The Restaurants, Launches & Products Our Resident Foodie Is Excited About Right Now

Booch is a Dubai-brewed kombucha made in small batches, with a focus on fresh, raw and unpasteurised brewing. The range currently includes six flavours, from Raspberry & Ginger and Strawberry & Mint to Hibiscus, Apple & Cinnamon, Pineapple & Chilli and Mandarin & Turmeric. Naturally fizzy with the distinctive tang of kombucha, it makes an easy addition to the fridge for anyone who enjoys a fermented drink.

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If you haven’t tried DIME’s weekend breakfast yet, now’s the time. Available on Saturday and Sunday mornings until 2pm, the burger spot’s menu brings a retro American diner feel to breakfast, with fluffy pancakes, chicken and waffles and plenty of classic comfort-food favourites. The pancakes come stacked high with butter and maple syrup, making them ideal for a slow weekend breakfast. Pair them with a coffee and settle in at DIME’s Wasl Square spot.

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For tableware with a little more personality, Laetitia Rouget’s playful ceramics are now available through Dubai-based gifting destination Inna Carton. The collection includes vibrant plates, serving pieces and mugs featuring Rouget’s signature hand-drawn motifs and playful phrases, alongside decorative glass fruit bowls, colourful floral candle holders and illustrated trays. The pieces are designed to be mixed and matched, whether you’re dressing the table for guests or adding some colour to everyday meals.

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Known for its buttery, Middle Eastern-inspired baked goods, New York bakery Librae has now made its way into the cookbook section. Written by Bahraini founder Dona Murad, Librae brings flavours from the Arabian Peninsula together with Danish baking techniques, with 256 pages of recipes spanning buns, babkas, breads, croissants, scones, cakes and cookies. Expect combinations such as loomi and lemon curd babka, rose and pistachio croissants, tahini chocolate cookies, za’atar sourdough and shakshuka focaccia.

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Two homegrown UAE brands are joining forces this Pink October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with Honesty teaming up with Home Bakery for a limited-edition collaboration. The result is a box of Frozen Raspberry Cheesecake Bites, combining Honesty’s gluten-free approach with Home Bakery’s signature style of nostalgic, handmade baking. Each bite is made with grass-fed British cream and homemade raspberry coulis, finished with a raspberry chocolate shell.

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Fire, smoke and international flavours are taking centre stage at Wasl 51 with the new restaurant Aatish. The eatery is the brainchild of four friends – Reza Namazi and Amin Ebra of Iranish, Alex Augusti of Just Food and chef Abdul Hakim of The Meating Room – who have brought inspiration from their travels to the Dubai table. The result is a worldly menu built around live-fire cooking, with dishes spanning Silk Road cumin wings, sizzling prawns, oyster mushroom kebabs, lamb mishkaki and fire-roasted T-Rex bone marrow, alongside homemade mezze, warm bread and salads. Designed for sharing, with plenty of smoky, charred dishes to enjoy, it’s a table you need to book. 

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Global Village returns on 14th October and this season’s food offering is reason enough to visit. There are more than 300 restaurants, cafés, kiosks and street-food concepts taking part, from the 32-kiosk Dessert District and newly refreshed Happiness Street – home to loaded potatoes, Cheetos-topped mac and cheese, dynamite shrimp and the famous 60cm pizza slice – to the Indian Chaat Bazaar, serving everything from dosas to parathas. Asia Boulevard brings together food from 13 Asian countries, while the Floating Market serves seafood, ramen, grills and Asian favourites beside Dragon Lake.

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