Abu Dhabi
De Thali: Indian Biryani Thali set menu with dates and rose milk, Lucknowi or Hydrabadi lamb or chicken biryani, accompaniments and dessert, Dh23 excluding drinks. 2nd floor, Madinat Zayed Shopping Mall. Call 02-6278644.
Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa by Anantara
Khaymat Al Qurm Ramadan tent: A Ramadan marketplace bringing to life ancient traditions, with a fawal, a street vendor selling traditional foods; a masharati, traditionally responsible for waking people for suhour; a tamarind juice seller; and traditional Ramadan music played on the oriental takh. Dh100++ minimum charge per person inclusive of Ramadan table amenities (foul, balila, turmus, kunaffa and an Anantara playing cards set), Suhour is available from an a la carte menu.
Ingredients Restaurant: Iftar from Dh175++ per person inclusive of water, Ramadan juices, coffee and tea. Children aged 0-4 years dine free of charge, 5-12 years get a 50 per cent off. Call 02-4061400 (Abu Dhabi) and 04-3848484 (Dubai).
Emirates Palace
Hakkasan: A three course Cantonese menu to be shared. Try fried soft shell crab with chicken crumble and steamed Dover sole and eggplant dumpling to start. For the main course, the Ramadan menu offers scrumptious crispy shredded veal in hot and sour sauce, charcoal grilled King prawn with Assam sauce, and wild mushrooms stir fry with macadamia nuts. The white chocolate mousse cake and coconut with blood orange sorbet for dessert will serve as the perfect ending to your Ramadan meal. This selection of dishes is part of Hakkasan’s set Ramadan menu priced at Dh248++ per person. À la carte menu will also be available throughout the holy month of Ramadan. Open daily from 7pm-2am.
02-6907999.
Jones The Grocer
Iftar dishes based around dates at all four Jones full format stores in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Menu changes weekly, with chicken and date potpie (week 1); roasted duck leg with date honey (week 2); date, pumpkin and wagyu beef tagine (week 3) and foie gras and date pate (week 4).
Timings differ across the stores; Dubai open only for retail until iftar; Abu Dhabi stores have limited dine-in options during the day. Visit jonesthegrocer.com for timings.
Le Méridien
La Brasserie: Daily Arabic iftar buffet, Dh135++ per person including unlimited Ramadan beverages. Two buffets for the price of one during the two first weeks of Ramadan. Call 02-6446666.
Le Royal Meridién
Layali Al Hilmiya: Ramadan tent with TV, table games, shisha, oud player, Arabic food, Ramadan juices and sweets (achtaliyah, kellaj and katayef). Open daily after iftar until suhour. Cover charge Dh40++ per person on weekdays and Dh55++ on weekends; suhoor package at Dh190++ per person for unlimited food, drinks and shisha.
L’Opera: Iftar buffet with Ramadan favourites from soups and salads to rice dishes, biryanis, seafood and other Mediterranean and Arabian recipes. Dh160++ per person. Call 800 101 101.
Liwa Executive Suites By Coral Hotels
Iftar buffet, Dh69 per person, inclusive of service charge and tourism fee; discounts for group bookings. Call 02-6443344.
Park Rotana
Ginger: Traditional iftar buffet, Dh175 per person including traditional Ramadan juices, Arabic coffee and tea.
Call 02-6573333, ext. 3305.
Monte-Carlo Beach Club, Saadiyat
Le Deck: Emirati cuisine specialist Khulood Atiq’s authentic UAE iftar is on Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays during Ramadan. Food is served at the table with dates and laban, spreadable mezze, including olive tapenade, home-made hummous and crispy lavash, soups and tasting plates including lamb therred, aishulaham with local hashwa, madrouba and jarjeer wa hamba. Nine Arabic sweets round off the meal. Iftar served until 9.30pm, Dh219, inclusive of food, soft drinks, juice and water. Call 02-6563500.
Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi
The Café: Buffet featuring traditional Arabic mezze, international comfort food and desserts, for two hours from iftar, Dh160++ per person, including soft drinks; Dh80 for children between the ages of 6 and 12. Call 02-4071138. Sohour available daily until 1am; cover charge Dh60++ per person.
Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri,
Air conditioned beachfront tent with traditional Middle Eastern furniture, live Arabic entertainment, traditional Arabic coffee and a la carte menu throughout Ramadan. Minimum charge Dh85++.
Sofra bld: Middle Eastern iftar feast, Dh199++ per person, inclusive of Ramadan beverages. Call 02-5098888.
Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort.
Flavours: Daily iftar buffet, Dh180 net per person wtih Arabic and international dishes. Discounts for groups available.
Bravo: Suhour tent with snacks, Ramadan drinks and traditional games such as backgammon or cards, shisha and Ramadan TV shows, from 7.30pm onwards.
Call 02-6773333.
St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort
Sohour Tent: Beachside tent open from 8pm-2am with food and beverage options as well as shisha, oud and oanoon player from 8.30pm to 12.30am every evening. Minimum spend Dh100 per person, excluding shisha.
Olea: Iftar buffet, Dh185 per person. All prices are subject to applicable service charges and tourism fees. Call 02-4988888.
Traders Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri
Afya: Middle Eastern iftar buffet, Dh125++ per person including free-flowing Ramadan beverages.
Call 02-510 8888.
Yas Viceroy
Origins: Buffet with traditional drinks such as jallab, tamer hindi, kamer al dein, laban and karkadé, plain and stuffed dates and Arabic family dishes of sambousek jebneh and fatayer sabanekh plus date pudding, date toffee cake, kunafa cheese and umm ali, Dh185++ including soft drinks and Ramadan juices. Call 02-6560600.
Dubai
The Address Downtown Dubai
Fazaris: Buffet of Japanese, Asian, Indian, Arabian, and Mediterranean cuisine with dates and Arabic and Turkish coffee plus live Arabic duo band playing traditional tunes, Dh180 for iftar. Call 04-4368799.
The Address Dubai Mall
Na3Na3: Tradtional Arabic iftar with open kitchen, live cooking stations, freshly baked bread, saj, cooked-to-order kebabs and seafood. Until 10.30pm, Dh170 per person (including traditional Ramadan drinks and soft beverages). Eid brunches with kids entertainment, Dh185 per person. Call 04-8883444.
The Address Dubai Marina
Constellation Ballroom: Iftar buffet, Dh140 per person until 8.30pm; shisha, a la carte suhoor menu and a traditional game of backgammon in the Terrace Tent, suhoor from 8pm onwards. Call 04-4367777.
Al Badia Golf Club
Blades and Tee Lounge: Iftar overlooking the greens and Dubai skyline until 9.30pm, Dh150 per person. Call 04 701 1127/28.
Al Bustan Rotana
Choices: Daily Middle Eastern iftar buffet, Dh159 inclusive of Ramadan beverages. Call 04-7054285.
Al Manzil Hotel
Conservatory Restaurant: Traditional iftar Buffet, Dh160 per person, until 11.30pm.
The Courtyard: North African and Middle Eastern dishes, a la carte, until 3am. Call 04-4285888.
Armani/Mediterraneo: Contemporary take on Mediterranean cuisine and traditional Ramadan dishes. Dh250, including Ramadan beverages, until 9pm.
Call 04-8883444.
Atlantis The Palm
Asateer Tent: Iftar (Dh175) with eight dedicated majlis areas, prayer rooms and complimentary valet parking. Card games, chess and backgammon, large plasma screens, PlayStations with 2012 FIFA games, Arabic oud players and a Ramadan shop with home-made nougat, Turkish delights and other sweets sold by the kilo. Food includes street food, Foul and balila stations, Ramadan fresh juices and new signature dishes such as an ouzi stand, beef steamship, hommous fattah station, live cooking stations for maamoul, pastella and briouates, tahina fountain and live Arabic ice cream making. Six different buffet menus until 8pm; children below the age of 3 dine free, Dh85 for children between 3 and 12. A la carte suhour from 9.30pm-2.30am; guests must be a minimum of 21 years old. Asateer guests get 20 per cent off at Nasimi Beach Boutique. Call 04-4260800.
Levantine: Lebanese iftar with a set menu, Dh175, including water and Ramadan juices. Live entertainment during suhour featuring an oud player and singer, Nassif Attala. Attala will be performing daily during the Holy Month of Ramadan, in addition to the three days of Eid.
Kaleidoscope: Indian, Mediterranean and Arabic iftar buffet, Dh190 per person, inclusive of Ramadan juices. Call 04-4262626.
Oasis Centre
Balance Café: Three, four and six course iftar meals focusing on healthy dishes including citrus fruits and vegetables that have high water content, well as warm soups and kebabs. Includes dates, traditional drinks and digestive mint tea. The café will also serve a selection of healthy desserts. Dh49-Dh69, available from sunset. Call 04-3847010/11.
Baker & Spice
Souk al Bahar: Middle Eastern “soul food” menu with lentil soup with fresh coriander and cumin; roast chicken with sumac and fresh zaatar, new season frikkeh and vegetables; whole lamb slow braised with silk road spices, baby shallots dried apricots and fresh grapes, served on green Iranian rice; wild bass fillet roasted with almonds, preserved lemons, fresh herbs and new season potatoes.
Call 04-4252240. Dukkan Al Manzil is open from 07.00 – 23.00, takeaways only during the day. Normal café operation resumes after sunset.
Dubai Marina open 08.00 -23.00, takeaways only during the day, normal café operation resumes after sunset.
Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers
Cavendish: Iftar buffet with Arabic dishes, sweets and refreshments and traditional oud player, Dh159 per person, inclusive of all taxes and charges; discounts for groups. Call 04-3560500.
The Butcher Shop & Grill
Iftar for two, Dh199, from iftar until 9pm. Mirdif City Centre: 04-4280740; JBR, The Walk: 04-4281375.
Citymax Hotel
Iftar buffet, Dh59 per person from sunset.
Citymax, Al Barsha 04-4098000
Citymax, Bur Dubai 04-4078000
Coral Boutique Hotel Apartments Al Barsha
Ya Baladi Restaurant: Lebanese iftar, Dh135 net per person with dishes from special Ramadan menu. Call 04-3409040.
Crowne Plaza Deira
Spice Island: Iftar buffet until 8.30pm, Dh119 including unlimited food and Ramadan beverages, 50 per cent discount for children between 3 and 12 years old. Call 04-2625555.
Dusit Dubai:
Benjarong, PAX Romana and The Californian: Thai, Italian and international buffet iftar feast with traditional Arabic dishes. Call 04-3174515. Evening Shisha Lounge on the hotel’s 36th floor Pool Deck.
Grand Hyatt Dubai
Al Ameera Ballroom: Grand iftar daily until 9pm including traditional kunafa from guest chef Habiba from Jordan, Dh175 per person, including soft drinks; children aged between six and 12 eat half price; children under six dine for free.
Laylati Café: Suhoor from 9pm-3am daily, à la carte. Entry Dh30 per person on weekdays, Dh40 per person on weekends. Set menus are available on request. Call 04-3172222.
Harvey Nichols Dubai, Mall of the Emirates
Almaz by Momo: North African iftar including popular Ramadan drinks, signature tagines and desserts. Until 8.30pm, Dh170 per person. À la carte menu from 9pm-1.45am. Call 04-4098877.
InterContinental Dubai Festival City and Al Badia Golf Club
Anise: Arabic and international cuisine iftar until 9.30pm, Dh170 per person (can be accessed via a fully air-conditioned footbridge from Festival Centre).
Blades and Tee Lounge: Iftar overlooking the greens and Dubai skyline until 9.30pm, Dh150 per person.
Three-day Eid brunch buffet, Dh225 per person. Call 04 701 1127/28.
Jones The Grocer
Iftar dishes based around dates at all four Jones full format stores in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Menu changes weekly, with chicken and date potpie (week 1); roasted duck leg with date honey (week 2); date, pumpkin and wagyu beef tagine (week 3) and foie gras and date pate (week 4).
Timings differ across the stores; Dubai open only for retail until iftar; Abu Dhabi stores have limited dine-in options during the day. Visit jonesthegrocer.com for timings.
Jumeira Rotana
Traditional Iftar buffet, Dh99 inclusive of Ramadan drinks, dates and regular soft beverages. Call 04-3455888.
Jumeirah Beach Hotel
Diwan Al Khayal: Iftar buffet, Dh180 per person until 8.15pm, 50 per cent off for children 3-12, children below the age of 3 years dine for free. A la carte Suhour 9.30pm-3am.
Latitude: daily buffet, Dh185 per person. Call 04-4068999.
Jumeirah Zabeel Saray
Mehteran Ramadan Majlis: A la carte suhour from 9pm to 3am, minimum spend Dh95 per person.
Imperium: Buffet, Dh195 per person inclusive of Arabic juices and soft drinks. Children below the age of 12 eat for half price. Available from sunset to 8.30pm.
Lalezar: Ottoman Iftar buffet at Dh170 per person from sunset to 9pm.
04-4530444
Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Al Nafoorah: Iftar Buffet at Dh180 AED per person, inclusive of non-alcoholic drinks from sunset to 9pm.
04-3198088
JW Mariott
The Market Place: Iftar with seven daily-changing menus with Arabic dishes at live cooking stations, freshly prepared saj, Indian specialities and Ramadan beverages and TV screens, until 11.30pm, Dh150 per person. Call 04-6077977/7009/7588.
Kosebasi, The Walk, JBR and Mirdif City Centre
Turkish iftar set menu, Dh139 per person, (Dh69 for children under 10), served for the first two hours after breaking fast, followed by suhoor à la carte menu. Kosebasi Express, Mirdif City Centre, will have a set menu, Dh59, with a soup, selection of Turkish mezzes, wood-oven-baked dishes and a choice of grill. Kosebasi, The Walk, JBR 04-4393788
Le Méridien Dubai
Yalumba: Hot and cold mezzeh, soups, grills, live cooking stations, sweets, pastries and juices, Dh159 per person until 8pm. Call 04-7022455.
Mahec: Modern Indian iftar with kebabs, grills, curries, biryani, desserts and fresh juices, Dh139 per person inclusive of Ramadan juices and water, until 8pm. Call 04-7022615.
Marco Polo Hotel, Al Muteena, Deira
The Ballroom: Buffet with Arabic dishes, meat and non-meat section, salads, soups and a dessert buffet filled with fruits and traditional Arabic sweets, Dh49 per person. Call 04-2720000.
Aviation Club
Masala Craft, Century Village: 50 per cent discount on food and beverages at this Indian restaurant when the bill is paid before 9pm, throughout Ramadan. Call 04-2829626.
Media One Hotel, Dubai Media City
The Med: Traditional iftar buffet until 8.30pm, Dh95 per person. Call 04-4271000.
Moevenpick Hotel Bur Dubai
Fountain Restaurant: Iftar buffet with international cuisines and live cooking stations, Dh120 inclusive of coffee, tea and Ramadan juices.
Call 04-3104320 .
Chutneys: North Indian iftar with dishes prepared by Chef Hafeez Qureshi, including murgh angaar kebab, gosht korma awadhi and murgh makhni, Dh99 per person with selected beverages. Call 04-3104340.
Mövenpick Hotel Deira
Traditional iftar buffet menu, Dh95 per person. Call 800-DEIRA.
Movenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach
The Talk Restaurant & Lounge: Iftar and sohour buffets with cooking stations, juices, live Arabic music, shisha and pool side lounge, Dh129 per person or Dh110 each for a group of 10 or more. Call 04-4498888.
Al Murooj Rotana Dubai
Pergolas: Buffet with renowned Ramadan dishes, live cooking stations, Dh159 per person; 10 per cent discount on total bill for a group of 10 or more persons. Eid Al Fitr brunch on the second day of Eid, Dh249 per person including unlimited selected beverages, Dh129 for kids between 6 and 12 years old. Call 04-3211111.
One&Only The Palm
Zest: Iftar buffet, Dh210 per person including tea, coffee and juices. Call 04-4401010.
THE One Deli, Jumeriah Beach Road
Buffet of traditional Arabic and international dishes which changes daily; Dh108 per adult and Dhs54 per child under 12 years old. Until 8.30pm.
The Palace, Downtown Dubai
Ewaan: Arabic buffet until 9pm, Dh195 per person including soft beverages. Suhour from 10pm to 2am (3am on weekends) minimum spend Dh150 per person including soft beverages a la carte. Call 04-4287806.
Park Hyatt Dubai
Traiteur: For the first time, the highly-rated French restaurant is serving an iftar buffet with Western as well as Middle Eastern menu selections, until 10pm; Dh180 per person, including soft beverages. Call 04-6021804.
Café Arabesque: Iftar buffet with local and Middle Eastern dishes, with more than 40 different kinds of cold and hot mezze, soups and ouzi; and ten main courses, all baked in a wood-fired oven and accompanied by the hot Arabic bread. Daily until 10pm, Dh180 per person, including soft beverages.
04-3172222.
The Terrace: Sohour a-la-carte menu, with cold and hot mezze, main courses, desserts, traditional beverages and shisha, each priced Dh65-Dh75. Open for sohour 8pm-2am. Call 04-3172222.
Park Regis Kris Kin Hotel Dubai
Kris Restaurant: Iftar buffet with Arabic, Asian and international flavours, live cooking stations, henna painting and oud player, Dh130 per person until 11pm; children below 6 years dine free; 6-12 years eat at half price; discounts for groups. Call 04-3771111.
Peppermill, Lulu Al Barsha
Start iftar with dates, rose milk or apple sorbet before a buffet with traditional Indian Muslim cuisine such as chicken haleem, sawayan kheer and murg handi plus tikka kebabs and bhajias served fresh and hot on the tables, biryanis and nawabi gravies, Dh69, until 9pm, excluding drinks. Call 04-3549166.
Ping Pong, Dubai Mall
Ramadan diners can choose from a light three-dish menu snack, a nine-dish menu dinner, or a family feast 15-dish menu at the Chinese dim sum spot by the fountains. Dishes include broths, spring rolls, dumplings and vegetarian alternatives. Set menus can be pre-ordered. Call 04-3399088.
Pompeii Restaurant and Café, Jumeirah Lake Towers
Iftar Italian showcase menu, Dh65 (adult) and Dh35 (child), includes fresh juice, dried fruits or dates, Italian and Arabic desserts; from 7pm to 1am. The home delivery Ramadan menu, Dh55. Call 04-4539390.
Pullman Mall Of The Emirates, Dubai.
Sanabel: Interactive iftar buffet with live cooking stations featuring mixed grills, tandoor, hot mezzes, Arabic desserts, Dh120 inclusive of water and Ramadan drinks. Book for 10 people or more and get a discount on total bill. Call 04-3772353.
Qamardeen Hotel
Esca Restaurant: Traditional iftar buffet, Dh160, until 11.30pm. Italian a la carte menu also available. Call 04-4286888.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek
Boulvar Restaurant: Iftar buffet including ouzi, harees, Egyptian chicken, Arabic and continental desserts, Dh115 per person.
Shabestan: Persian iftar buffet, Dh139 per person.
Call 04-2057333 or 7444.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media City
Chef’s House: Arabic dishes with live cooking stations and daily flavoured ouzi, Dh99 per person; Dh119 per person including fresh juices, water, coffee and tea. Call 04-3669111.
Raffles Dubai
Azur Restaurant: Arabian favourites iftar, Dh185 per person, inclusive of soft drinks, juices and water, until 9pm. Call 04-324 9888.
The Ritz-Carlton, DIFC
Iftar buffet and à la carte sohour set against the backdrop of a spice souk with live music and entertainment and live cooking stations, Dh175 per person for iftar. Call 04-3722323.
Rixos The Palm Dubai
Traditional Turkish Ramadan Experience with Semazen (whirling dervish) show and live music in the banquet hall, serving traditional Turkish Ramadan specialities from Eastern Anatolia, the Aegean and Black Sea regions. Set menu from Dh250. Call 04-4575454.
A La Turca: Turkish, Arabic, and international buffet, Dh170 including Ramadan drinks and live cooking stations. Kids under 6 years dine free; 6-12 dine half price. Shisha available on the air conditioned outdoor terrace.
Chef’s Steak House: International set menu from Dh220 per person, until midnight.
Shangri-La Hotel Dubai
Al Bader: Themed ballroom iftar buffet from Dh155 per person.
Dunes Café: Iftar buffet with traditional Middle Eastern dishes and beverages, until midnight, with oud player, Dh180 per person including soft drinks.
Marrakech: Traditional Moroccan and Middle Eastern specialities and beverages until 10pm for Dh165 per person.
Call 04-3438888.
Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers
Hatta Room: Iftar buffet, Dh145 per person, with a weekly choice of seven different menus, charcoal-grilled meat dishes, Arabic sweets and Ramadan beverages. 50 per cent off for children 4-11; 0-3 years eat free.
Lobby Café: Suhoor, Dh80 and Dh110 per person, from 6.30pm-4am.
Call 04-2281111.
Taj Palace Dubai
Iftar and sohour buffets served in the hotel’s lobby with Arabic and Indian dishes which change daily, Dh119 per person, until 11pm. Groups of 10 or more at Dh100 per person. Call 04-2232222.
Time Oak Hotel & Suites
Petals Restaurant: Iftar buffet, Dh145 per person. Call 04-43778 88.
Time Grand Plaza Hotel
Brio Restaurant: Iftar buffet; Dh120 per person. Call 04-2334444.
Towers Rotana
Flavours on Two: Iftar Buffet, Dh135 including beverages, dates and Arabic sweets, until 8.30pm. Discounts for groups; book a table for 10 and two eat for free. Call 04-3122201.
Westin Dubai
Blue Orange: Traditional iftar buffet, with live entertainment from a tabla and oud player from 9pm. Dh180 per person, Dh100 (kids below 12 years old). Suhoor, Dh70 minimum spend. Sunday - Wednesday 9pm – 3am, Thursday – Saturday 9pm – 1am.
Sharjah and Northern Emirates
Coral Beach Resort, Sharjah
Iftar buffet with local and international food, Dh115 per person, children below 6 dine free; 6-12 years eat half price. Call 06-522 9999 or 800-CORAL
Al Hamra Golf Club, Ras Al Khaimah
Zahara’s Restaurant: Iftar buffet, Dh85 per person, including soft beverages, until 8pm. Sohour a la carte menu available from 8pm onwards. Call
07-2447474.
Mangrove Hotel, Ras Al Khaimah
Rainbow Restaurant: Iftar buffet, Dh99 per person with a special Ramadan dessert and beverage. Suhour available at Side Walk Coffee Shop. Call 07-2337733
Ramada Ajman
Orchid Restaurant: Arabic cuisine iftar buffet, Dh99 per person. 20 per cent off during the first 10 days of Ramadan. Call 06-703 1111.
