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Ten restaurants and cafés that opened in the UAE in 2026, from Gymkhana in DIFC to Emirati cooking at Falwa…

A beginner guide to brewing V60 pour-over at home: the gear you need, a simple 15 g to 250 g…

Dubai now has 15 Michelin-starred restaurants. This guide ranks the city's best fine dining, from Trèsind Studio and FZN to…

A 2025 guide to eating in Dubai, from three-Michelin-star tasting menus and award winners to new openings, karak chai stalls…

The story of Dubai chocolate, the pistachio, tahini and kataifi bar born at Fix Dessert Chocolatier in 2021, how it…

A guide to 10 of the best Lebanese restaurants in Dubai, with locations, contacts and highlights, plus tips and a…

Seven of Dubai's best chocolate shops, from Mirzam's bean-to-bar factory in Alserkal Avenue to luxury brands in The Dubai Mall,…

A guide to seven Dubai ice cream shops, including Salt, Scoopi Café, Godiva, iScream, Morelli’s, Grom and M’OISHÎ, with flavors,…

A guide to 10 of Dubai's best pizza places, with popular pizzas, ambiance and addresses for each, plus a comparison…

Madrouba means beaten rice: rice and chicken simmered with spices for two hours, then mashed smooth. Here are the ingredients…

A simple recipe for karak, the Middle Eastern milk tea, made with cardamom, saffron, tea powder and evaporated milk, simmered…

A quick qamardeen recipe: apricot juice and puree shaken with green apple juice, lemon, sugar syrup and orange blossom water,…

A simple recipe for Jallab, a refreshing smoothie loved in the UAE and across the Middle East, made with milk,…

Mahalabia is a creamy Emirati milk pudding. This recipe lists the ingredients and step-by-step method, with pistachio and rose petal…

An easy recipe for luqaimat, the Emirati sweet served during Ramadan and Eid: spiced dough balls fried golden and finished…

A simple Khuzi recipe you can make at home with ginger, onion, dry coconut, green chili paste and dosa or…

Balaleet is a Middle Eastern breakfast of sweet saffron vermicelli and eggs. Here are the ingredients and step-by-step instructions to…

A step-by-step Shirin Polo recipe, the sweet saffron rice with candied citrus zest, carrots and nuts served for special occasions…

Thereed is a traditional Arab lamb and vegetable stew served over flatbread. This recipe gives you every ingredient and each…

Al Machboos is a traditional Emirati dish somewhere between risotto and biryani. Here are the ingredients and step-by-step instructions to…

Al Harees is a traditional wheat and chicken dish popular in the UAE and the Gulf. Here are the ingredients…

A guide to five candy stores in Dubai, from the huge Candylicious at Dubai Mall to handmade sweets at VIVEL…
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