There isn’t enough time – or room in your belly – to eat everything on offer at Taste of Dubai. With so much to choose from, you’ll have to go with a plan. Here are a dozen dishes that Stacie Overton Johnson is most excited about this year.
Bread Street Kitchen by Gordon Ramsay
Tamarind-spiced chicken wings with spring onions and coriander; Dh25
Catch Dubai
A trio of tacos: king fish, mushroom and short rib; Dh20
Gaucho
Salmon ceviche with ají Amarillo, yellow pepper, fresh mango and coriander; Dh20
Nobu
Nobu Matsuhisa’s famous yuzu miso-marinated black cod; Dh30
The Croft
Pulled ox cheek in Yorkshire pudding with potatoes, carrots and horseradish cream; Dh30
Tresind
Tandoori rosemary lamb chops; Dh30
Sonamu
Grilled shrimp skewers with Korean sesame and chilli-paste sauce, served with kimchi fried rice and pickles; Dh30
Vesna
Grandmother’s chicken fritter with French fries and tomato sauce; Dh30
Atisuto
Crab sandwich with crab stick and spicy mayonnaise, topped with tempura flakes and tobiko; Dh30
Vivaldi by Alfredo Russo
Paccheri con funghi porcini e taleggio (pasta, porcini mushroom and taleggio cheese); Dh30
Aseelah
Camel sliders with grilled halloumi cheese, local date jam and cheddar cheese; Dh20
Fratelli la Bufala
Homemade tiramisu with mascarpone cheese, strong coffee and lady’s finger; Dh15
