DownTown Café recently opened a new branch on Sheikh Zayed road, a stone’s throw from Financial Centre metro station, in the Abu Dhabi direction. The other branch in Karama has been functioning successfully for quite some time. This new outlet has pretty indoor and outdoor areas. The indoor area maybe a little small compared to the Karama branch but the two huge outdoor areas makeup … Continue reading Delectable Delicacies at DownTown Café
Going through my emails, a few days back made me shrimply excited. Why??!! You must have guessed it by now… it was an invite to visit Shrimpy at their Dubai Marina branch. There are two other branches – one at Dubai Parks and Resorts and the other at Dubai Mall. The one at Dubai Marina is quite small with a limited seating area inside as … Continue reading A Family Dinner at Shrimpy
There is no dearth of kulfi shops in Karama and the latest to join the bandwagon is Bombay Kulfi, a branch of the largest kulfi chain in India. Bombay Kulfi serves over 80 flavours of kulfis and BK natural ice-creams that are made from 100% fresh milk and all-natural ingredients. There are no artificial flavourings or colours used. All BK products are made in India … Continue reading Beat the Dubai Summer with Bombay Kulfi
Sadak Chaap can be best described as a casual dining eatery where the hero of every dish is soya. It’s a pure vegetarian restaurant. Try the chaap curries or grills and you won’t realise that you’re not eating chicken but soya. You’ll never notice that the difference. It is a great way to get kids to eat some healthy food than eat chicken all the … Continue reading Get Ready to be Amazed at Sadak Chaap
Lee’s Wok is a casual dining restaurant located in Discovery Gardens, at a stone’s throw from Ibn Battuta Mall. Serving Pan Asian cuisine, it shares it dining space with Gabbar’s Grills, which specialises in cuisine from the northern part of India. What I find intriguing is that they have tried to keep the authenticity of the food that they offer by having two different kitchens … Continue reading From Lee’s Wok to Your Plate
Pide Keyfi is a casual dining Turkish restaurant located in Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC). They serve typical Turkish food and all their staff are originally from Turkey. They are very friendly and helpful too. The restaurant has both outdoor and indoor seating areas. My visit to this outlet resulted in ordering a variety of scrumptious meaty dishes and we weren’t disappointed. The dish that truly … Continue reading Teşekkür Ederim Pide Keyfi (Thank You Pide Keyfi)
There’s a new kid on the block…a new café specialising in different types of shakes has opened its doors and it’s located near the very famous Sheikh colony in Al Qusais. Aptly named The Shake Colony, it’s a small bespoke cute place whipping up delicious shakes, mocktails and faloodas. They look simple and have very low prices, the most expensive item on their menu is … Continue reading The Shake Colony near The Sheikh Colony
La Vigna, the only Italian restaurant at Century Village, takes you to a different place and time altogether. Without getting onto a plane, you’re transported to the Italian countryside with rustic brick walls, wooden windows and red and white table tops. The fiery built-in pizza oven adds to the ambience too. The restaurant is two-floored, in-addition to a huge outdoor area, a bar and shisha. … Continue reading A Walk Through the Italian Countryside at La Vigna
U.A.E. is a melting pot of various cultures and cuisines. If you live in Dubai and want to try a cuisine from anywhere in the world, you don’t have to get on a plane. Just get in a car, drive around and your bound to find food from all over the world at your fingertips. It is was on one such ride when we discovered … Continue reading Dine the Sri Lankan Way at Ayubowan
Growing up, I used to be fascinated with stories that started with ‘Once upon a time’. Utter those four words and I’d be transported into an imaginary world filled with many wonderful stories. But never did I imagine that as an adult, all the stories that I tell would begin with ‘Once upon a bite’!!! I’m not joking… It so happens that almost every conversation … Continue reading Once Upon A Bite
