So many choices! Best restaurants at Dubai Festival City Mall
Dubai Festival City Mall is a haven for foodies that offers a variety of cuisines to delight your taste buds. Whether you’re craving spicy Indian food or classic American burgers, the restaurants in Dubai Festival City Mall have got you covered. We bring you a list of some amazing restaurants at the mall to grab a quick bite or indulge in a leisurely family meal.
CHINESE RESTAURANTS IN DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY MALL
CHINESE PALACE RESTAURANT
Chinese food in Dubai remains a delicious proposition. You can pop down to the Chinese Palace Restaurant in Dubai Festival City Mall to enjoy this authentic cuisine. The restaurant offers dishes like beef noodle soup, cashew chicken and broccoli beef, to name a few.
Apart from these delicacies, Chinese Palace serves fiery combos with a choice of entree and base. You can try their chicken, seafood or vegetarian combos!
- Average cost for two: AED 80
- Location: First floor
- Timings: 10:00 am – 11:00 pm, Friday-Sunday: 10:00 am – 12:00 am
- Contact: +971-4-232-9344
P.F. CHANG’S
P.F. Chang’s is a popular Chinese restaurant that brings you a combination of cult favourites and fusion-style dishes in Dubai. Popular dishes on their menu include noodles, dynamite shrimp, wok-charred beef and shrimp dumplings.
- Average cost for two: AED 280
- Location: Ground floor
- Timings: 10:00 am – 11:00 pm, Friday-Sunday: 10:00 am – 12:00 am
- Contact: +971-4-419-0850
AMERICAN RESTAURANTS IN DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY MALL
FAMOUS DAVE’S
Our first pick is Famous Dave’s, America’s favourite BBQ. Situated on the first floor, this is a legendary, American BBQ restaurant that serves wood-smoked meats and sides in a laidback atmosphere.
You can try single-bone, grain-fed short ribs, Dave’s smokin’ Angus ribeye, pit-smoked juicy chicken and braised fall-off-the-bone lamb shank there.
- Average cost for two: AED 290
- Location: First floor
- Timings: 10:00 am – 11:00 pm, Thursday-Saturday: 10:00 am – 12:00 am
- Contact: +971-4-287-6161
CHARLEYS PHILLY STEAKS
Looking for an excellent steakhouse in Dubai Festival City Mall? Head down to Charleys Philly Steaks and enjoy delicious meat cuts with drinks!
While they have many dishes on offer, patrons particularly love their Philly cheesesteaks, chicken teriyaki and prime BBQ steaks.
- Average cost for two: AED 45
- Location: Second floor
- Timings: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, Friday-Sunday: 10:00 am – 12:00 am
- Contact: +971-55-224-7435
TEXAS ROADHOUSE
A popular American steakhouse, Texas Roadhouse brings you the best of the star-spangled country’s food. Try their ribeye steak, beef steak tips and fillet and shrimp — served with two sides. Aside from steaks, they offer burgers and sandwiches.
- Average cost for two: AED 260
- Location: Ground floor
- Timings: 10:00 am – 11:00 pm, Friday-Sunday: 10:00 am – 12:00 am
- Contact: +971-4-419-0826
APPLEBEE’S AND IHOP
Applebee’s® Grill + Bar and IHOP® franchises have recently opened their first dual-brand location in the UAE at Dubai Festival City Mall.
The restaurants offer a family-friendly dining experience – with friendly service and welcoming atmospheres. They comprise to provide combined seating for around 400 diners.
Applebee’s Neighbourhood Grill + Bar has been serving up comfort food classics since its 1980 inception in Atlanta, Georgia. Be it the classic double crunch bone-in wings, or the legendary shrimp ‘n’ parmesan sirloin, you won’t be left wanting for tasty flavours at Applebee’s. And to wash it all down, you can choose from a range of delicious beverages, including super luscious mocktails!
Completing this dream double-ticket of restaurants is IHOP, the definitive “American pancake house”. This stalwart of the All-American dining scene has been serving up their world-famous pancakes and crepes since 1958! From a full stack of original buttermilk to the crowd-pleasing double blueberry, there’s flavours for everyone at this emporium of deliciousness. We’ll see you there!
- Location: First floor
- Timings: 06:00 am – 12:00 am
- Contact: See official websites for details
HARD ROCK CAFE
Located on the ground floor, Hard Rock Cafe is another popular American restaurant in Dubai that serves a wide variety of burgers, sandwiches, steaks, wings and a whole lot more.
When you’re there, don’t forget to try their original legendary burger, BBQ chicken, hickory-smoked beef ribs and New York strip steak.
- Average cost for two: AED 410
- Location: Ground floor
- Timings: 12:00 pm – 12:00 am, Friday-Saturday: 12:00 pm – 01:00 am
- Contact: +971-4-232-8900
MIDDLE-EASTERN RESTAURANTS IN DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY MALL
AL FANAR RESTAURANT
Characterised by the ambience of the 1960s, Al-Fanar Restaurant & Cafe will transport you to old Dubai. The restaurant serves authentic Emirati cuisine. They are known for special Emirati breakfast trays and dishes like machboos, harees and laham nashef.
- Average cost for two: AED 250
- Location: Ground floor
- Timings: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, Friday-Sunday: 10:00 am – 12:00 am
- Contact: +971-4-232-9966
ZAATAR W ZEIT
Zaatar w Zeit is a Lebanese restaurant in Dubai Festival City Mall. This quaint little eatery has tabbouleh, zaatar, manakeesh and chicken wraps on offer.
- Average cost for two: AED 80
- Location: Second floor
- Timings: 10:00 am – 11:00 pm, Friday-Sunday: 10:00 am – 12:00 am
- Contact: +971-4-284-5401
OTHER CAFES AND RESTAURANTS IN DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY MALL
CAFÉ BATEEL
Dig into healthy gourmet food in a warm and sophisticated ambience at Café Bateel. The cafe offers Mediterranean fare in Dubai.
You can relish soups and appetisers with Bateel’s signature bread, Mediterreanean-inspired sandwiches, pasta, risotto, braised short ribs and wild black cod there. Their signature dish – grilled salmon and quinoa – is also popular with patrons.
- Average cost for two: AED 255
- Location: Ground floor
- Timings: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, Thursday-Saturday: 10:00 am – 12:00 am
- Contact: +971-4-232-8876
IKEA RESTAURANT
IKEA Restaurant needs no introduction. This is a Swedish eatery serving fresh and economical food. Their menu features Swedish meatballs, lamb shawarmas, marinated salmon fillet and a whole lot more! They also serve breakfast and have a dedicated menu for kids.
- Average cost for two: AED 60
- Location: Second floor
- Timings:
- Sunday- Wednesday: 09:00 am – 10:30 pm,
- Thursday: 09:00 am – 11:30 pm
- Friday: 08:00 am – 11:30 pm
- Saturday: 08:00 am – 10:30 pm
- Contact: +971-800-4532
BOMBAY CHOWPATTY
Located on the second floor, Bombay Chowpatty is one of the “largest Indian fast food chains in Dubai”. They serve chaat, dosa, idli vada, khandvi, dhokla, dahi puri and chole bature, along with kebabs, biryani and chicken tandoori.
- Average cost for two: AED 60
- Location: Second floor
- Timings: 10:00 am – 11:00 pm, Friday – Sunday: 10:00 am – 12:00 am
- Contact: +971-4-225-8553
EATALY
As the name suggests, Eataly is a portmanteau of two words: “Eat” and “Italy”. The popular Italian restaurant in Dubai Festival City Mall brings you everything from impressively topped pizzas to rib-sticking pasta.
- Average cost for two: AED 250
- Location: First floor
- Timings: 09:00 am – 11:00 pm, Thursday-Saturday: 09:00 am – 12:00 am
- Contact: +971-4-224-1083
Looking for more options? Check out the following eateries at the mall.
- Tortilla
- Paul
- Rainforest Café
- Oporto Burgers & Chicken
- Galitos (also written as Galito’s)
- Baskin Robbins
- Jungle Juice
- TGI Fridays
FAQs
ARE THERE ANY PIZZA PLACES IN DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY MALL?
You can head to places like Pizza Hut, Papa John’s and California Pizza Kitchen to enjoy a cheesy pizza in Dubai Festival City Mall.
CAN I ENJOY FAST FOOD AT DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY MALL?
Yes, of course! There are many fast food restaurants at the mall, including Nando’s, McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, Subway and Wendy’s.
WHERE TO FIND DECADENT DESSERTS IN DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY MALL?
Cinnabon, Godiva, Krispy Kreme and Magnolia Bakery are excellent places for desserts at the mall.
ARE THERE ANY AFFORDABLE RESTAURANTS IN DUBAI?
Yes, many! Start your epicurean journey with Dubai’s budget-friendly restaurants like Pak Liyari Restaurant, Behrouz Biryani and Raju Omlet.
That brings an end to our guide to the best restaurants in Dubai Festival City Mall. Apart from these eateries, you can head to top restaurants at DIFC, the financial hub of Dubai.
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