Where can I try the best local dishes in Abu Dhabi?

In Abu Dhabi, there are many places where you can relish typical Emirati dishes, which are prepared through slow cooking in a clay pot. This makes them very aromatic, and they are typically served with clarified butter.

The serving of Emirati dishes is typically done in restaurants where they are enjoyed with Shisha and the beats of the Darbuka. The annual Dubai Food Festival is the perfect venue to try out the best of them and enjoy a fun time with your family while eating together.

What dishes can you try?

In Abu Dhabi, there are famous restaurants that serve popular local dishes at different times of the day. The crowd here is huge, so be prepared to wait to get the dish you want. Book Etihad Airways to arrive in Abu Dhabi and begin your culinary journey, one that takes you to the best places where you can enjoy delicious local cuisine. Let’s look at some important Emirati dishes to try out:

• Al Harees: A dish that is wheat, meat, spiced, and cooked for long hours together.
• Falafel: chickpeas ground and made into patties with spices and then fried. It is usually accompanied by a tasty dip.
• Shawarma is a Lebanese dish that has meat with vegetables spiced and topped with ten, wrapped in a flatbread.
• a spicy dish made of either chicken or mutton drenched in a soupy, spicy stew.
• Al Madrooba is a fish dish that is drenched with aromatic spices and tasty sauces and served with pita bread.
• Tabbouleh is a salad variety that has lots of onions, tomatoes, and cucumbers, dressed with parsley and crushed wheat.

Top Places to Visit for Emirati Dishes 

What is typically used in the making of Emirati dishes? The spice blend is unique to this region of the world and consists of a mix of coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, thyme, turmeric, and saffron. Wheat grains, date syrup, meat, roasted nuts, and dried lime are mainly used, and since the place is part of a desert region, you can’t see too many vegetables. Here is a look at some of the most famous eating haunts in this city:

• One place that’s quite a local favorite and has been around for a long time is Bu Tafish. It was started in 1968 and is right opposite the Marsa Al Bateen marina. The specialty here is seafood, and you can get its most popular dishes here, like fish baked in the oven, grilled and spiced prawns, and béchamel, which are dishes that have drawn crowds again and again to this place.
• If you love sweets, then a visit to Al Aqassa is a must, as it has a huge variety of delicious local sweets that are tasty, delicious, and wonderful. Most famous of its sweet dishes with the locals is its Nabulsia Kanufa, which is made just like it is done in the Nablus two in West Bank, having that distinct saltiness and, most importantly, cheese.
• Make a trip to Metals, where you can enjoy authentic Emirati cuisine. What’s to enjoy here is the regag bread, which has minced camel meat in it and is flavored with aromatic local spices. Another dish to try is the Balateet, where you have sweet vermicelli topping the omelets. If this is not enough, try the chebab pancakes, which are topped with delicious honey, date syrup, and also processed cheese.
• ‘If you love fried items, then a visit to Lygmat and Rgag is a must. Check out their fried dough balls, sizzling with heat as they are picked out from the hot oil in which they are fried, then doused in date syrup. It’s quite a popular place for this dish, so people come here to enjoy it day and night. It is served in the form of ten pieces on a plate.
• How about a trip to Home Bakery, where you can indulge yourself in delightful bakery items tinged with a Middle Eastern relish? Try their delicious croissant, which is so flaky and lovely; else, try makdous or pickled eggplant. So many different items can be enjoyed here, but they have very sweet, delicious, aromatic flavors and are quite local in taste.

Trying out new local dishes during your stay in Abu Dhabi takes you to often-visited places where you can relish such food in an environment that is lovely. Book Etihad Airways to arrive in Abu Dhabi directly from your country’s capital. These dishes have been made from generation to generation and signify the local people’s love and interest in enjoying them always, especially on important occasions in the year.