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Enjoy the location charcoal chicken as a wrap with Pin: Deira delivery - $$ what to order? onions, tomatoes, lettuce and 04 2277760 Free delivery in Deira; AED 80 We recommend the smokey, thoom (order extra!), which is a minimum order outside Deira nutty green wheat freekeh bil garlic aioli. Try to practice eating Delivery platform: djaj (with roasted chicken); Jordanian mansaf with your hands Direct or Zomato chicken grilled on charcoal; (there’s no better time, nobody QWAIDER AL NABULSI @qwaidernabulsi and for larger families, Jordan’s is watching!) and reheat the national dish mansaf —slow— knafeh on a skillet or in your oven cooked lamb in a dehydrated to reanimate the gooey cheese yoghurt sauce with rice. For and crispy noodles. the story dessert, order their knafeh Mr. Ibrahim, who hails from Nabulsieh, a sweet, gooey, Palestine and has lived in Jordan, cheesy pastry topped with Kuwait and the UAE, initially vermicelli noodles. founded Qwaider Al Nabulsi in 2002 with the vision of bringing tips for home a taste of home to those working Turn any leftover freekeh and abroad. He is dedicated to using chicken into a soup by reheating ingredients from Palestine and it with a broth, or transform Levantine Jordan (such as their Nabulsi it into a fatteh (by adding a comfort food cheese and olive oil) because he dollop of yoghurt and crispy firmly believes in the authenticity of the dishes. cuisine Indian Punjabi soul food the story Sind Punjab in Bur Dubai has been serving the Indian what to order? expat community since 1977. Chicken tikka coddled in their When visiting this restaurant, secret marinade and barbecued you’ll find Pappy, the affable until slightly charred; tender, manager, sitting by the entryway creamy, sweet and spicy butter greeting his guests as chicken chicken; laccha paratha which tips for home tikka barbeques through a is a multi-layered, flaky, crispy Enjoy the chicken tikka as a wrap window and a crushing machine flat bread; spicy chana masala by topping it with the usually delivery - $$ pulverises sugarcane with limes chickpea stew; grilled Indian served sides of pickled onions, Minimum order and ginger into a refreshing juice. curd cheese paneer tikka; and raita (seasoned yoghurt dip) and Karama and Bur Dubai: AED And the food tastes almost as their iconic sugar cane juice. a squeeze of lime. 50; Deira: AED 115; all other good at home! SIND PUNJAB neighbourhoods: AED 150 We are convinced that they location (Delivery charge: AED 7) serve the most tender, juicy and Pin: Bur Dubai Delivery platform: flavorful chicken tikka in town. 04 3526114, 04 3525058 Call directly or Zomato tips for home the story We like pairing our kababs AL USTADI SPECIAL KABAB Mohamed Al Ansari opened this with the yoghurt dip served @ostadi_1978 restaurant in 1978 and its name alongside. is a tribute to his childhood best friend. Since then, Al Ustadi has cuisine established itself as a bastion of Iranian Dubai’s dining community and, for the first time, they are now location offering home delivery services Pin: Bur Dubai across Dubai. 04 3971933 The restaurant’s decor is eclectic at best, reflecting the nature of Mr. Ansari’s 3 sons who carry on his legacy - comfortable, reliable, Kebab consistent, unapologetic and what to order? delivery - $$ is king hilarious. Serving up Persian Twice-minced chicken/lamb Minimum order anywhere in kababs, rice, bread and soup, the kabab koobideh infused with Dubai: AED 200 communal dining philosophy of saffron and onions, kabab For orders less than AED 200, the restaurant transcends social, bahraini, mutton kebabs you may arrange Careem economic and ethnic boundaries. marinated with loomi or dried Now for pick-up limes; saffron and zereshk Delivery platform: Persian berry ‘ruby’ rice with a Call directly generous dollop of butter; and their broth of the day, ash soup, infused with dill and barley. the story tips for home This little restaurant’s menu Order extra tortillas for your was developed by chefs like freezer and visit their Instagram Isaac, Josue and Lucia who all page for advice on how to hail from Mexico ‒ the food assemble your tacos. they serve up is authentically Mexican and inspired by their cuisine Mexican EL MOSTACHO delivery - $$ homes and communities. The @el_mostacho_dubai Deliver to: Barsha, Furjan, Su- restaurant is committed to fouh, TECOM, DIC, Marina, using the finest ingredients DMC, Emirates Hills, JBR, Ju- and detail-oriented processes, what to order? meirah Heights, Golden Mile, including making their own Azteca tortilla soup is a Delicious DIY JVT, Meadows, The Greens, corn tortilla wraps and traditional slow-fired tomato options The Hills, The Lakes horchata. soup with broth, shredded Delivery platform: chicken, queso, avocado and Chatfood or Zomato deep fried tortillas. Their taco kit allows you to choose from their different fillings and location provides instructions on how to Pin: JLT assemble them. The horchata 055 1260965 is a refreshing rice-based milk with cinnamon. STREETERY FOOD HALL BY ZEN what to order? location Pin: JLT Hainanese chicken rice, rice cuisine 04 5873373 Pan-Asian and chicken soup for the soul paired with a ginger chilli sauce. Pad Kee Mao where ‘kee the story mao’ refers to feeling “drunk” Nicky Ramchandani founded and in this case the noodles Streetery as a way to capture are steeped in an intoxicating his favourite street food stall scallion, chilli, garlic, fishy @streetery flavours from Singapore and sauce! Sambal prawns is a Family friendly STREETERY FOOD HALL BY ZEN delivery - $$ Hong Kong. And that’s what Malaysian dish of prawns the menu of Streetery is coated in a tangy, sweet and Deliver to: Barsha, Furjan, Su- reminiscent of - a night fiery paste, best mopped up fouh, TECOM, DIC, Marina, market, of sorts, with a diverse with a crispy, flaky Malay roti. DMC, Emirates Hills, JBR, Ju- selection of unique bites. meirah Heights, Golden Mile, JVT, Meadows, The Greens, The Hills, The Lakes tips for home Delivery platform: Reheat the roti on a skillet to Chatfood or Zomato revive its crisp texture. cuisine Levantine the story Bait Maryam was founded by Chef Salam Dakkak, who along Levantine with her children oversees comfort food the daily operation of the kitchen. Those who have met Chef Salam are usually taken on a trip down memory lane what to order? @bait.maryam sharing recalling the days Musakhan fatteh, sumac- when she first started cooking flavoured roasted chicken on a delivery - $$ and her biggest inspiration‒ bed of taboon bread, layered tips for home Deliver to: Barsha, Furjan, Su- her mother Maryam‒ all with yoghurt and pine nuts. Order a medley of fatayer fouh, TECOM, DIC, Marina, while doting on you. A taste Kafta with cherry, Aleppan style (pastries) for the freezer. DMC, Emirates Hills, JBR, of food from this restaurant, meatballs in a sour cherry location BAIT MARYAM Pin: JLT 04 2418447 Jumeirah Heights, Golden and you’ll be nostalgic for sauce and pita bread. And Mile, JVT, Meadows, The your grandmother’s home and finally, hara usbao which Greens, The Hills, The Lakes affection. And if you happen to literally translates to ‘he burnt Delivery platform: trace a family connection, his fingers’ and is a vegan, Chatfood or Zomato you’ll score some extra lentil, pasta and pomegranate pastries! molasses dish. the story NUJOOD SWEETS No visit to Satwa is complete without picking up sweets and samosas from Nujood Sweets. Initially founded as a butcher cuisine shop by Javed Ahmed in 1980, Pakistani this small establishment is renowned for its sweets, teatime location snacks and hearty Pakistani Pin: Satwa breakfasts such as the halwa poori.