The best Mandi in Dubai
Also spelt mandhi, madfoon, madhbi and mazbi. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.
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Number 1.Bait Al Mandi (Al Muraqqabat)
- Open
- About 11am to 2am, every day
- Where
- Opposite J5 Rimal, Al Muraqqabat Road, Deira, Dubai
Lamb mandi is the order here, and the price stays low across eleven branches. The Muraqqabat room is the one people go to. Photos on the menu, no floor seating, so no shoes off.
What to orderLamb mandi
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Number 2.Zam Zam Mandi (Al Karama)
- Open
- 11am to about 12.30am daily
- Where
- Al Fahad Building, Sheikh Rashid Road, near Lulu Hypermarket, Al Karama, Dubai
Lamb mandi with the spicy tomato chilli, and camel if you fancy it. Eid week is chaos here, tens of thousands through the doors, so pick an ordinary weeknight instead.
What to orderLamb mandi with spicy tomato chilli
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Number 3.Al Yemen Mandi (Hor Al Anz)
- Open
- Roughly 8am to 4am, listings differ
- Where
- Bait Al Jabal Building, 38 24 Street, Hor Al Anz East, Deira, Dubai
Chicken mandi, then cream kunafa. Hours are the catch: listings put closing anywhere from 2am to 4am and opening from 7am to 9am, so ring ahead if you want breakfast.
What to orderChicken mandi
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Wadi Doan (Al Garhoud)
- Open
- About 7.30am to 11.30pm daily
- Where
- Ground floor, Gold Park Building, Sheikh Rashid Road, next to Caesars Restaurant, Al Garhoud, Dubai
Madfoon lamb with rashosh bread, then date fattah with cream and honey. Haneez ketf is the other order. It closes around half eleven, and Garhoud parking is tight after eight.
What to orderMadfoon lamb with rashosh bread
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Maraheb (Al Safa)
- Open
- Noon to midnight at least, some listings say 24 hours
- Where
- Al Rostamani Business Centre, Al Safa Second, Al Safa, Dubai
Half portions of the mandi meat exist, which helps, and the hanith ribs are worth ordering. Lunch is when it packs out. Hours vary by branch, so check before a late run.
What to orderMandi meat, half portion, plus hanith ribs
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Qasas Al Mandi (Al Warqa)
- Open
- 11.30am to midnight, some listings say 3am
- Where
- Sheikha Latifa Building, beside Mass Supermarket, Al Warqa 1, Dubai
Haneeth ribs for three people, or the butter chicken mandi if you are alone. Listings differ on closing, midnight or three in the morning, and there is no metro anywhere near Al Warqa.
What to orderHaneeth ribs (haroof)
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Madfoon Al Sadda (Jumeirah)
- Open
- Noon to midnight daily
- Where
- Jumeirah Road, Umm Suqeim 1, near Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Dubai
Madfoon lamb, buried and slow cooked, is the point; mandi is on the menu too. Floor seating fills up on Friday and Saturday evenings, so a weeknight visit saves you the wait.
What to orderMadfoon lamb
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Al Marhabani Mandi (Umm Suqeim)
- Open
- Noon to 11pm every day
- Where
- Villa 575, Jumeirah Street, Umm Suqeim 1, opposite ENOC station, next to Dubai Islamic Bank, Dubai
Ask for the lamb mandi; the Yemeni cooking is what the place is known for. Closing is eleven, earlier than most mandi houses in Dubai, so plan an early dinner rather than a late one.
What to orderLamb mandi
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Rayyan Mandi (Rigga)
- Open
- 11am to 3am daily
- Where
- Al Maktoum Road, near Deira Clocktower, Al Muraqqabat, Dubai
Order the mutton mandi and let the kebabs go. It runs until 3am, which is when the Clocktower crowd arrives, so eat before midnight or expect a wait for a table.
What to orderMutton mandi
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Azal Mandi (Karama)
- Open
- Noon to midnight, some listings say from 10am
- Where
- Hamsa Building, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, next to Ansari Gallery, Al Karama, Dubai
Camel mandi is the reason to come, next door to Ansari Gallery. Listings disagree on opening: some say 10am, Google says noon, so lunch before one is safer than breakfast.
What to orderCamel mandi
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Tibba for Mandi & Madhbi (Al Qusais)
- Open
- 8am to 1am daily
- Where
- Ground floor, Raha Building, Damascus Street, Al Qusais, Dubai
Come for the madhbi, cooked on hot stones, or the mutton haneeth ribs. Damascus Street is a long way out from the creek, so make the trip once and order both.
What to orderMadhbi chicken, or mutton haneeth ribs
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Warsan Mandi Restaurant (Deira, Al Murar)
- Open
- Open 24 hours
- Where
- 2nd Street, Al Murar, Deira, opposite Hyatt Regency on Al Khaleej Road, Dubai
Chicken madfoon with the thick roti, and the kitchen never shuts. Take care with the address: the brand has an International City branch too, and this Al Murar room off Naif is the one meant.
What to orderChicken madfoon with roti
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Al Yemen Al Saeed (Al Quoz)
- Open
- 10am to midnight daily
- Where
- Al Asayel Street, Al Quoz 1, near Dubai International School, Dubai
Mutton mandi, and the bill stays modest for what arrives. It sits on Al Asayel Street among Al Quoz warehouses, so there is little else around; drive rather than walk from the metro.
What to orderMutton mandi
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Raidan Mandi (Al Nahda)
- Open
- 11am to midnight, per the restaurant
- Where
- Ground floor, Sidra Tower, Al Ittihad Road, Al Nahda 1, Dubai
Get the mandi rather than the grills, and take the floor seating if a family room is free. It shuts at midnight by its own account, and Al Ittihad Road traffic makes evenings slow.
What to orderMutton mandi
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