Dubai Mall Restaurants: 49 Best Places to Eat (2026)

Key Takeaways

Top-rated Dubai Mall restaurants include Joe’s Café, Social House, and Hurricane’s Grill, all with high Google ratings.
The food court offers quick dining options like Pizza Hut and Texas Chicken for a budget-friendly meal.
Many restaurants with great fountain views are located in Souk Al Bahar, not directly in the mall.
Fine dining options like Krasota Dubai and Birds Dubai are available for a special night out.
Families can enjoy kid-friendly spots like Carluccio’s and Jamie’s Italian in the mall.

Short version: Social House, Joe’s Café and Hurricane’s Grill are the three safest bets inside The Dubai Mall, and the crowd agrees — 4.9 from 16,591 Google reviews, 4.9 from 25,425 and 4.8 from 20,453 respectively. If it’s the fountain you’re after, cross the bridge to Souk Al Bahar instead. If you need feeding in ten minutes flat, the Level 2 food court does the job without ceremony.

There are 175 food and drink listings in and around this mall. The mall’s own directory lists all of them and tells you nothing about which are any good. So here is the version with opinions attached. Every rating below is a Google rating with its review count — not our score — and every address and opening time comes from the venue’s own Google Business listing.

Top rated Dubai Mall restaurants

These carry both a high score and enough reviews for that score to mean something. A 4.9 from 200 people is a rounding error. A 4.9 from 16,000 is a verdict.

Joe’s Café Dubai — 4.9 from 25,425 Google reviews. Fashion Avenue, first floor, near Star Atrium Gate 6. Opens 9am daily and runs to 11.30pm midweek, 12.30am Friday to Sunday. The most reviewed restaurant in the mall, and it earns it on breakfast more than dinner.
Social House — 4.9 from 16,591 Google reviews. Lower ground, unit LG-100-B. Opens at 9am. The default answer when four people want four cuisines and nobody will commit.
Trove — 4.9 from 9,024 Google reviews. Ground floor, Fashion Avenue. Open 10am to 2am, seven days. Breakfast and brunch by day, shisha lounge by night.
DOORS — 4.9 from 8,944 Google reviews. Fashion Avenue Expansion, Level 4. Also open until 2am. Fusion menu, and the one on this list most likely to turn into a late one.
Amaya — 4.9 from 4,173 Google reviews. First floor on the waterfall side. Shisha lounge with an Asian menu, open to 1am midweek and 2am at weekends.
Hurricane’s Grill Dubai Mall — 4.8 from 20,453 Google reviews. Lower ground, shop 205. Steakhouse, from 11am. Book it, don’t wander in on a Friday.
HuQQa — 4.8 from 20,305 Google reviews. Fashion Avenue, third floor. Turkish breakfast and shisha, and Google flags it in its expensive price band.
Somewhere — 4.8 from 13,758 Google reviews. Level 1, New Extension, unit FF-305. One of the mall’s most reviewed rooms, and the scores hold up at that volume.

If you want a straight top 10 restaurants in Dubai Mall shortlist, take the first eight above plus Rang (4.8 from 12,118 Google reviews, second floor) and Angelina Paris (4.8 from 11,456 Google reviews, unit GF-016, Fashion Avenue).

Amaya rooftop terrace in Downtown Dubai, looking across the Dubai Fountain to the Burj Khalifa — Amaya, Downtown Dubai

Dubai Mall restaurants with fountain view and Burj Khalifa view

Here’s the thing nobody tells you: most of the genuinely good fountain seats are not inside the mall at all. They’re in Souk Al Bahar, across the bridge from the lower ground floor, and on the terraces facing the lake. Plan an extra ten minutes of walking.

Maison De Curry — 4.8 from 5,652 Google reviews. Souk Al Bahar. Google files it under Arabic and Italian as well as its own curry billing. Open noon to midnight, to 1am Friday to Sunday.
Icarus — 4.9 from 4,242 Google reviews. Souk Al Bahar, Level 2. Asian-Mediterranean-Russian, and one of the better-scored dinner rooms in Downtown.
Arabeska — 4.7 from 3,138 Google reviews. Souk Al Bahar, listed with a Burj Khalifa view. Open 10am to 2am daily — the reliable post-fountain option.
Jovee — 4.8 from 2,930 Google reviews. Souk Al Bahar, Level 2. Japanese and European, lounge bar attached.
Time Out Market Dubai — 4.7 from 6,750 Google reviews. Souk Al Bahar, Level 3. Food hall format, so a table of six can order from six kitchens.
SALT — 4.6 from 2,067 Google reviews. Souk Al Bahar bridge. Open to 2am.
Le Pain Quotidien — 4.8 from 4,344 Google reviews. Ground floor, near the fountain, and the earliest opener on this page at 7am.

One caveat: we can’t verify which specific tables face the water. Ring ahead and ask for an outdoor table facing the lake.

Arabeska rooftop restaurant at dusk in Downtown Dubai — Arabeska, Downtown Dubai

Fine dining and the big-night-out list

Dinner where the room does half the work.

Krasota Dubai — 4.9 from 1,663 Google reviews. Ground floor, Address Downtown. Open 1pm to 1am. Listed as fine dining and rated accordingly. Worth booking well ahead.
Birds Dubai — 4.8 from 541 Google reviews. 63rd floor of the Address Downtown, opens at 4pm. Google lists no Monday hours, so check before you plan around it.
3BK — 4.8 from 1,528 Google reviews. Level 3 of the Armani Hotel inside the Burj Khalifa itself. 6pm to 4am — the latest kitchen in this guide by a distance.
NAZCAA — 4.7 from 1,569 Google reviews. Level 12 of the Address Dubai Mall hotel. Japanese-Peruvian, from 4pm to 2am, 3am on Friday and Saturday.
The Restaurant At Address Downtown — 4.9 from 1,165 Google reviews. British menu, lobby level, and Google puts it in the moderate price band, which for this postcode is a genuine surprise.
Parker’s — 4.7 from 7,654 Google reviews. Inside the mall, listed as expensive, from 9am. Dressed-up all-day dining rather than formal dinner.
L’ETO — 4.7 from 7,782 Google reviews. Fashion Avenue, level 2. Also in the expensive band, and a café as much as a restaurant.

Terrace dining at Nazcaa, overlooking the Downtown Dubai skyline at night — Nazcaa, Downtown Dubai

Best affordable restaurants in Dubai Mall and the food court

The Dubai Mall food court sits on Level 2. Unglamorous, fast, and exactly right when you have a cinema booking in twenty minutes.

Texas Chicken — 4.8 from 4,055 Google reviews. Food court, Level 2. Open 10am to 1am daily.
Pizza Hut — 4.7 from 6,008 Google reviews. Second floor food court, 10am to midnight.
Wimpy — 4.8 from 1,584 Google reviews. Inside the mall, 10am to 1am.
Nando’s Dubai Mall — 4.7 from 5,011 Google reviews. Waterfront Promenade, lower ground. Opens at 8am, which is unusual and useful.
Dave’s Hot Chicken Dubai Mall — 4.7 from 1,030 Google reviews. Open to midnight, 1am at weekends.
Operation: Falafel — 4.6 from 4,507 Google reviews, on the Boulevard outside. Open 24 hours. The 3am answer.
Peet’s Coffee, Star Atrium — 4.9 from 2,719 Google reviews, with a second branch in Fashion Avenue on 4.8 from 3,617. Better rated than most sit-down restaurants here, which says something.
Arto Coffee — 4.8 from 2,086 Google reviews. Second floor, 10am to midnight.

We’re not quoting per-person spends in AED. Google publishes price bands, not menu prices, and an invented number is worse than none.

Food court at The Dubai Mall, with red cage pendant lights and a wide walkway — One of the many food courts in The Dubai Mall

Best for families

Carluccio’s — 4.7 from 8,105 Google reviews. Lower ground floor, open from 9am. Italian, unfussy, tolerant of children.
Jamie’s Italian — 4.7 from 4,769 Google reviews. Same logic, later hours, to 1am at weekends.
Tribes Dubai Mall — 4.7 from 4,457 Google reviews. Level 2, Star Atrium, above the Apple store. African grill with a room kids actually look at.
Two Bistro — 4.8 from 9,238 Google reviews. Unit FF-299-A. Café-bistro, 9am to 11.30pm daily.
Blue Box Café — 4.7 from 590 Google reviews. Small, and worth booking ahead.

Indian, Turkish, Lebanese and Chinese restaurants in Dubai Mall

Rang — 4.8 from 12,118 Google reviews. Second floor. The clear leader among Indian restaurants in Dubai Mall on review volume.
HuQQa — 4.8 from 20,305 Google reviews. The Turkish breakfast spread on Fashion Avenue’s third floor, and the mall’s best-reviewed Turkish option.
Lebanushi — 4.9 from 408 Google reviews. Dubai Mall Fountain Views. Open 8am to 1am daily.
Tang Town — 4.9 from 1,059 Google reviews. Fountain Views, mezzanine floor. Chinese, open to 2am.
Shoo Loong Kan Hot Pot — 4.9 from 441 Google reviews. Hot pot, to midnight midweek and 1am at weekends.
Ming Dynasty — 4.8 from 726 Google reviews, also at Fountain Views.
Ming Yue Fine Tea — a perfect 5.0 from 815 Google reviews. Chinese tea house rather than a restaurant, and a genuinely calm room in a mall that has none.

On vegetarian: our verified data flags no veg-only restaurant inside the mall, so we won’t pretend otherwise. Rang and Maison De Curry are the strongest bets for a proper Indian vegetarian order.

Ming Dynasty restaurant interior at The Dubai Mall — Ming Dynasty, The Dubai Mall

What to know before you go

Opening hours. Most mall kitchens open at 10am with the shops. The early exceptions are Le Pain Quotidien and Origins at Vida Dubai Mall at 7am, Nando’s at 8am, and Joe’s Café, Social House, Somewhere, Markette, Carluccio’s and Jamie’s Italian at 9am. Late, it’s DOORS, Trove, Tang Town, Arabeska and The Market Orient to 2am, FRNDS to 3am, and 3BK to 4am.

Booking. The high-volume rooms — Hurricane’s Grill, Social House, Somewhere, Krasota — fill Thursday to Saturday. Midweek before 7pm you can usually walk in.

Getting there. Fashion Avenue is the smarter entrance for the higher-end restaurants and has its own parking; Star Atrium puts you nearest Joe’s Café, Tribes and Peet’s. For Souk Al Bahar, aim for the lower ground floor and the bridge.

FAQ

What restaurants are in the Dubai Mall?

Google Business data returns 175 food and drink listings in and immediately around The Dubai Mall, from food court counters to hotel fine dining. The most reviewed are Joe’s Café (4.9 from 25,425 Google reviews), Hurricane’s Grill (4.8 from 20,453), HuQQa (4.8 from 20,305), Social House (4.9 from 16,591) and Somewhere (4.8 from 13,758). International names on site include Nando’s, Carluccio’s, Jamie’s Italian, Le Pain Quotidien, Angelina Paris and Pizza Hut.

Where to eat in Dubai Mall cheaply?

The Level 2 food court is the cheapest sit-down option in the building — Pizza Hut (4.7 from 6,008 Google reviews) and Texas Chicken (4.8 from 4,055) both trade there. Wimpy (4.8 from 1,584), Dave’s Hot Chicken (4.7 from 1,030) and KFC (4.7 from 359) are the other quick-service picks inside. Just outside on the Boulevard, Operation: Falafel (4.6 from 4,507) runs 24 hours. We don’t quote exact prices because Google doesn’t publish them.

What food shops are in Dubai Mall?

Beyond the restaurants, the mall’s food retail runs to bakeries, patisseries, coffee roasters and tea. Verified examples: Le Pain Quotidien (bakery, 4.8 from 4,344 Google reviews), Angelina Paris (tearoom and patisserie, 4.8 from 11,456), Ming Yue Fine Tea (5.0 from 815), Peet’s Coffee, Arto Coffee (4.8 from 2,086) and MINT, a coffee roastery and bistro opposite Dior Kids on the second floor (4.8 from 4,213).

What is the most famous restaurant in Dubai Hills Mall?

Different mall, but a fair comparison. By Google review volume, Namelaka leads Dubai Hills Mall on 4.9 from 6,635 Google reviews, followed by Catch22 on 4.8 from 5,843 and Mitts and Trays on 4.8 from 4,531. More in our guide to Dubai Hills Mall restaurants, and if you’re comparing across town, Mall of the Emirates restaurants.