Food destinations within easy reach of Dubai, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Dubai. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous forEmirati rice and grilled meat platters at Al Hajarain inside the restored Hatta Heritage Village
Hatta is Dubai's mountain exclave, where Al Hajarain serves Emirati rice and grilled meat inside a restored heritage village two hours from the city.
Famous forNo frills harees and machboos at Al Mrzab, an Emirati restaurant regulars have eaten at for years
Abu Dhabi sits under two hours from Dubai by road, where Al Mrzab serves no frills harees and machboos to regulars who have eaten there for years.
Famous forArabic coffee at the Al Arsaha coffee shop inside Souq Al Arsah's covered lanes
Sharjah's Heart of Sharjah heritage souk sits a short drive from Dubai, where Al Arsaha pours Arabic coffee inside a market close to fifty years old.
Famous forA walk through 147,000 date palms and a working falaj channel at the UNESCO listed Al Ain Oasis
Al Ain, about two hours from Dubai, holds the UNESCO listed Al Ain Oasis of some 147,000 date palms, watered by the Al Aini and Dawood falaj channels.
Famous forFresh catch bought at the Al Mamourah fish market, then grilled to order at Singari Roast Fish next door
Ras Al Khaimah is just over an hour from Dubai, where Singari Roast Fish grills seafood bought fresh from the Al Mamourah market right beside it.
Famous forFish bought straight off the boats at Khorfakkan Fish Market, cooked to order at the stalls beside it
Khorfakkan, Sharjah's town on the east coast about ninety minutes from Dubai, has a fish market where the stalls beside it cook the catch you just bought.
Famous forShaari fish at Wadi Al Neel, a traditional Emirati seafood room owned by an Emirati actor
Umm Al Quwain is under an hour from Dubai, where Wadi Al Neel serves its fan favourite shaari fish in an old style Emirati dining room by the coast.
Famous forFish bought at Ajman's fish market and filleted and grilled at the stalls on the spot
Ajman's fish market, close to an hour's drive from Dubai, lets visitors pick a fresh catch and have it filleted and grilled at a stall on the spot.
Famous forA dhow cruise lunch of Omani fish and rice served on board while the boat threads the Musandam fjords
Musandam, Oman's mountain peninsula reached from Dubai through the Tibat border crossing, serves a dhow lunch of Omani fish and rice out at sea.
Day trip · 8 hours
Dive into the ocean and go snorkeling with sea turtles in Fujairah on a trip from Dubai. Marvel at the coral reefs, eat a delicious lunch and take in the view of the H...
5 hours
Experience the magic of the Arabian desert on a private dinner safari to Mleiha.
Private tour · 9 hours
Discover Abu Dhabi on a private day trip from Dubai/Abu Dhabi. Visit the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Qasr Al Watan, and Emirates Palace, and enjoy a 5-star lunch at a luxury ...