SELF-GUIDED FOOD HUNT · Al Rigga

Al Rigga: wood-ear mushrooms, matcha cake and cold press

Start at Al Ghurair with Din Tai Fung’s mushroom salad and Yakitate’s matcha cake, then walk down Al Rigga Road for cold-pressed coffee.

CURATED BY Feed to Fork team

Time to allowAllow an unhurried three-stop tasting.

Getting aroundWalk between the Al Ghurair venues, then southeast along Al Rigga Road to the ibis-area coffee stop.

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Din Tai Fung and Yakitate are at Al Ghurair Centre; find Yakitate at Office Tower Entrance Gate 3. Then walk southeast towards the Caribou beside ibis Al Rigga at Rigga Business Center. This is an outdoor street leg, so use marked crossings and choose cooler weather. Check the cake counter for a sharing portion before starting.

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Before you go

When to go

Late afternoon in cooler weather; check cake stock and allow for restaurant seating.

Budget and paying

Share the mushroom salad and a counter-confirmed cake portion; buy coffees separately.

Self-guided. Timing is an editorial suggestion, not a measured journey. Check kitchen hours and access before going.

THE ROUTE

3 stops, one food Hunt

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Chinese Black Mushroom Salad
Din Tai Fung
Wood-ear mushrooms sit in a lemon-flavoured sauce with goji berries and ginger. Share this glossy, gently chewy starter before Yakitate’s matcha cheesecake, comparing the savoury mushroom bite with the soft green dessert.
Din Tai Fung, Al Ghurair Centre, Al Rigga, Dubai
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Matcha Basque Burnt Cheese Cake
Yakitate
Yakitate’s matcha Basque cheesecake has a deep-brown baked top and a vivid green centre in the menu photograph. Ask the counter for a portion to share, tasting the matcha dessert before the short walk to a cold-pressed coffee.

3 stops, one food Hunt

Chinese Black Mushroom Salad

Matcha Basque Burnt Cheese Cake

Cold Press Iced Coffee