SELF-GUIDED FOOD HUNT · Dubai Festival City

Festival City: lentil soup, honey zaatar chicken and pumpkin

Lentil soup at Al Fanar, honey zaatar chicken at Al Beiruti and pumpkin with tahini at Baba Iskender. Three small orders around Festival City Mall, with an optional waterfront pause.

CURATED BY Feed to Fork team

Time to allowAllow 2–2.5 hours, more if you stop by Festival Bay; editorial estimate.

Getting aroundAl Fanar and Al Beiruti Café are on the ground floor near the waterfront; Baba Iskender is upstairs at the Level 2 Skywalk Food Court. Use the mall’s signed routes and lifts or escalators.

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Keep the soup and chicken orders small, then share the pumpkin dessert. Confirm Al Beiruti seating for a tasting plate and Al Fanar’s current kitchen hours. A Festival Bay stop is optional; check the mall’s current show schedule rather than timing dinner to an assumed performance.

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Before you go

When to go

Early evening, aiming to finish Al Fanar well before 9pm; confirm today’s service hours.

Budget and paying

One soup, a shared chicken plate and pumpkin dessert with its listed ice cream. Drinks and any parking charges are extra.

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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Lentil soup
Al Fanar Restaurant & Café
Al Fanar’s lentil soup is puréed with onion, garlic and mixed spices. Ask for the lentil soup on its own and check whether bread is included before adding a side.
Ground floor, Dubai Festival City Mall
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Honey zaatar chicken
Al Beiruti Café
Al Beiruti's honey zaatar chicken pairs almond-crisp bites with honey, sesame zaatar, paprika and honey-mustard dip. Ask about the portion and honey-mustard dip. The recorded coating includes almonds and sesame.
Marina Walk, ground floor, Dubai Festival City Mall
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3 stops, one food Hunt

Lentil soup

Honey zaatar chicken

Pumpkin dessert