The best Luqaimat in Dubai
Also spelt logaimat, lugaimat, loqaimat and luqaymat. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.
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Number 1.Arabian Tea House (Al Fahidi)
- Open
- 7am to 11pm daily
- Where
- Al Fahidi Street, Bastakiya, opposite Musalla Post Office, Bur Dubai
Ask for the plate of luqaimat with gahwa in the courtyard, about thirty dirhams. It fills with tour groups from mid morning, so come at seven when the doors open.
What to orderPlate of luqaimat with a pot of gahwa
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Number 2.Al Fanar Restaurant & Cafe (Dubai Festival City)
- Open
- 10am to 11pm daily
- Where
- Ground floor, Festival City Mall, Dubai Festival City
Order the luqaimat with date syrup after a machboos, and take the karak too. Closing time follows the mall and sources disagree between ten and midnight, so ring before a late run.
What to orderLuqaimat with date syrup, and a karak alongside
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Number 3.Logma (Dubai Mall)
- Open
- 10am to midnight Monday to Thursday, 10am to 1am Friday to Sunday
- Where
- Logma, Level 3, Fashion Avenue, The Dubai Mall, Downtown Dubai
Luqaimat arrives three ways here, date syrup, honey or Nutella; take the date syrup and skip the Nutella. Fashion Avenue means mall prices and a wait at fountain show times.
What to orderLuqaimat with date syrup
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Hum Yum (Jumeira Street)
- Open
- Open 24 hours
- Where
- 712 Jumeira Street, Jumeirah, Dubai
Get luqaimat and dango with karak, the way locals order it. There are several branches, and this one is a small roadside room, so parking on Jumeira Street is the catch.
What to orderLuqaimat and dango with karak
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Gerbou
- Open
- Breakfast from 7am, lunch noon until closing
- Where
- Street 20, Nadd Al Sheba Road, Nad Al Sheba 1, at Tashkeel
Luqaimat comes plated as a modern dessert, and the date cake is the other one worth ordering. It is a drive out to Nad Al Sheba, and weekends open an hour later.
What to orderPlated logaimat at the end of the set dinner
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Al Khayma Heritage Restaurant
- Open
- 8am to 11pm daily
- Where
- Villa 54-44, Al Fahidi Historical District, Bur Dubai
The wok fried luqaimat is the one to order, after lamb saloona. It sits inside the Al Fahidi lanes with no parking nearby, so leave the car at the metro.
What to orderWok fried luqaimat
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SMAT
- Open
- 7.30am to 11.30pm daily
- Where
- Building 10, Dubai Design District (d3)
Breakfast is the reason to come, and the luqaimat closes it properly. Design district parking is paid and the room is small, so a weekend morning without a booking can mean queueing.
What to orderLuqaimat after the Emirati breakfast
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Bait Al Kanafa (Hor Al Anz)
- Open
- About 6.20am to midnight daily
- Where
- Doha Street, Hor Al Anz East, Deira; tel 04 268 9900
Lokma here comes drizzled with date syrup or topped with crushed Oman chips, and the chips version is the local order. Hor Al Anz is a residential grid, so phone before driving over.
What to orderLokma topped with crushed Oman chips
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Siraj (Souk Al Bahar)
- Open
- Noon to 1am daily, no breakfast
- Where
- Souk Al Bahar, Downtown Dubai
Sit outside for the fountain, then order the luqaimat at the end of a mezze spread. Prices match the address, and the kitchen only opens at noon, so this is not a morning stop.
What to orderLuqaimat to finish a mezze spread
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Luqaimat & Chebab (Al Warqa)
- Open
- 6am to 12:30am daily
- Where
- Al Warqa 1, Dubai; tel 04 255 2349
The stuffed luqaimat is what this counter is built around, though the plain sesame and date syrup plate is the one to judge it by. Hours are not posted, so call first.
What to orderPlain luqaimat with sesame and date syrup
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