Bosporus

Sometimes, after long days at work, you just want to go out and have a big meal. An appetizer, mains AND dessert. You don’t care that you shouldn’t be eating a big meal at night or whatever other stupid “fun facts” people throw at you constantly. You just want to eat because long days at work earn

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Moylos

As far as quirky décor goes, this one’s a pretty good one. Dubai seems to be in burger overdrive mode. Everywhere you look, there’s new joints opening up. Growing up, I was loyal to Hardees (there was one right next to the university I went to) Then, when I had a bit of money, it

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Hanoi Naturally

After I published the last post, I couldn’t help but realise that the only reason I hadn’t been to the other place that serves pho, Hanoi Naturally, even though I am a self-proclaimed pho-lover, is because it was all the way in JLT and I live in old Dubai. That has to be only the

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Wox

I love Pho. It is the best soup I think there is. Perfect mix of noodles and broth and meat (if you swing that way) and most importantly, the flavors from the whole spices that they use. So great. When I lived in the Pacific North West – I would indulge in a big bowl

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No. Fifty Seven – Pop-up cafe in Dubai

  No. Fifty Seven Boutique Cafe from Abu Dhabi was recently in Dubai for a four-day pop-up cafe stint. Pop-ups seem to be the in-thing at the moment but Buthaina Al Mazrui and Alamira Noor Bani Hashim are no newbies to it. The young, talented girls founded the Dinner Club No. 57 in 2012, hosting elaborate

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