
5 hours
From Dubai: Private Dinner in the Dunes in Mleiha
Experience the magic of the Arabian desert on a private dinner safari to Mleiha.
Karaikudi Aachi Restaurant & Sweets fries parotta and simmers Chettinad chicken inside the Al Fahidi Souk, a Tamil Nadu counter in old Dubai.
Editorially verified September 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.

5 hours
Experience the magic of the Arabian desert on a private dinner safari to Mleiha.

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Al Khayma Heritage Restaurant & Cafe seats diners under a tree in a covered courtyard in Al Fahidi, a Bib Gourmand kitchen cooking rustic Emirati food.
OrderMachboos rice with dango chickpea soup and a plate of luqaimat.
TipBread is baked in view of the courtyard tables, and live music plays in the evening.
Al Khayma Heritage Restaurant & Cafe seats diners under a tree in a covered courtyard in Al Fahidi, a Bib Gourmand kitchen cooking rustic Emirati food.
OrderMachboos rice with dango chickpea soup and a plate of luqaimat.
TipBread is baked in view of the courtyard tables, and live music plays in the evening.
Al Yemen Mandi smokes lamb and chicken mandi over coals in Hor Al Anz East, a Yemeni dining room that Deira, Dubai regulars fill through the night.
OrderLamb mandi over smoked rice, ordered with a side of chilli sahawiq sauce.
TipMandi comes on one tray for the table with rice underneath, so order by the group rather than per person.
Zam Zam Mandi cooks chicken and lamb mandi opposite Gate 3 of Zabeel Park in Al Karama, a fast moving Arabic kitchen that stays open until 01:00.
OrderChicken mandi with grilled fish on the side and a glass of fresh juice.
TipIt sits opposite Gate 3 of Zabeel Park, handy after an evening in the park.
Delhi Darbar is the Al Karama branch of the Mumbai founded chain, a busy North Indian room on Za'abeel Road serving mutton biryani and butter chicken.
OrderMutton biryani with a side of butter chicken and garlic naan.
TipThe menu runs from rumali roti and tandoori chicken to biryani, so a table can cover the tandoor and the rice pot in one order.
New Sarhad Darbar grills karahi and stacks biryani inside the Atrium Centre on Khalid Bin Al Waleed Street, a Pakistani room in Dubai's Al Mankhool.
OrderChicken karahi with tandoori naan and a plate of seekh kebab.
TipThe Chinese side of the menu is a local favourite here too, not just an afterthought to the karahi.
Malabar Paris Restaurant has cooked coconut fish curry and appam in Sheikh Hamdan Colony since 2010, a trusted Kerala kitchen in Al Karama, Dubai.
OrderFish curry with appam and a side of prawn roast.
TipThe fish pollichathu, marinated and cooked in a banana leaf, is the dish reviewers single out.