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The best Falafel Sandwich in Dubai

Also spelt falafel, falafil, taamiya and falafel roll. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Al Mallah (Al Dhiyafah)

    Satwa, Al Hudaiba Jumeirah and Satwa

    Open
    Open 24 hours, every day
    Where
    Al Dhiyafah Road (2nd December Street), Al Hudaiba, Satwa, Dubai

    Order the falafel sandwich with extra tahini and eat it at the pavement tables watching Satwa go past. It runs all night, so avoid the 8pm crush when every car double parks outside.

    What to orderFalafel sandwich with extra tahini

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  2. Number 2.Aroos Damascus (Al Muraqqabat)

    Al Muraqqabat Al Rigga and Muraqqabat

    Open
    7am to 4am, every day
    Where
    Ground floor, Green Palace Hotel, Al Muraqqabat Road, Deira, Dubai

    Ask for the foul sandwich with falafel added, the way the Syrian regulars have it. Tables are shared and the room gets loud after midnight, so take the food away if you want quiet.

    What to orderFoul sandwich with falafel added

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  3. Number 3.Sultan Dubai Falafel (Al Muraqqabat)

    Al Muraqqabat Al Rigga and Muraqqabat

    Open
    8am to 1am, later on Thursday and Saturday
    Where
    24 Al Muraqqabat Street, beside the Filipino supermarket, Deira, Dubai

    Build your own sandwich and add the falafel mahshi with shatta on the side. Queues form after Friday prayers and again late at night, and the counter takes orders in Arabic first.

    What to orderBuild your own falafel sandwich, plus falafel mahshi

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  4. Farisian Star Cafeteria (Meena Bazaar)

    Meena Bazaar Bur Dubai and Al Fahidi

    Open
    Opens 3.30pm, busy until about 11.30pm
    Where
    Al Hisn Street, opposite Anarkali Trading, Street 44B, Meena Bazaar, Bur Dubai

    Falafel fried to order, tucked into soft kuboos with mint chutney, for the price of a bus fare. Nothing happens before half past three in the afternoon, and the counter takes cash.

    What to orderFalafel sandwich in kuboos with mint chutney

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  5. Arabian Tea House (Al Fahidi)

    Al Fahidi Bur Dubai and Al Fahidi

    Open
    7am to 11pm daily
    Where
    Al Fahidi Street, Bastakiya, opposite Musalla Post Office, Bur Dubai

    Here the draw is the green falafel wrap with tahini, mint and pickles, eaten in the courtyard under the trees. Coach parties fill every table from eleven, so come at seven instead.

    What to orderGreen falafel wrap

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  6. Falafel Al Rabiah (Abu Hail)

    Abu Hail Al Rigga and Muraqqabat

    Open
    Open 24 hours
    Where
    Al Doha Street, Abu Hail, Deira, Dubai

    The kaek falafel sandwich with pickles is the order, from a family that brought the recipe over from Jordan. It never shuts, but the turning off Al Doha Street is easy to miss.

    What to orderKaek falafel sandwich

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  7. Operation: Falafel (The Beach JBR)

    JBR Dubai Marina and JLT

    Open
    8am to 11pm at the JBR branch
    Where
    The Beach, Al Mamsha Street, opposite JBR, Dubai Marina

    The chain answer to the question, though the saj wrap with cheese stuffed falafel does hold up. Beach parking is charged by the hour, and published hours differ between listings, so check.

    What to orderSaj wrap with cheese stuffed falafel

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  8. Foul w Hummus (Al Barsha)

    Al Barsha 1 Al Quoz and Al Barsha

    Open
    8am to 3am daily
    Where
    Shop 6, ground floor, Rose Garden Hotel Apartments, Al Barsha 1, Dubai

    A shopfront under a hotel apartment block, doing a generous falafel sandwich in pita with tahini salad for seven dirhams. Bring cash, and do not expect anywhere to sit down.

    What to orderFalafel sandwich with tahini salad

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  9. Qasmieh Al-Fawal (Al Warqa)

    Al Warqa Al Qusais, Al Nahda and Mirdif

    Open
    8am to midnight, every day
    Where
    Community 421, Street 29B, next to Shakalan 4 Supermarket, Al Warqa 1, Dubai

    A Jordanian house whose falafel arrives beside hummus dressed in tahina; take the mixed falafel sandwich. Al Warqa is a long drive from anywhere central, so make it a breakfast rather than a detour.

    What to orderMixed falafel sandwich with the Qasmieh hummus

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  10. Desi Chaat Falafel & Shawarma (Karama)

    Karama Karama and Oud Metha

    Open
    8am to 2am daily
    Where
    Shop 1, ground floor, Al Sharafi Building, opposite Zainal Mohebi Plaza, Street 11, Al Karama, Dubai

    This is the Karama counter where the falafel sandwich picks up chutney and chaat masala alongside the tahini. Pair it with an aloo cutlet. Nowhere to sit, and the pavement is narrow.

    What to orderFalafel sandwich with chutney, and an aloo cutlet

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  11. Falafel Frayha (Al Barsha)

    Al Barsha 1 Al Quoz and Al Barsha

    Open
    6.30am to 2am, Friday prayer break at 1pm
    Where
    Dawoud Abdulrahman Building, ground floor, Al Barsha 1, Dubai

    Cheese filled falafel in a kaek sandwich is the thing to get from one of the older frying counters in the country. A shutter comes down for Friday prayers, which catches people at lunchtime.

    What to orderKaek sandwich with cheese filled falafel

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  12. Mama'esh

    Al Manara Jumeirah and Satwa

    Open
    7am to 1am daily
    Where
    Villa 1081, Al Wasl Road, opposite Umm Suqeim, Al Manara, Dubai

    A Palestinian bakery where the falafel is baked in the oven rather than fried, then wrapped with hummus and pickles. Parking on Al Wasl Road is one thin row and fills by breakfast.

    What to orderOven baked falafel wrap

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