20 editor picks in Dubai.
20 levantine places in Dubai we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Dubai | Levantine across every city.
Al Mallah has served shawarma and Lebanese street food from a corner of Al Dhiyafa Road, Al Satwa, Dubai, since 1979, and its counter now runs 24 hours.
OrderShawarma, Manakish, Falafel
TipGrab a pavement table and order at the counter. It is a stand-and-eat street corner, not a sit-down room.
Al Safadi has served Lebanese grills and mezze in Dubai since 2000, from its Sheikh Zayed Road dining room in the Trade Centre area of the city.
OrderMixed grill, Hummus
Aroos Damascus is a Syrian grill house in Al Muraqqabat, Deira, Dubai, serving kebbeh, grills and manakish from breakfast until well past midnight.
OrderKibbeh, Mixed grill, Knafeh
Al Bait Al Shami on Sheikh Rashid Road in Al Garhoud, Dubai, is a Syrian dining room serving shawarma, grills and mezze from 09:00 into the small hours.
OrderShawarma, Grilled meats
Aroos Damascus plates Syrian kebbeh, grills and manakish on Al Jaziera Street in Deira, serving all day and late into the evening, inside or on the patio.
OrderMixed grill platter with kebbeh, shish tawook and a bowl of fattoush to share.
TipService runs from breakfast until well past midnight, and the patio tables are the pick once evenings cool.
Al Safadi Restaurant grills Lebanese mezze and steaks a short walk from DIFC in Dubai, open from 09:30 for breakfast through to a late dinner at 00:30.
OrderMixed grill platter with hummus and a plate of warm knafeh to close.
TipBreakfast runs from 09:30 and uses the same grill list as dinner.
Wafi Gourmet serves Lebanese hummus, tabouleh and kebbeh at its Sunset Mall branch on Jumeirah Beach Road, a Dubai brand established back in 2001.
OrderHummus plate with tabouleh salad and a side of kebbeh bil laban.
TipThe souq counter up front sells the same Lebanese ingredients to take home after the meal.
Al Mandaloun has served Lebanese mezze in DIFC's Gate Village since 2005, a Dubai room built for a business lunch or a shisha evening outside.
OrderShish tawook with garlic sauce, ordered alongside a round of hot and cold mezze.
TipIn cooler months the outdoor lounge between the DIFC towers is the draw, with shisha and mezze late into the evening.
Automatic Restaurants & Grill serves Lebanese mezze, arayes, mixed grills and broasted chicken at the Uptown Mirdiff complex in Mirdif, Dubai, daily.
OrderMixed grill platter with garlic sauce, hummus and a side of fresh juice.
TipThe mixed grill with garlic sauce and hummus is the order for a table.
Karam Beirut bakes manoushe and rolls shawarma on the lower ground floor of The Dubai Mall, a Lebanese street food counter dressed for Downtown Dubai.
OrderZaatar manoushe with a side of shawarma and a glass of jallab.
TipThe branch sits on the lower ground floor, entered from the Fashion Avenue car park, P1 and P2.
Mama'esh bakes Palestinian manakish and pies on Marasi Drive in Business Bay, Dubai, alongside musakhan rolls, hummus and all-day breakfast.
TipTry the musakhan chicken rolls alongside the za'atar manoushe.
Al Mallah has served chicken shawarma on Al Satwa's 2nd December Street since 1979, wrapped tight with garlic toum and pickles, and now runs 24 hours.
OrderChicken shawarma
TipOrder the chicken shawarma with extra toum and eat it standing at the counter, the way regulars do.
Man'oushe Street bakes za'atar manakish around the clock on Al Diyafah Road in Al Satwa, Dubai, a Levantine counter built around one flatbread.
OrderZa'atar manakish
TipThe lahm bi ajeen topped with minced meat and tomato is worth ordering alongside the za'atar classic.
Al Mallah on 2nd of December Street in Al Satwa, Dubai, has been a benchmark chicken shawarma counter since 1979 and now runs 24 hours a day.
OrderChicken shawarma
TipOrder the shawarma saj rather than the regular wrap, the flatbread version holds up better to go.
Al Shami Restaurant in Al Muraqqabat, Deira, Dubai, keeps its grills and Syrian style shawarma running from breakfast until 02:00, known for its garlic sauce.
OrderShawarma and mixed grill
TipThe garlic sauce is the reason regulars come back, ask for extra on the side.
Zaroob SZR at Jumeirah Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, cooks Levantine street food around the clock, from shawarma and falafel to manakeesh.
OrderShawarma, falafel and manakeesh
TipManakeesh, falafel and shawarma run all night at this branch.
Allo Beirut on Hessa Street in Al Barsha, Dubai, keeps its open kitchen running until 02:00, and until 03:30 on Friday and Saturday nights each week.
OrderLebanese street food wraps and manakish
TipFriday and Saturday nights run until 03:30, the latest of the week.
Man'oushe Street Al Ghurair at Al Ghurair Centre in Deira, Dubai, bakes manakish and rolls Lebanese wraps around the clock, seven days a week.
OrderManakish and Lebanese wraps
TipThe zaatar and cheese manoushe is the fastest order if you are grabbing food to go from the mall entrance.
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.
OrderChicken shawarma and falafel
TipTakeaway is faster than the roadside seats; most regulars eat the wrap standing at the counter.
Operation Falafel fries chickpea falafel to order around the clock at the foot of 29 Boulevard, a quick Lebanese counter near The Dubai Mall.
OrderFalafel wrap
TipThe falafel sandwich is the cheap order; the counter runs 24 hours.
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