Where to brunch in Dubai: morning spots worth the queue.
Where to brunch in Dubai. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Bubbalicious is a Saturday hotel brunch at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi in Dubai Marina, Dubai, spread buffet-style across three restaurants.
OrderA lap of all three restaurants' buffet counters before settling on a favourite
TipIt runs for three hours from 13:00 and reservations are required in advance.
Bread Street Kitchen is Gordon Ramsay's Saturday brunch at Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, serving British classics in a warehouse style dining room.
OrderThe British classics from the brunch menu, with the kids' entertainment if you bring children
TipThe Saturday brunch runs 12:30 to 16:00 and is pitched at families, with events to keep children entertained.
Maiden Shanghai runs its Naughty Noodles brunch every Saturday afternoon at FIVE Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, unlimited Chinese food and cocktails to a DJ set.
OrderThe unlimited Chinese sharing menu
TipThe afterparty from 16:30 to 19:00 is a separate three drink deal, not part of the brunch package.
Karma Kafe runs a Saturday brunch at Souk Al Bahar in Downtown Dubai, its terrace facing the Dubai Fountain show and the Burj Khalifa skyline.
OrderThe four course Asian sharing menu on the terrace
TipAsk for a terrace table when booking; it faces the Dubai Fountain and the Burj Khalifa.
CE LA VI runs its Skyline Brunch every Saturday on the 54th floor of Address Sky View in Downtown Dubai, directly opposite the Burj Khalifa.
OrderThe burrata salad and the black truffle sushi rice risotto
TipBook the SkyBar side of the floor rather than the indoor restaurant tables for the clearest Burj Khalifa sightline.
Toro Toro runs its Sunset Brunch on Saturday afternoons at Grosvenor House in Dubai Marina, with Pan-Latin plates and churrasco cuts at the table.
OrderThe churrasco grill cuts of chicken, lamb and beef
TipThe brunch ends at 17:30; the afterparty that follows is a separate two hour drinks package.
Cafe De Paris runs an all-day breakfast and brunch room in a Business Bay tower in Dubai, with an outdoor terrace facing the Burj Khalifa view.
OrderThe brioche Benedict and the avocat saumon toast
TipIt is open 24 hours, so the terrace with its Burj Khalifa view can be had for brunch at any hour.
Tom and Serg fills its converted Al Quoz warehouse in Dubai with an Australian-style weekend brunch crowd every Saturday and Sunday morning.
OrderThe Aussie Benedict with a side of halloumi and roast tomato
TipWeekend mornings bring a wait of 20 to 45 minutes and there are no reservations, so arrive at opening.
Cassette serves a bistro-style weekend brunch from The Courtyard complex in Al Quoz, Dubai, alongside its regular French-leaning all-day menu.
OrderThe all-day breakfast plate with a side of buttered brioche toast
TipThe outdoor courtyard tables are shaded and cooler than the indoor room once the morning sun is up.
Seva Table has served an all plant based, gluten free brunch menu from a villa garden on Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai since it opened in 2014.
OrderThe plant-based breakfast bowl
TipOrder from the all-day breakfast bowls rather than the dinner menu, which runs heavier and richer by comparison.
Comptoir 102 runs an all-day breakfast and brunch room on Beach Road in Jumeirah, Dubai, sharing its whole space with a lifestyle concept store.
OrderThe fresh mint lemonade with an all-day breakfast plate
TipBrowse the homeware and clothing racks while you wait for a table; the store and cafe share one entrance.
Boston Lane draws a weekend brunch crowd at The Courtyard in Al Quoz, Dubai, sharing the complex with a group of homegrown retail concepts each day.
OrderThe iced long black with the weekend breakfast plate
TipWeekend mornings get a genuine queue, so aim for a weekday breakfast if you want a table straight away.
Splendour Fields fills a whole ground floor at The Park in JLT, Dubai, with an Australian-inspired weekend brunch menu and a gourmet grocer.
OrderThe specialty coffee bar pour-over with an all-day breakfast plate
TipThe terrace overlooks the park and its tables are shaded by parasols, the better seat in cooler months.
The Lime Tree Cafe and Kitchen serves breakfast, organic food and gluten free bakes from 07:30 at its Al Quoz branch, part of a Dubai brand founded in 2001.
OrderBreakfast from the organic menu with a gluten free bake
TipIt sits in The Courtyard on 4B Street in Al Quoz and keeps the same 07:30 to 18:00 hours every day.
XVA Cafe serves a weekend vegetarian brunch in the shaded stone courtyard of its small boutique art hotel in old Dubai's historic Al Fahidi district.
OrderA vegetarian Middle Eastern plate with a mint lemonade
TipTake a table in one of the three shaded courtyards rather than the small indoor room.
tashas Marina Mall draws a weekend brunch crowd to its glass cake counter and terrace tables inside the Dubai Marina Mall, Dubai Marina, Dubai.
OrderThe rooibos iced tea with a weekend brunch plate
TipBook ahead for a window table; the marina view is the reason regulars keep coming back here.
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