Al Fanar Restaurant & Cafe

While Emirati food isn’t all too common in Dubai, in recent years it has become increasingly popular and with good reason. With influences from South Asia and the Persian Gulf, Emirati food is hearty and delicious. With an interior that looks like Dubai in the 1960s, Al Fanar Restaurant & Café is the best place to try authentic Emirati dishes without breaking the bank. Surrounded by mud and coral walls, traditional lamps, wooden tables, vintage photos, and lifelike models, it feels like being in Dubai in the old days, while you try dishes such as spicy fish patties, succulent kebabs, and flavorsome rice with shrimp. The portions are generous and good to share.