Talking Fork

Feb 20

Feb 20 A Lana Lusa Breakfast

Annonymous Eater

Breakfasts, Quick Bites, Sandwiches

We love food, we love passion and we love the passion for food. It would seem so does Lana Lusa.

Feb 16

Feb 16 Great Value: Valu Burger

Annonymous Eater

Burgers, Quick Bites, Sandwiches

Sitting in an unassuming spot at the Dubai Motordrome lies an all new Food Truck named Valu Burger. While value may be the name of their game, flavor is what they deliver in spades.

Feb 8

Feb 8 A Bodega Boodle Fight

Annonymous Eater

Lunch, Asian Flavors, Filipino

It’s busy, people are everywhere hustling for a table amongst the jovial sounds of diners chatting, taking photos and otherwise enjoying their meal. This is Bodega - a tiny slice of Manila at Centurian Star Tower in Diera.

Jan 30

Jan 30 High Times in Motor City

Annonymous Eater

Burgers, Dinner, Lunch, Quick Bites

The High Joint has become a cult classic in Dubai for all burger lovers. We stop by their new outlet in Motor City to try out their exclusive new menu.

Jan 26

Jan 26 A Wabi Sabi Lunch

Annonymous Eater

Cafe, Lunch, Quick Bites

Calling out to all vegan food lovers, over at Al Quoz Pond Park there’s great spot now named Wabi Sabi.

Jan 24

Jan 24 Masterful Asian at Mamafri

Annonymous Eater

Asian Flavors, Lunch, Noodles, Quick Bites

Don’t you just love it when you stumble upon a place that’s you all over?

Jan 13

Jan 13 Daikan @Depachika

Annonymous Eater

Asian Flavors, Lunch, Noodles, Quick Bites

We discovered Daikan way back when they first started - before they actually started.

We’ve loved their ramen ever since.

Jan 12

Jan 12 Moon Slice : Blast Off!

Annonymous Eater

Pizza, Quick Bites, Dinner

Apparently a pizza satellite was found orbiting the moon in 1932. We’ve not been able to verify this but the folks over at Moon Slice believe this is how their Pizza Space came into being and it’s a pretty cool spot.

Jan 10

Jan 10 Super Sushi At Salmontini

Annonymous Eater

Quick Bites, Lunch, Asian Flavors, Sushibar

Found in Depachika, Salmontini eschews the luxe stylings of more glamorous and larger Japnaese restaurants to deliver simply outstanding quality sushi and sashimi that won’t break the bank.

Jan 3

Jan 3 Stomping Grounds

Annonymous Eater

Breakfasts, Quick Bites

Aussie style breakfast spot, Stomping Grounds has become a cult classic for early morning feasts and it’s not hard to see why.

Dec 30

Dec 30 Making the most of Maiz Tacos

Annonymous Eater

Mexican, Dinner, Quick Bites

Starting out as one of the cities original taco trucks, Maiz Tacos now has a lovely designed home in JLT, where they knock out Award Winning Tacos and awesome burgers under the Good Burger banner.

Jul 26

Jul 26 Ruling the Roost - Roost Rotisserie

Annonymous Eater

Quick Bites, Dinner

Do you ever just feel like grabbing some good honest food in a no fuss place that gets it? Well the Roost could be the place for you - that is unless you don’t like perfectly roasted chicken.

Apr 10

Apr 10 What's in a Name? Maisan 15

Annonymous Eater

Breakfasts, Cafe

By now you would probably know a few of the things that get me excited and one of them that’s high on the list is obscure, independent food spots. One such locale is Maisan 15, formally of Cabin name and fame, located in the back blocks of Barsha South near the Dubai Autodrome.

Feb 21

Feb 21 Breakfast at Cassette

Annonymous Eater

Breakfasts, Cafe

A few years back had you have mentioned you were having breakfast in Al Quoz people would have thought you were either lost or maybe having a bite at work at the factory. Tom & Serge changed all that and there have been quite a few home grown cafes that have followed in similar foot steps.

Feb 17

Feb 17 Daikan 2.0 - Don't call it a comeback

Annonymous Eater

Asian Flavors, Noodles

When Daikan first opened it was in a kind of temporary arrangement in the old Meatballers joint in the Marina. Finally, after what has seemed like an eternity the fully fledged location is up and running over at Cluster Y in JLT.

Feb 12

Feb 12 Increíble Mexican at El Mostacho

Annonymous Eater

Quick Bites, Mexican

Serving up Home style Tacos and Burritos with a minimal fanfare, this outlet offers a simple one page menu that smacks of authenticity while the food smacks of good times and big flavors.

Jan 13

Jan 13 High Times at The Joint

Annonymous Eater

Burgers, Quick Bites

No this isn’t a story about Cypress Hill, but rather a quick tale about a great little burger joint in Al Safa that seats five people. I said little and meant it. It’s tiny but pumping out burgers with big flavors.

Sep 4

Sep 4 Feeling Hapi in the Marina

Annonymous Eater

Breakfasts, Cafe

We recently checked this interesting spot in the Marina out. While we didn’t exactly work up a sweat before indulging in breakfast it was just as satisfying. With a really interesting menu, simple industrial looks and excellent coffee there’s no doubt this place has got it going on.

Jun 5

Jun 5 Nippon Bottle Co

Annonymous Eater

Quick Bites, Nightlife

Let's face it, being hidden doesn't actually automatically guarantee 'gem' status but Nippon has been exceptionally well executed to deliver an off beat Japanese street culture infused, whisky quaffing, prohibition style bar that mostly hits all the right notes.

May 9

May 9 A Wagamama Quickstop

Annonymous Eater

Asian Flavors, Noodles

While I don’t really go out of my way to frequent chain restaurants, I have to admit the Wagamama dining concept is a good one.