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The best Chelo Kebab in Dubai

Also spelt chelow kabab, chelo kabab, kebab koobideh and kubideh. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Al Ustad Special Kabab (Bur Dubai)

    Al Mankhool, Bur Dubai Bur Dubai and Al Fahidi

    Open
    11am to about 1am; Fridays from 6pm
    Where
    47 Al Mussallah Road, near Al Fahidi Metro, Al Hamriya, Bur Dubai

    Ask for the mutton kebab khas, marinated in yoghurt and served on buttered saffron rice. No bookings are taken and the room is small, so arrive before eight or wait outside.

    What to orderMutton kebab khas with buttered saffron rice

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  2. Number 2.Berenjak (Dar Wasl Mall)

    Al Safa Jumeirah and Satwa

    Open
    Noon to 11.30pm, closed 5pm to 6pm Mon to Thu
    Where
    Shop 01, Dar Wasl Mall, Al Wasl Road, Al Safa, Dubai

    Kubideh is what to order, with a pan of tahdig to crack through. Booking is effectively necessary, and the kitchen closes between five and six from Monday to Thursday, which catches people out.

    What to orderKubideh skewer with a pan of tahdig

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  3. Number 3.Khoori Special Kabab (Al Khaleej Street)

    Al Mamzar, Al Hamriya Port Bur Dubai and Al Fahidi

    Open
    11.30am to 6am, daily
    Where
    Al Khaleej Street, behind Union Co-op, Al Hamriya Port, Al Mamzar, Deira

    Sit on the carpets and order koobideh with sangak bread, or the mixed plate if there are several of you. Tables are few, weekends fill fast, and the grill runs until six in the morning.

    What to orderKoobideh skewers with sangak

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  4. Shabestan (Radisson Blu Deira Creek)

    Deira Creek Al Rigga and Muraqqabat

    Open
    Noon to 11pm, daily
    Where
    Second floor, Radisson Blu Hotel, Baniyas Road, Deira Creek

    The chelo soltani puts koobideh beside a saffron barg skewer, with the creek in the window behind. Prices sit far above the street kebab houses, and a window table needs booking days ahead.

    What to orderChelo soltani

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  5. Farsi Restaurant (Bay Avenue

    Business Bay Downtown and Business Bay

    Open
    Opens 11.30am; closing time not confirmed
    Where
    Shop G100-101, ground floor, Bay Avenue, Executive Towers, Business Bay

    Order the soltani, one koobideh skewer and one barg, which feeds two without strain. Branches sit in JLT and Al Ghurair Mall, but Bay Avenue is the one with room to sit properly.

    What to orderSoltani platter

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  6. Iran Zamin (Dubai Marina)

    Dubai Marina Dubai Marina and JLT

    Open
    9am to 2am, daily
    Where
    Iris Blue Building, 4 Al Daa'i Street, Dubai Marina

    Chelo kebab here means koobideh over saffron rice, with the joojeh masti worth adding. Several outlets trade under the name, some of them mall food courts, so make for the Iris Blue room in the Marina.

    What to orderChelo kebab koobideh, and joojeh kebab masti

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  7. Rivas (The Mall

    Umm Suqeim 3 Jumeirah and Satwa

    Open
    Noon to 11pm, daily
    Where
    Level 1, The Mall, Jumeirah Street opposite Burj Al Arab, Umm Suqeim 3

    Kabab koobideh with saffron rice and hot bread is what regulars order. Finding it is the hard part, since it sits on the first floor of a small mall opposite Burj Al Arab.

    What to orderKabab koobideh with saffron rice and hot bread

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  8. Grand Abshar (Umm Suqeim)

    Umm Suqeim 1 Jumeirah and Satwa

    Open
    Noon to 11.30pm, daily
    Where
    Al Heeba Street, off Jumeirah Road, Umm Suqeim 1

    Koobideh with fluffy saffron rice, and portions large enough to share. The doors close at half past eleven, earlier than the all-night kebab houses on Al Khaleej Street, so this is not a late stop.

    What to orderKoobideh with saffron rice

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  9. Kebab Khodmooni (Al Khaleej Street)

    Al Mamzar, Al Hamriya Port Bur Dubai and Al Fahidi

    Open
    Roughly 7am to 4am; the grill runs late
    Where
    74 Al Khaleej Street, near Union Coop, Al Hamriya Port, Al Mamzar, Deira

    Koobideh with charcoal rice does the job, or the Mix 5 if several of you are eating. It sits on a port road with little around it and grills on until four in the morning.

    What to orderKoobideh meat kebab with charcoal rice, or the Mix 5

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  10. Sofreh Kitchen & Grill (JLT)

    Jumeirah Lakes Towers Dubai Marina and JLT

    Open
    Opens noon; closing time not confirmed
    Where
    Shop 12, Jumeirah Bay X1 Tower, Cluster X, JLT

    Order the mixed grill and you get several skewers on one plate, which is the point of coming. The shop is tiny with barely a seat, and the pizza is best left alone.

    What to orderThe mixed grill, several skewers on one plate

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  11. The Sib (Palm Strip Mall)

    Jumeirah 1 Jumeirah and Satwa

    Open
    Opens noon; closing time not confirmed
    Where
    Shop F22, first floor, Palm Strip Mall, Jumeirah Street, Jumeirah 1

    Chelo kebab soltani is the plate to take, with kebab torsh if you want something sharper. The dining room is upstairs in a small Jumeirah mall, and it is easy to walk past.

    What to orderChelo kebab soltani

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