Persian restaurants in Dubai
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Pars Iranian Kitchen
This convivial alfresco dining room often fills with patrons lusting after bread, tickled crisply by flames in the brick oven, fingerlickin’ muttabal (purée of aubergine mixed with tahini, yoghurt and olive oil) and hummus, and juicy kebabs paired with perfect piles of saffron rice. You’ll feel like a pasha lounging amid the fat pillows on a carpeted platform surrounded by twinkle-lit hedges. Too authentic? Opt for a traditional table. Alas, the lack of indoor seating makes Pars a poor choice in summer.
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Shabestan
Shabestan is Dubai’s top Persian restaurant. But don’t take our word for it. Ask Sheikh Mohammed, who often pops in for lunch. At dinner time, the window-lined dining room reveals a panorama of glittering lights over the Creek. Hot fresh bread and homemade yoghurt hit the table shortly after you arrive. Start with a smoky mizra ghasemi (aubergine dip), move on to perfumed rice accompanying melt-off-the-bone braised lamb and do save room for vermicelli ice cream with saffron and rose water.
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Sadaf
Popular with Emirati families, who dine in private booths, Sadaf serves up excellent authentic Persian cuisine. The spicy, moist kebabs are particularly good and the ‘Zereshk Polo Meat’ (rice with Iranian red barberries and chicken or meat) is another star pick.
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Golestan
For an authentic Persian dining experience, you can’t go wrong with a meal at Golestan.
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