Filipino in Dubai

Dencio's ★ 3.9

Dencio's grills Filipino seafood and sisig on the ground floor of the Asiana Grand Hotel in Al Muraqqabat, Deira, open from noon until 01:00.

OrderCrispy pata, Sisig, Grilled seafood, Buttered garlic shrimp

Barrio Fiesta ★ 4.0

Barrio Fiesta runs a Filipino buffet on Al Rigga Road in Deira, Dubai, one of the few in the city open from late morning until 06:00 the next day.

OrderCrispy pata, Kare-kare, Lumpiang Shanghai, Sisig

Barrio Fiesta ★ 4.0

Barrio Fiesta runs a Filipino buffet on Al Rigga Road in Deira, Dubai, one of the few in the city open from late morning until 06:00 the next day.

OrderCrispy pata with a side of kare-kare and steamed rice.

TipThe buffet runs from 11:00 until 06:00, so it works as a late supper after most kitchens nearby have closed.

Bacolod Inasal BBQ ★ 3.9

Bacolod Inasal BBQ grills chicken inasal over charcoal inside Al Ghurair Centre's Flayva food hall, a Bacolod style counter serving Al Rigga's Dubai.

OrderChicken inasal

TipThe chicken inasal comes with garlic rice and a small dish of vinegar dip for the char.

Pandecia ★ 3.8

Pandecia bakes Filipino pandesal and ladles Vietnamese pho from one counter in SBO Tower on Al Barsha Road, opening at five each morning, daily.

TipBuy the pandesal warm from the morning batch, before the lunchtime pho crowd arrives.

Carinderia ni Tandang Sora ★ 3.7

Carinderia ni Tandang Sora ladles adobo and sinigang canteen style in Port Saeed, named for a Filipino revolutionary and serving Deira, Dubai workers.

OrderSinigang and adobo over rice

TipPoint at the steam trays to build a plate the way a Filipino carinderia back home would serve it.