Afghan Kebab House is an afghan restaurant in Deira, Dubai.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: It sits on a Naif side street near the Montreal Naif Hotel, a workers' lunch room rather than a tourist stop.
Tip: Order the bolani as a starter while the chapli kebab finishes on the grill.
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Address: 6A Street, Naif, Deira, Dubai
Africana Home Restaurant serves Nigerian jollof rice and grills from a mezzanine room near Al Sabkha Street in Deira, Dubai, open until 02:00.
Why locals goIt trades from a mezzanine near the Al Sabkha Hotel, a floor that most people walking past on the street never notice.
TipOrder the jollof rice with grilled tilapia.
Fujian Snacks looks like a Deira hot pot counter off Al Rigga Road, but its Fujianese chef also cooks poached mutton in numbing Sichuan chili oil.
Why locals goFrom the street it reads as a plain hot pot shop, but the chef from Fujian province cooks a longer regional menu that most passers-by never ask about.
TipOrder from the dishes beyond the hot pot list, and ask for rice with the mutton to take the edge off the Sichuan peppercorn.
Africana Home Restaurant serves Nigerian jollof rice and grills from a mezzanine room near Al Sabkha Street in Deira, Dubai, open until 02:00.
Why locals goIt trades from a mezzanine near the Al Sabkha Hotel, a floor that most people walking past on the street never notice.
TipOrder the jollof rice with grilled tilapia.
Zagol Restaurant ladles doro wat onto injera in a ground floor room in Al Karama, Dubai, opposite BurJuman, one of the city's Ethiopian kitchens.
Why locals goA small ground floor Ethiopian room among the Karama blocks opposite BurJuman, easy to walk past among bigger restaurants.
TipOrder injera with doro wat to share.
Betawi Restaurant cooks nasi padang, beef rendang and gado gado on the lower ground floor of Lake Terrace in JLT, after years in a Karama shop unit.
Why locals goIt trades from the lower ground floor of Lake Terrace in Cluster D, a level most people crossing JLT never think to visit.
TipAsk which curries are on the counter that day for the nasi padang.
Sthan cooks Pakistani, Afghan and Indian frontier dishes named for Kabul, Peshawar and Karachi on Zabeel Road, a Karama, Dubai room built for sharing.
Why locals goThe name joins Hindustan, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and first time visitors often expect one national cuisine instead of the frontier menu it serves.
TipCover all three countries: a Kabuli chicken shorba, Lahori gosht seekh and a slow cooked rogan josh.
Fujian Snacks looks like a Deira hot pot counter off Al Rigga Road, but its Fujianese chef also cooks poached mutton in numbing Sichuan chili oil.
Why locals goFrom the street it reads as a plain hot pot shop, but the chef from Fujian province cooks a longer regional menu that most passers-by never ask about.
TipOrder from the dishes beyond the hot pot list, and ask for rice with the mutton to take the edge off the Sichuan peppercorn.
Scantic Restaurant serves Kerala-style curries, ghee roast and biryani from 07:00 until 23:30 in the Al Arti Building near the Satwa bus station in Dubai.
Why locals goThe plain Al Arti Building storefront near the bus station blends into the shops around it, so most Satwa visitors never look twice.
TipIt opens at 07:00 and runs until 23:30, so it works for a South Indian breakfast as well as a late dinner.
