The Best Persian Food in Dubai
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The best Persian food in Dubai, according to the experts: the Forbes Travel Guide, the Michelin Guide, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Ariana's Persian Kitchen comes out on top.
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Berenjak and Shabestan hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. Ariana's Persian Kitchen
Persian
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. Berenjak
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Rugs on the floor, chandeliers overhead, and a menu built around the kabab shops of Tehran: Berenjak is a Persian grill that started in London's Soho and has since traveled well. The Dubai outpost at Dar Wasl Mall carries the same eclectic, slightly theatrical room and the same devotion to the skewer. The Michelin Bib Gourmand follows it wherever it lands. Open with a sharbat, a fruit-and-flower-petal Persian cooler, before the charcoal smoke takes over.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 2. Shabestan
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 4. Al Ustad Special Kabab
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The walls are lined with family photos, the celebrities among them suggesting this Persian kebab spot near Al Fahidi has been feeding the right people for a long time. An old-school institution, it runs on marinated mutton, chicken, and tenderloin served over saffron rice, and the portions are generous in a way that feels almost confrontational. Communal tables, no ceremony, and prices that make you look twice at the bill.
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