Going to Dubai - Houndin' around the world

[jjweerts]

I'm looking for the best of the best of Dubai - from five star to local joints...any type of food. I have never been to the city so any recommendations / education would be wonderful.

Thanks,

JW

[stangoldsmith]

Avoid high priced places & chain restaurants.

Hit all the crowded places with construction workers that you can.

In between is the great Automatic Restaurant for shawarma and Arabic food.

[jjweerts]

Did not go to Automatic, although many people have recommended it. I tried some of late night 'chicken shack' type places about 3km or so from the Jumeirah resorts - really good and like a tenth of the price of anywhere else.

The high-priced places in Dubai always have pretty good food but it is nothing mind-blowing. I'd agree that it is a good call to go to the local Lebanese/Arabic places.