Al Dhafra Restaurant is an emirati restaurant in Al Zahiyah, Abu Dhabi.
Editorially verified October 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Heritage Park, Corniche Road, Abu Dhabi
Taste of Kerala cooks home-style Kerala breakfasts, fish molee, beef ularthiyathu and six kinds of biryani on Old Passport Road, Al Danah, Abu Dhabi.
OrderFish molee or beef ularthiyathu with ghee rice, then a biryani from the six-kind list.
TipBreakfast plates of idly, dosa, appam and puttu with kadala curry sit beside the lunch spread, and the room opens at 06:00 most days.
Payyannur Restaurant serves nool parotta, thattu dosa with veg stew and Kerala-style biryani on Hamdan Bin Mohammed Street in Abu Dhabi, from 06:00.
OrderNool parotta and thattu dosa with veg stew, then the fish mango curry or the Kerala-style biryani.
TipOrder several plates for the table: Gulf News reports one group of six covered shrimp starters, fish mango curry, idiyappam and parotta.
Thalassery Thattukada serves Malabar parottas, beef curry, potthu kaal and mutton biryani from a small room near Big Mart in Al Khalidiya, Abu Dhabi.
OrderPotthu kaal, the bone cracked at the table for the marrow, with Malabar parottas, then the mutton biryani.
TipStart with a kadak tea, as Gulf News does, then order parottas, beef curry and potthu kaal; the tables gradually fill up by evening.
Dampa Seafood Grill serves Filipino boodle-fight seafood in Al Mariah Mall on Fatma Bint Mubarak Street, Abu Dhabi, with platters of shrimp, crab and mussels.
OrderA mixed seafood platter of shrimp, crab and mussels, or the Cajun shrimp, eaten with disposable gloves.
TipWhat's On notes platters arrive on paper with disposable gloves, so the meal suits a group sharing one large seafood platter.
Asyak Grill cooks Persian charcoal grills at Zayed Port in Al Mina, Abu Dhabi, with koobideh, hamour barg and mixed grill platters made for sharing.
OrderKoobideh or the marinated hamour barg, the two dishes the restaurant names on its own site.
TipWhat's On describes super-sized grills designed to share, so one mixed grill platter suits a table of friends.
Aroy Dee Thai Restaurant serves Thai street food such as pad Thai and curries on Electra Street in Abu Dhabi, with a bigger second room at Mushrif Mall.
OrderPad Thai, which Best Bites calls the national favourite, or the red curry with roasted duck.
TipBest Bites puts a meal for two under AED 120 and says the Mushrif Mall room is bigger, with floor seating as well as tables.
