket I have ever had. Hands down. Located in JBR, the place is nice and even has a meat smoker outside! The restaurant offers amazing meats from lamb to chicken and obviously beef. The staff know the menu from top to bottom and the side dishes and to. Die. For. Check this place out…you can thank me later.
3. Little Lamb Hotpot
If you don’t know where to go for lunch with your friends, hotpot is possibly the most fun and filling meal you could have. It’s basically where you select the meats, veggies and noodles you would like to add to a broth and you cook it yourself. It’s fun and really delicious. I say this from experience, it’s a really filling meal and you just want to keep coming back for more. There are so many hotpot restaurants around the city, but my fave is the one in JBR called Xiao Wei Yang.
Here is what my friends and I order:
– The Spicy and Normal Broth
– Noodles
– Bok Choy
– Sponge Tofu
– Lamb Slices
– Chicken Slices
– Shrimp Dumplings
– Beef Dumplings
– Shitake Mushrooms
If you can’t take the spice, don’t worry girl I got you. Ask for the Lemon Ice Tea, it kills the sting right away. It’s a unique experience to have with your friends and fam so check it out, I promise you, the food is mouth-watering.
4. Dampa Seafood Grill
Dampa was introduced to me by a friend of a friend of a friend… straight to you (you’re welcome). This restaurant is located near Deira City Center and gets PACKED on the weekends so build a strategy to get yourself a table with your crew EARLY because Dampa does not take reservations. Now they have some great dishes that you can order individually. But the real fun is getting your hands dirty and eating crab, mussels, corn, shrimp and rice. You get to pick the marinade and they serve you the mixture on a bed of rice for all of you to dig in. The restaurant even offers some delicious drinks that they serve in fish bowls (how cute) and the food is really fresh. My friends and I order the Cajun Spice Seafeast. And my fave fish bowl drink is the Lindsay Lohan. It’s so delish. My stomach is growling right now.
5. Highway 311
This restaurant offers Mexican, Peruvian and Latin American food and they do it so well. Located in JLT, it has a chilled-out vibe to it. The staff is super friendly and their food is fresh and indulgent *slurp.* My fave dishes are their Chicken Empanadas and Guacamole (you can never go wrong with a guacamole.) I’ve been going to these restaurants for years and they have never let me down. Try them out, you won’t regret it.