Enter the Century Village in Al Garhoud, and you’re transported into culinary heaven serving cuisines from around the world. Most places also serve drinks and it gets crowded in the evenings and during weekends. It’s a great place to be during the cooler months of the year. The walk to Sushi Sushi was a relaxing one with fountains and greenery all around. Enter this place … Continue reading Gochiso sama deshita Sushi Sushi
Dubai Marina is well-known for many amazing restaurants with great views. One such restaurant is a pretty little Italian eatery called 800 Pizza, located along the Marina Walk, just beside the playground under the bridge. This casual dining outlet has around six branches all over Dubai. They have indoor and outdoor seating areas. Outdoors, one can enjoy the cool weather (fast approaching) while indoors, one … Continue reading Be Italian at 800 Pizza
Baydar is a Lebanese restaurant in Al Barsha Mall that serves homemade fare inspired by time-honoured recipes. It shares its dining area with Sandella’s Flatbread Café, an outlet that serves pizzas, wraps and quesadillas on their trademark flatbreads. Read my review on Sandella’s Flatbread Café here. The indoor dining area is pretty with huge floor to ceiling windows overlooking the Al Barsha Pond Park and … Continue reading Mezze Time at Baydar
Barbecue Delights is renowned for serving scrumptious dishes from the southern part of Asia mainly northern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. They have around 7 outlets here in the U.A.E. and have some prestigious awards previously such the What’s On Award and the BBC Good Food Awards ME. I visited their branch located in Ibn Battuta Mall. They have a vast seating area and a beautifully … Continue reading Tuck into South Asian Cuisine at Barbecue Delights
Situated in a corner in the ever-bustling streets of Al Barsha, is a cute cozy cocktail lounge named The Hungry Monkey (THM). It is just one of the many pubs in Donatello Hotels and Resorts. Clearly hidden from public view, THM can aptly be called a hidden-gem in Al Barsha. I’m so glad that I had the opportunity to visit this charming little pub, all … Continue reading Go Gaga over BOGO at The Hungry Monkey
Have you watched ‘Sholay’…?? What…??!!! You haven’t….how can you not have watched such a classic movie which was ranked first in the British Film Institute‘s 2002 poll of “Top 10 Indian Films” of all time!!! Just kidding…. We both are in the same boat. I’ve watched many a scenes and songs from this classic and am familiar with many of its famous dialogues, but I … Continue reading Gabbar’s Grill
It’s been only recently that I started to hear about Nurai and everyone I talked to had only good things to say about this chic, stylish restaurant and café situated on the Dubai Water Canal in Business Bay. So, when an opportunity to visit here presented itself, I jumped right in. I wanted to experience it for myself and know what the fuss was all … Continue reading Nurai
Wok and Wrap, a casual dining restaurant, is relatively new to Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT), having opened in its current location sometime in March this year. It is an Asian themed outlet serving Chinese, Japanese and Thai cuisines. They recently added some new items to their menu and courtesy Style Code Media, I was given the opportunity to taste some amazing dishes from their existing … Continue reading Wok and Wrap Noodle & Sushi Bar
A place where you can dine like royalty on authentic Indian vegetarian thalis (platter) inspired by Rajasthani and Gujarati cuisines. Don’t underestimate this restaurant just because it is all vegetarian. Even if you are a die-hard fan of non-vegetarian food, try Rasoi Ghar once and you’ll never look down on vegetarianism again. I promise you!!! From the moment I stepped into the restaurant, I was … Continue reading Rasoi Ghar
The traditional Levantine dessert ‘knafeh’ gets a modern twist @heikculture @lamer La Mer at sunset ….. Baked on order, the traditional knafeh can be had along with no-sugar added syrups and various toppings like pistachios, pecans etc. There are four flavours of syrups to choose from – orange blossom, honey cinnamon, lavender and cardomom. My favourite was the orange 🍊 blossom. They also have savoury … Continue reading HEIK – Knafeh Culture, La Mer
