The best Nihari in Dubai
Also spelt nalli nihari, paya nihari, nehari and nihari gosht. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.
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Number 1.Delhi Restaurant - Pioneers of Nihari (Naif)
- Open
- 8am to 3am daily; 4pm to 4.30am in Ramadan
- Where
- Delhi Restaurant, Frij Murar Road, 51 20th Street, Al Murar, Naif, Deira, Dubai
The plain beef nihari with khameeri roti is the order, though regulars add maghaz or zaban. It runs from breakfast to three in the morning, so skip the 9pm crush and go early.
What to orderbeef nihari with khameeri roti
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Number 2.Ravi Restaurant (Satwa original)
- Open
- 5am to 2am daily
- Where
- 8 9th Street, Al Satwa, Dubai, off 2nd December Street
Order the nihari and a tandoori roti, and the haleem if you are sharing. Only the Satwa branch is the original; the Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Nahda places are unrelated.
What to orderbeef nihari with tandoori roti
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Number 3.Daily Restaurant (Karama)
- Open
- 11am to 12.30am daily
- Where
- Daily Restaurant, behind Ramee Royal Hotel, off Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, Al Karama, Dubai
Ask for the sadi nihari with khameeri roti, and maghaz if you want the richer version. The Karama branch opens at eleven, so this is not a dawn nihari.
What to ordersadi nihari with khameeri roti
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B&B Cricket Bar (Oud Metha)
- Open
- 5pm to 3.30am daily
- Where
- B&B, Sultan Business Centre, 4th Street, near Lamcy Plaza, Oud Metha, Dubai
The beef nihari here is the reason to come, and it is an evening room rather than a breakfast one. Doors open at five in the afternoon, so morning nihari hunters should look elsewhere.
What to ordertraditional beef nihari
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The Dilli Cartel (Al Rigga)
- Open
- Noon to midnight; 2am Fridays and Saturdays
- Where
- The Dilli Cartel, Landmark Riqqa Hotel, Al Jazira Street, Al Rigga, Deira, Dubai
Newer than the rest and a hotel dining room, but the nalli nihari is cooked properly. Prices sit well above the Naif cafeterias, so go for the room, not the bargain.
What to ordernalli nihari with khameeri roti
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Chicken Tikka Inn (Al Mankhool)
- Open
- Open 24 hours, every day
- Where
- Chicken Tikka Inn, ground floor, Nashwan Building, Al Mankhool Road, Al Raffa, Bur Dubai
The nihari is lamb shank in a spicy gravy, and the kitchen never closes, which makes this the Bur Dubai stop at four in the morning. Several branches share the name.
What to orderlamb shank nihari with roti
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Barbecue Delights (The Walk
- Open
- 11:30am to midnight Sunday to Thursday, 11:30am to 1am Friday and Saturday
- Where
- Barbecue Delights, shop 20, ground floor, Amwaj, The Walk, adjacent to Sofitel, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai
A grill house going since 2004, where the nihari holds its own beside the kebabs. Prices are JBR prices rather than Naif ones, and parking on The Walk adds to the bill.
What to orderbeef nihari with naan
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Nayaab Haandi (Al Wasl)
- Open
- Noon to 11:30pm Monday to Thursday, Noon to 4pm, then 6:30pm to 11:45pm, Friday to Sunday (opens about 1pm on Fridays)
- Where
- Nayaab Haandi, Al Wasl Road, next to Al Ghazal Mall, near Iranian Hospital, Al Badaa, Dubai
Nihari comes as a haandi here, big enough to share with naan between two. Friday to Sunday the kitchen shuts between four and half six, and Friday opening slips to about one.
What to ordernihari haandi with naan
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