Or, if you’re keen for a bit of booze with your dinner, Lebanese seafood joint Ibn AlBahr on the Palm serves up super fresh catches of the day with a stunning waterfront view.Īnd it wouldn’t be Dubai without a little spectacle. It’s a chain of sorts but hugely popular, family friendly and does delicious, fresh dishes at reasonable prices. The night brunch at JBR’s Blue Jade restaurant pulls out all the stops.įor informal, authentic Lebanese, head to Al Safadi off Sheikh Zayed Road. If day-drinking over tiny burgers and cakes doesn’t sound appealing, there are evening, brunch-style all-you-can-eats to be found – a great way to sample lots of different dishes. Carb up if you’re hoping to last past 4pm. Plus, you’d be hard pushed to find a cuisine that isn’t on offer.

Dubai Creek’s Traiteur brunch, at the Park Hyatt, is something of an extravaganza: tables overlook the Creek, there’s an entire room dedicated to cheese, and they’re very generous with the fizz. They’re hosted at the majority of big hotels, and all have free-flowing fizz, cocktails and more food than you can reasonably hope to polish off in your four-hour slot. If you’re keen to splash the cash and spend a weekend like an Emirati expat, hit up a Friday brunch.

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