The Dubai Diaries: Hoi An Set Menu @ Shangri-La

Located at: Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 04 May, 2018 This restaurant has been one of our favourites in Dubai for years. We started off enjoying the place as occasional diners, mostly reveling in the delicious food they offer on their à la carte menu. And then we discovered their Friday…

The Dubai Diaries: Shakespeare and Co. @ The Dubai Mall

Located at: Financial Center Road, Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 01 May, 2018 I have passed this place by several times in the past, and always thought of it as an ‘English Afternoon Tea’ sort of spot. Such is the cute, old-English style décor. However, a stop at the place on this particular…

The Dubai Diaries: Bestoon Samad @ Al Ghurair Center

Located at: Al Rigga Street, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 14 Apr, 2018 We thought of checking out this (relatively) new Iraqi restaurant while we were in town. The fifth branch of the Samad Group Restaurants and the first outside of Iraq, the interior of this place has been designed to reflect the authenticity…

The Dubai Diaries: Al Shami Restaurant

Located at: Al Muraqqabat Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 28 Oct, 2017 This is the place I think of when I’m not in Dubai and crave shawarma. One chicken shawarma and two falafels with some tahini sauce make for quite a happy meal for me. Al Shami is no fancy restaurant, but neat and spacious…

The Dubai Diaries: Shabestan @ Radisson Blu

Located at: Baniyas Road, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 26 Oct, 2017 Although I’ve been to Radisson Blu on a countless number of occasions, this was my first visit to Shabestan. Persian/Iranian cuisine isn’t something we have frequently either. So I wasn’t very sure what to expect that evening. But I can safely say that…

The Dubai Diaries: Wafi Gourmet @ The Dubai Mall

Located at: Financial Centre Road, Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 24 Oct, 2017 My first encounter with Wafi Gourmet happened several years back while they had a branch at Dubai Festival City (DFC). And I immediately fell for their pita bread and hommos (quite often spelled hummus). Authentic Lebanese food is what they promised…

The Dubai Diaries: Tomo @ Raffles Dubai

Located at: Wafi City, Umm Hurair, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 23 Oct, 2017 Tomo is what one would refer to as an authentic Japanese restaurant, with its Japanese kitchen brigade, and yet another place that is worthy of mention for its consistency. Up-end but with a relaxed atmosphere, the restaurant is perched on the…

The Dubai Diaries: Thai Kitchen @ Park Hyatt

Located at: Dubai Creek Club Street, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 19 Oct, 2017 Ahlan from sunny Dubai! Back in the land of my second home, and stuffing our faces with all sorts of food, day and night. The multicultural and cosmopolitan nature of this city has given rise to the availability of cuisines…