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Nobody saw this coming. Everyone wants it. Dubai has seen plenty of food collabs. Brand crossovers, limited-edition drops, special packaging moments - the city's appetite for the unexpected is well established. But a donut brand teaming up with one of the world's most recognisable professional makeup brands? That one landed differently. LUFF - Dubai's homegrown donut brand known for its bold flavours, vibrant purple aesthetic, and the kind of boxes that arrive looking like th

The best all-you-can-eat breakfast in Dubai right now costs AED 74. Dubai's breakfast scene is one of the most competitive in the city's dining calendar. Weekend mornings bring out the full force of the food community - and the options range from hotel buffets to café spreads that look good on Instagram and disappoint everywhere else. Circle Café's unlimited breakfast at AED 74 sits in a category of its own. For AED 74 per person, you get unlimited food from Circle Café's ful

Dubai does sandwiches well. Luca's Deli does something better. The panuozzo is not a sandwich in the way Dubai's food delivery market usually means the word. It's not a wrap, not a sub, not a brioche bun situation. It's a specific, centuries-old Italian format - bread baked fresh daily, split and filled, with a crust that gives and a crumb that holds everything together in a way that most sandwich formats don't. If you haven't had one, Luca's Deli is the place to start. If yo

Dubai has beautiful beach venues. Smoky Beach is one of the best. There's a version of a Dubai evening that everyone who lives here is chasing: the right setting, the right vibe, the right food, and a shisha that burns slowly while the city lights reflect off the water. That combination is harder to find than it should be - and when you find it, you stay. Smoky Beach found it. Located at The Beach JBR - one of Dubai's most iconic waterfront destinations - Smoky Beach captures

Dubai has strong opinions about fried chicken. Japang has stronger ones. Fried chicken is one of those categories where everyone in Dubai has a go-to - the brand they default to, the wrap they reorder without thinking, the box they get when a craving hits and only one thing will do. The category is crowded, the competition is international, and the bar has never been higher. Japang doesn't just clear that bar. It set its own. A homegrown UAE crispy fried chicken brand operati

Poke bowls have become one of the most searched food categories in Dubai over the past three years. Fresh, customisable, protein-rich, and genuinely delicious - they sit at the intersection of everything Dubai's health-conscious dining audience is looking for. And in the UAE, Poke Poke is where that search most often ends. Here is everything you need to know about Poke Poke — the UAE's first official homegrown poke brand - from what makes it different to what to order when yo