National Geographic Traveller India – July 2019

BEST LIST: THE FABULOUS FLAVOURS OF DUBAI

SPICE-LADEN SOUKS, GOLD-DUSTED CAPPUCCINOS, JUICY CAMEL BURGERS—THERE IS MUCH MORE TO
THE EMIRATE’S FOOD SCENE THAN CELEBRITY RESTAURANTS BY SONA BAHADUR

D

espite being one of

the world’s top travel

destinations, Dubai's

culinary attractions are often

overlooked by gastro tourists.

Here’s a comprehensive list

that celebrates the diverse food

adventures that are up for the

taking in the metropolis.

DISCOVER EMIRATI CUISINE

Rooted in the ancient food

traditions of the Bedouins—the

nomadic desert dwellers of the

Arabian Peninsula—local Emirati

food is Dubai’s best-kept secret.

Try classics like machboos, a

rustic stew made of meat, rice and

vegetables, and harees, a ghee-

laden porridge of cracked wheat

and meat, at Al Fanar, an Emirati

restaurant. Ayamna at Atlantis,

The Palm offers Lebanese and

THE ITINERARY U.A.E.

BLAINE HARRINGTON III/ALAMY/INDIAPICTURE

Whether it is a meaty

preparation of spiced lamb

rice or a generous serving of

cardamom-flavoured qahwa

(in photo), Emirati cuisine is

full of fragrant surprises.