Food in Dubai, prices for food in cafes and restaurants, where to eat inexpensively and what to try on a vacation in the UAE. The article turned out to be gastronomic, with small notes of cost and investment in your stomach.
The city of Dubai is quite an expensive holiday resort. Eating in cafes and restaurants in Dubai is not cheap. But you can always find budget places offering inexpensive, tasty and hearty food in the UAE, there are a lot of such establishments.
In this article, you will find several options for cafes and restaurants that offer excellent food in the UAE at reasonable prices, the places were selected based on their personal experience of visiting the country, tourist reviews and ratings from independent sites.
How to navigate in local currency
The local currency in the UAE is the dirham (AED). To date 1 dirham is equal to 17.11 rubles.
To make it easier for you to navigate the prices, let us clarify that 100 AED is 1,713 rubles, and 1,000 rubles - 58 dirhams.
Currency can be exchanged at banks and shopping centers. The dollar exchange rate in the country is fixed. Today, $ 1 is AED 3.68.
Food in Dubai, prices 2021
Food prices in Dubai range from high to budget. Expensive establishments are usually located in luxury five-star hotels in areas Downtown, Jumairah, Dubai Marina... In such establishments, tables must be booked in advance.
The resort always has cafes and restaurants offering budget meals. These are, as a rule, fast food establishments and national Asian cuisine. The easiest way to find these places is to see where the locals eat.
How much does it cost to eat in restaurants?
In order for you to have an overall picture of food prices in Dubai, consider the menus of several restaurants:
- Trattoria toscana located at Madinat Jumeirah. Open from 12:00 to 00:00.
Here you can order Italian food and pizza.
Menu prices:
- snacks - 75-120 dirham (1275-2040 rubles);
- soups 40-50 dirhams (680-850 rubles);
- salad 65-80 dirham (1100-1360 rubles);
- pasta - 80-180 dirham (1360-3060 rubles);
- side dishes - 20 dirhams (340 rubles);
- second courses - 120-140 dirham (2040-2380 rubles);
- pizza 75-105 (1275-1785 rubles);
- desserts 40-50 (680-850 rubles);
- coffee and tea -20 dirham (340 rubles).
- bottled beer -37-40 (629-680 rubles).
There is also a children's menu.
The average bill for two is 300 dirham (5100 rubles).
- Positano located in Business Bay. Open from 18:00 to 00:00.
It serves snacks, pasta, pizza, soups, risotto, meat and fish main courses, desserts.
Sample menu:
- seafood soup - 65 dirham (1105 rubles);
- spaghetti Carbonara - 85 dirham (1445 rubles);
- risotto with seafood - 105 dirhams (1,785 rubles);
- mashed potatoes -25 dirham (425 rubles);
- pizza Margarita -65 dirham (1105 rubles);
- tiramisu - 50 dirham (850 rubles);
- herbal tea - 30 dirham (510 rubles);
- cappuccino - 30 dirham (510 rubles).
The average cost of a dinner for two will cost 400 dirhams (6800 rubles).
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Restaurants serving buffet on Fridays
The system "buffet" or "buffet service" implies payment in the institution only for the entrance. You can choose unlimited meals. This system is convenient if you are planning a gala dinner, gathering with a large company or a large family.
Friday is a legal day off in the UAE. This day is considered a family day. Locals go out with their households for Friday lunch or dinner at a restaurant. Most establishments offer guests Friday Brunch - family lunch buffet.
If you haven't decided what to try in Dubai yet, then feel free to go for a family brunch. Here you will find a huge selection of food - from national dishes of the East to European cuisine.
Below we will consider the best restaurants in the resort, working in this concept, what food they offer, how much is the entrance fee:
- Thiptara is located in Downtown Dubai.
Guests are offered a varied menu and wine list, panoramic views of the dancing fountains and on the terrace, free Wi-Fi.
The cost of the buffet is 270 AED (4590 rubles) per person.
The institution specializes in Asian, Thai cuisines. Guests are presented with a large selection of seafood.
- Pierchic located in Madinat Jumeirah.
The restaurant specializes in seafood, Mediterranean cuisine. Guests are offered seats on the terrace and overlooking the sea.
The cost of entering the buffet is 450 AED (7650 rubles) without alcohol per person.
The entrance fee to the buffet with alcoholic beverages is 595 AED (10,115 rubles).
- Latitude is located in Umm Suqeim.
The institution specializes in international cuisine.
The entrance fee to the buffet is 340 AED (5780 rubles) per person (without alcohol) and 450 AED (7650 rubles) with alcoholic beverages.
Dishes of Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, European cuisine are served. There is also a children's menu.
- Nine7One at Business Bay.
The institution specializes in European and Italian cuisine. The menu includes appetizers, soups, sushi, pasta, pizza, risotto, main courses of meat, chicken, fish, seafood, desserts, drinks.
Entrance fee is 299 AED (5083 rubles) without alcoholic drinks, 425 AED (7225 rubles) with alcoholic beverages.
- Original wings & rings in DIFC.
Specializes in American cuisine. Guests are offered a large selection of burgers, salads, sandwiches, carbonated drinks.
The price for a buffet without alcoholic beverages is 149 AED (2533 rubles), with alcohol - 249 AED (4233 rubles).
The best restaurants offering buffet service
The resort has excellent catering establishments at all times. This means that you pay only for the entrance and choose an unlimited number of dishes.
Below we will consider several establishments of this type, where you can eat inexpensively:
- Al dawaar located in Naif.
Serves lunch and dinner. Here you can eat food of oriental, European and international cuisine.
Entrance fee -199 AED (3383 rubles).
The restaurant offers panoramic views of the bay.
- Rainbow steak house in Abu Shagara, Sharjah.
Here you can taste Arabian, Chinese, Italian cuisine, seafood dishes.
Entrance price -89 AED (1513 rubles) per person.
- Forks Restaurant at Abu Shagara.
Specializes in oriental food.
Entrance to the buffet - 49 AED (833 rubles).
- The grand buffet in the Industrial Area.
Served food of Arabian, oriental, European, international cuisine. There is also Italian cuisine and seafood.
Entrance fee - 75 AED (1275 rubles). Serves lunch and dinner.
- AB's Absolute Barbecues in Dubai Media City.
Specializes in Indian and Continental cuisine. Entrance - 59-85 AED (1003-1445 rubles).
Where to eat inexpensively in Dubai
The resort has a lot of restaurants and cafes where you can eat inexpensively.
When organizing food in Dubai, prices are the lowest in shopping malls in Food Court, in restaurants specializing in Asian cuisine, Indian, Arabic, fast food.
Below we will take a look at the most popular places that offer excellent cuisine and service (according to tourists' reviews and where the author of the blog was personally). Prices are indicated in dirhams, in brackets - in rubles:
- Dapoer Kita Restaurant in Al Karama.
Suitable for lovers of exotic food, as it specializes in Indonesian cuisine. There is a fine selection of seafood dishes here. Here's a sample menu:
- snacks - 23-25 (391-425);
- soups - 24-26 (408-442);
- second courses - 25-30 (425-510);
- seafood - 30 (510);
- grilled fish - 45 (765);
- a plate of rice with meat of your choice, eggs - 25-28 (425-476);
- noodles with meat of your choice and eggs - 24-28 (408-476).
The average bill for two is 90 (1530).
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- Midnight cafe in Al karama.
The cafe specializes in fast food, pizza. Here's a sample menu:
- sandwiches - 15-20 (255-340);
- hot dogs - 8-16 (136-272);
- salads - 12-26 (204-442);
- pizza - 25-48 (425-816);
The average cost of a lunch or dinner for two is 80 (1360). Cafe in Dubai is very popular.
- Al Damyati & Iskandaron in Al Karama.
Arabic food is served, including cutlets and grilled Lebanese style.
Consider the prices in this institution:
- chicken kebab - 25 (425);
- grilled from various types of meat - 25 (425);
- 1 kilogram of grilled meat -100 (1700);
- sandwiches - 4-5 (68-85);
- drinks - 2-3 (34-51);
- French fries - 10 (170);
- vegetables - 10 (170);
- salads - 15 (255).
The cost of lunch for two is 75 (1200).
- Grill'o at Barsha 1.
Specializes in pizza, fast food, burgers:
- burgers - grill - 15-20 (255-340);
- burgers with fried meat - 15-21 (255-357);
- rice with whole chicken - 55 (935);
- serving for three, which includes 3 whole chickens, 10 chicken wings, 3 plates of rice, 2 salads, 2 bottles of drink - 165 (2805);
- portion for 10 people - 169 (2873);
- portion for 15 people - 199 (3383);
- portion for 20 people - 229 (3893);
- pizza - 35-45 (595-765).
Almost all restaurants and cafes offer free food delivery. This is useful if you don't want to leave your room.
