Meals to make Eid Al Fitr truly festive

With Eid Al Fitr holidays just around the corner, it’s time to start planning your festive meals.

This Eid break away from the usual meals and try something new.

Here are our top five favourites:

Bungalo34

Enjoy the last few days of the spring sun at Bungalo34, an all-day dining spot. The elegant beachside venue serves a rich Mediterranean cuisine with seafood and popular classic cocktails as its highlights. Stunning sea and sand views, an inspiring menu and an artisanal boutique offering hand-picked collectables promise a memorable Eid meal at Bungalo34.
Where: Nikki Beach Resort & Spa
Reservations: 04 238 1780

Avatara

Go meat-less this Eid Al Fitr at Avatara in Voco Hotel, touted as Dubai’s first vegetarian fine dining spot. From April 21, Chef Rahul Rana will be serving a 16-course degustation menu that spotlights the season’s choicest vegetables and produce from local farms. Vegetarian cuisine never tasted this soulful or sumptuous! Vegan and gluten-free options are available too.
Where: Voco Hotel
Reservations: 058 143 2867

Brix

Sweeten up your Eid celebrations with dessert bar BRIX’s two new limited-edition offerings, layali and pistachio flan cake. Layali offers diners a selection of bites in pistachio, raspberry, white chocolate, elderflower, caramel and a banana passion coffee mousse paired with a refreshing strawberry, saffron, rose and dates drink. The pistachio flan cake is a luscious combination of pistachio pralines and vanilla flan served on a crisp base of almond flakes, white chocolate and more pistachio pralines.
Where: Jumeirah Fishing Harbour
Reservations: 056 525 5299

Etisalat Beach Canteen

Arriving in town just in time for Eid Al Fitr, the Etisalat Beach Canteen has become the city’s favourite dining pop-up. A part of the Dubai Food Festival, this year’s edition of the Canteen returns on April 21 with its signature offering of non-stop food and fun in a vibrant, carnival-like atmosphere. Choose from a variety of cuisines, watch movies under the stars, shop home-grown brands – there’s something for everyone here.
Where: Jumeirah Beach, behind Sunset Mall
Reservations: www.beachcanteen.ae

Farzi Cafe

Known for its modern twist on Indian classics, this quirky café is inviting guests to enjoy a lavish Eid feast complete with refreshing salads, rich mains and heavenly desserts. The Eid Al Fitr sharing menu is a spectacular mix of exquisite food, molecular gastronomy and Farzi’s signature table theatrics.
Where: City Walk II and Mall of the Emirates
Reservations: 052 689 2012 (CW) and 050 407 55920 (MoE)

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