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A Cosmopolitan Flavour
 Dubai’s cosmopolitan flavour
is matched by the city’s
many restaurants and
entertainment venues, which
provide a truly
international array of
choices for the visitor.
Hotels offer a remarkably
diverse range of food and
beverage outlets, partly
because they serve not only
their own guests but also
attract large numbers of
local residents. Their
restaurants cover everything
from coffee shops to fine
dining and speciality
outlets and the standard of
service is on a par with the
best in the world. The
night-life is equally
varied, with many bars,
pubs, discos and nightclubs
open until the small hours.
Outside the hotels, small
eating places are to be
found in all parts of the
city including Deira, Bur
Dubai, Satwa and Jumeirah.
While restaurants located
outside hotel and club
premises are not permitted
to serve alcohol, all are
air-conditioned, clean and
are often culinary
adventures in their own
right.
 Middle East Cuisine
Dubai is an excellent place
to sample all types of Gulf
and Middle Eastern cuisine,
including Iranian, Moroccan
and Lebanese.
Arabian food makes up an
important part of most
buffet spreads. Specialities
include:
Hoummus:
a dip made from chick-peas
and sesame seeds.
Tabbouleh:
chopped parsley, mint and
crushed wheat.
huzi:
a whole roast lamb on a bed
of rice mixed with nuts.
Wara enab:
vine leaves stuffed with
rice.
Koussa mahshi:
stuffed courgettes.
Local dishes include:
Matchbous:
spiced lamb with rice.
Hareis:
a rich delicacy of
slow-cooked wheat and tender
lamb.
Seafood served with
specially seasoned rice.
Naturally, dates are a
feature of any Arabian meal.
Delicious regional desserts
include:
Umm Ali (literally ‘Mother
of Ali’):
a type of bread pudding.
Esh asaraya (meaning ‘bread
of the harem’):
a sweet kind of cheesecake
with a cream topping.
Mehalabiya:
a pudding sprinkled with
rosewater and pistachios.
Visitors especially enjoy
fresh fish from the Arabian
Gulf and the Indian Ocean
lobster, cigale, crab,
hammour, shrimp, tuna,
kingfish, pomfret and red
snapper. A traditional
Middle Eastern snack is the
shawarma — grilled shavings
of lamb or chicken, mixed
with salad and rolled inside
a pocket of Arabic bread
that is sold in many small
outlets around the city.
There are also numerous
juice bars where visitors
can buy a fresh juice
cocktail or a mango
milkshake.
International Cuisine
 Standards of international
cuisine in Dubai are high
and the choice is wide. Top
class European restaurants
in the city’s hotels range
from French to Italian,
Swiss to Mediterranean,
Spanish to Greek and British
to German.
Asia is equally well
represented with many fine
Chinese, Japanese, Thai,
Filipino and Korean
restaurants, as well as
numerous outlets featuring
cuisine from the Asian
Subcontinent.
 International theme
restaurants such as TGI
Friday’s, Planet Hollywood,
Hard Rock Café and Henry J
Bean’s have all opened,
while Fashion Café was due
to open as Destination Dubai
went to press.
There are also several other
American and Mexican
restaurants in the city,
while international fast
food chains are represented
by such names as McDonald’s,
Kentucky Fried Chicken,
Pizza Hut, Pizza Inn, Round
Table Pizza, Pizza Corner,
Harry Ramsden’s, Burger
King, Shakey’s, Wimpy,
Dunkin’ Donuts and Hardee’s. |
For birdwatchers, Dubai has
something really special to
offer, a tidal wetland right
on its doorstep, Within a
few minutes of the center of
town. The city skyline forms
a backdrop for thousands of
flamingoes, herons,ducks and
shorebirds, which Feed and
rest on the mudflats on
their migration between Asia
and Africa. Within an hour’s
drive of Dubai live some of
the region’s rarest species,
inhabiting deserts and
mountains which have not yet
Changed in thousands of
years. Over 400 bird species
have been seen in the United
Arab Emirates Since records
began and it is possible to
find nearly 200 of them
during a short stay in the
country.
Lying on the blue waters of
the Southern Gulf and backed
by the majestic desert,
Dubai offers Visitors
year-round sunshine and
five- star luxury… plus the
adventure of a unique
Arabian Experiences. One of
the seven emirates which
make up the United Arab
Emirates, Dubai is a place
of fascinating Contrasts, a
distinctive blend of modern
city and timeless desert,
East and west, old and new.
Known in the region as the
city of merchants, Dubai has
for generations, welcomed
seafarers and Traders to its
shores. Today this tradition
of courtesy and hospitality
lives on. The streets are
clean and safe and travelers
are sure to be charmed by
the city’s warmth and
friendliness. Dubai has
something for everyone- from
the holiday-maker simply
seeking a relaxing break
away From the clouds and
crowds, to the active
tourist looking for a new
and exciting experience. The
city Has superb facilities
for sports, shopping, dining
and entertainment.
