Special Kabab Iranian Restaurant grills kafta and chicken kebabs opposite Capitol Hotel on Al Mina Road, a Persian counter in Al Hudaiba, Dubai.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Al Mina Road, Al Hudaiba, Dubai
Hyderabadi Biryani House layers dum biryani near Karama Park, a small Karama Shopping Complex counter known across Al Karama, Dubai for its dum pot.
TryChicken dum biryani
TipThe chicken dum biryani is the order; it is in Block L of the Karama Shopping Complex near Karama Park.
Dhaka Darbar Restaurant cooks ilish fish curry and biryani around the clock on a Naif side street, a Bengali canteen serving Deira, Dubai workers.
TryIlish fish curry with rice
TipIlish, the Bengali river fish, is the dish to ask for if the kitchen has it in that day.
Al Mallah has grilled shawarma on 2nd December Street since 1979, a Satwa corner for cheap eating that now runs 24 hours, seven days a week.
TryChicken shawarma and falafel
TipTakeaway is faster than the roadside seats; most regulars eat the wrap standing at the counter.
Al Ustad Special Kabab has skewered koobideh near the Al Fahidi metro since 1978, a family run Bur Dubai canteen that locals return to again and again.
TryKebab koobideh with rice
TipLook under the glass tabletops, where regulars' foreign banknotes are kept, and at the walls of photos of famous guests.
Ravi Restaurant has fed Satwa since 1978, a plastic chair institution for cheap curry and naan that opens at 05:00 and runs until 02:00 each night.
TryChicken curry with naan
TipIt opens at 05:00 and serves until 02:00, so a late curry here is as normal to regulars as lunch.
Pind Da Dhaba fills its first floor Al Karama room with rustic Punjabi colour, ladling dhaba dal for diners across Dubai who miss a village kitchen.
TryDhaba dal with roti
TipSaleem's of Delhi runs on the ground floor below; take the stairs up for the dhaba room specifically.
