Whether you’re a life-long vegetarian, dabbling with or just looking to pack VEG in more of your five-a-day, here’s everything you need to know about living a vegetarian lifestyle in Dubai 26_What’s On_07.2016OUT 07.2016_What’s On_27 veggie dubai

Vegetarian restaurants Seven of Dubai’s Dina Ghandour, Jivamukti yoga finest 100 per instructor cent vegetarian “The flavours and restaurants ingredients at Comptoir 102 are so good, you won’t realise you’re eating vegan. My latest 01 favourite is their Be Super ‘vegetarian plate’ with Natural Kitchen quinoa, guacamole, black bean salsa and Hunt down this small but homemade gluten mighty vegan spot next time free crackers. Ace.” you’re peckish in The Dubai Mall. It has a comprehensive list of fresh juices and smoothies that are packed with , and protein – try the ‘hulk’ green smoothie that includes spirulina. While its food menu is pretty small, it’s perfect for a fresh and nutritious lunch that’s also free Robbie Greenfield, from meat, dairy, sugar, gluten 05 Editor, Golf Digest and harmful chemicals. Middle East Try: The zucchini pasta with 06 07 “I’m not vegetarian, 01 07 heirloom tomato sauce (Dhs38) Saravanaa Saravana Bhavan but 77 Veggie aa Galeries Lafayette, Dubai Bhojan Shala Ask for vegetarian restaurant Boutique’s meal plan Mall, Downtown Dubai, 02 03 04 05 For a tasty Indian dinner recommendations and Saravana is more than capable of swaying diehard daily 10am to 6pm. Tel: (04) Wild & The Moon XVA Café Pesce- Maharaja Bhog 77 Veggie Boutique that won’t break the bank Bhavan often tops the list. 3399933. Metro: Burj Khalifa/ The cold-pressed juice company Hidden away tarian Head to Maharaja Bhog to dine The little JLT café is on a make a beeline for Saravanaa One of the world’s largest meat eaters. My Dubai Mall. facebook.com/ has taken the plunge and in Al Fahidi on quality North Indian food. mission to boost Dubai’s Bhojan Shala, the yogi vegetarian chains, it’s been favourite has got to BeSuperNaturalKitchen opened its own café in Al Neighbourhood is the XVA Tuck into endless servings of intake. Its menu Indian restaurant of choice. serving seriously delicious South be the ‘molly made Quoz. It’s a haven for Dubai’s boutique hotel, art gallery 100 per cent vegetarian and focuses on plant-based and Vegetarians aren’t used to Indian specialities for more than munch bunch’.” health-conscious foodies who and pescatarian restaurant. authentic rotis, curries, thepla healthy dishes, with some much choice so the huge three decades. Try an Indian are looking for dishes that are Sit in a shady spot of the flatbreads and sweet treats at straight-forward café classics – menu takes some navigating breakfast of fresh steamed idli raw, vegan and gluten-free picturesque courtyard and this thali-style restaurant. The salads, sandwiches, soups – and – alternatively just tell the or spend an evening mopping but still exciting and new. The tuck into Middle Eastern- huge crowds that gather every some more inventive South waiters what you’re in the up a tasty palak paneer with a minimalist café also has some inspired vegetarian dishes, Friday is proof of how good it Asian-inspired options. They’ve mood for and they’re quick buttery naan. With a meal for decent coffee and powerfully including pumpkin kebbeh is – go hungry but be prepared also taken on the likes of Kcal to recommend. It’s a handy two setting you back no more nutritious juices, including the and beetroot kebabs, while to queue. with their own low-calorie, low- humble spot, so dress casually than Dhs80, it’s easy on your ‘glow gorgeous’ for good skin sipping on a refreshing mint Try: Maharaja bhog (a carb meal plan delivery service. and share a large dosa with wallet too. and ‘the tiger’ for stamina. lemonade. buttermilk drink, Dhs43) Try: Balti potatoes with your friends. Try: Ghee roast masala Ben Walton, Styck Try: Acai bowl with granola Try: Beetroot kebab with aa 3 A Street, Al Karama, aubergine (Dhs47) Try: Ghee roast dosa (Dhs10) (Dhs12.75) App co-founder and fresh bananas (Dhs45) sweet potato fries (Dhs45) Dubai, Sun to Thur noon aa Tiffany Tower, Cluster W, aa Marina Pearl Building, aa Summer Land Building, “My favourite dish is aa Unit H77, Alserkal Avenue, aa XVA Art Hotel, Al Fahidi until 3.30pm, 7pm to 11pm, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, Dubai Marina, Dubai, Sat Barsha 1, Dubai, Sat to Wed the vegan bean chili Al Quoz 1, Dubai, daily 9am Neighbourhood, Bur Dubai, Fri to Sat noon until 4pm, Sun to Thur 8.30am to 10pm, to Thur 7.30am to 11.30pm, 7.30am to 11pm, Thur and Fri at Le Pain Quotidien. to 7pm. Tel: (04) 3433392. Dubai, daily 7am to 10pm. 7pm to 11.30pm. Tel: (04) Sat 10am to 10pm, Fri 12.30pm Fri 7.30am to midnight. Tel: 7.30am to 11.30pm. Tel: (04) I recommend adding Taxi: Alserkal Avenue. Tel: (04) 3535988. Metro: Al 3964744. Metro: BurJuman. to 10pm. Tel: (04) 4224116. (04) 4512525. Metro: JLT. 4276682. Metro: Mall Of The some extra harissa and 02 wildandthemoon.com Fahidi. xvahotel.com/cafe maharajabhog.com Metro: Damac. 77veggie.com saravanaabhojan.com Emirates. saravanabhavan.com you’re good to go.”

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Five best veggie Catboy, Dubai92 burgers radio host Because a Portobello “I’m a fussy eater so mushroom in a bun being a vegetarian in Dubai wasn’t the best isn’t a burger idea. But the other day I had the polenta benedict at Bystro that was full 01 of flavour.” Burgerfuel What: The V-Dub Vege Cost: Dhs32 03 Now here’s a place that hasn’t scrimped on the veggie option: a hefty bun packed with a deliciously gooey mess of pumpkin, carrot, chickpea, ginger bites, beetroot topped Alex Atack, freelance with melted cheese. photographer aa The Dubai Mall, Downtown “JLT has this Dubai, Sun to Wed 10am to Vietnamese place 11pm, Thur to Sat 10am to called Hanoi. They midnight. Tel: (04) 325 3416. do these huge Metro: Burj Khalifa/Dubai pho noodle soup 04 01 Mall. burgerfuel.com bowls with and ALSO: Al Barsha, Dubai World lemongrass. Usually Trade Centre, The Palm, JBR, 03 for the ‘sprouted veggie’ with vegetarian food feels Jumeirah Park Pavilion, Brunswick red onion, roasted red pepper like a compromise, Mirdif, Sheikh Zayed Road Sports Club and alfalfa sprouts all in a but this is so What: The Verger multigrain bun. satisfying.” 02 Cost: Dhs65 aa The Beach, JBR, Dubai, The Cheesecake This boisterous burger is daily 10am to midnight. Tel: Factory stuffed with roasted sweet (05) 26408814. Metro: JLT. What: potato, capsicum jam, grilled thecounterburger.com Cost: Dhs52 onions, avocado and veggie Get your mouth round this chips all smothered in slaw. 05 mammoth burger, made from aa Sheraton Dubai Mall Of Gourmet Burger brown rice, mushroom, farro The Emirates Hotel, Dubai, Kitchen and black beans, all in daily noon until 2am. Tel: (04) What: Billy The Kid a toasted bun and finished off 3529535. Metro: Mall Of The Cost: Dh36 Louise Quick, What’s with cheese and served with Emirates. brunswicksc.com GBK boasts five veggie burger On features writer French fries or a green salad. options. We recommend ‘Billy “My guilty treat is Operation Falafel aa Mall Of The Emirates, 04 The Kid’: layers of goat cheese, and their crispy Al Barsha, Dubai, Sat to The Counter grilled aubergine, salad, pesto, a stuffed falafel, Wed 10am to 10pm, Thur and What: Sprouted Veggie kick of harissa mayor and sour ideally with a za’atar Fri 10am to midnight. Tel: Cost: Dhs29 pickled baby onions. maneesh and a good (04) 3549362. Metro: Mall Choose your own toppings to aa Dubai Marina Mall, Dubai helping of hummus.” Of The Emirates. complement this vegan pattie, Marina, Dubai, daily 11am to thecheesecakefactory.com (we’re fond of the avo), or skip 11pm. Tel: (04) 5509296. Metro: the decision making and go JLT. facebook.com/GBK.MENA

30_What’s On_07.2016 veggie dubai Protein power Protein is important for muscle growth and strong hair and nails, and most commonly found in meats. But Mia Man, raw chef and health coach for cold-pressed juice Cauliflower company Essentially, power give us her top five Move over kale – the veggie-friendly cauliflower is the new 01 protein sources cruciferous of choice 01. Chia seeds Chia seeds have 19 different amino acids and, when soaked in nut milk, make a 01 delicious breakfast. Caramelised cauliflower 02. Goji berries risotto Beth Taylor, DKC With eight essential Where: R Trader veterinary nurse amino acids, sprinkle this Cost: Dhs90 “The best risotto I’ve superfood over or Fragrant risotto had in town is the throw in a smoothie for a served with shaved 02 cauliflower cheese protein boost. truffle – cauliflower and spinach risotto at has never looked so fancy. wings but rest assured these Rhodes Twenty10. It 03. Quinoa aa Al Fattan Currency House, bite-size cauliflower morsels was stunning.” This seed can contain up to DIFC, Dubai, Sun to Thur are 100 per cent vegetarian. 11g of protein per cup and noon until 2am. Tel: (04) aa Souk Al Bahar, Downtown makes a great low-sugar 3435518. Metro: Financial Dubai, Dubai, daily noon until replacement for white rice. Centre. facebook.com/ 2am. Tel: (04) 4322300. Taxi: rtraderdubai Souk Al Bahar. clawbbq.com 04. Dark-leafy greens A hundred calories of kale 02 03 can hold 11g of protein – not Buffalo cauliflower Korean fried to mention all those great Where: Claw cauliflower Varsha Bhatia, vitamins and minerals. Cost: Dhs55 Where: Social Room What’s On group It looks like popcorn chicken Cost: Dhs90 sales manager 05. Nuts and tastes like fiery Buffalo Sticky and sweet cauliflower “I love the veggie Full of fibre, good fats and florets that are battered to enchiladas and fajitas protein, nuts make a great perfection. at Cactus Jacks snack – try spreading some Did you know? aa InterContinental Dubai in the Millennium raw nut butter over apple Cauliflower is a great Marina, Al Sufouh, Dubai Airport Hotel. They slices. source of vitamin C, which Marina, Dubai, daily 6pm to serve the best helps boost our immune 2am. Tel: (04) 4466664. Taxi: vegetarian Mexican qq essentially.ae systems InterContinental Dubai Marina. food in town.” marinasocialdubai.com

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