Iftar Dinner Options in Dubai

Iftar in Dubai is not only is a religious affair for Muslims it is also an exciting Muslim feast that happens every day in the evening. The restaurants and hotels have special packages for for opening the fast. here are some hotels and their Iftar package details. Travel & Culture's usual Desert safari and Dhow cruise dinner also run along with these packages on daily basis in Ramadan.

Al Bustan Rotana

The Al Bustana has an air-conditioned Layalina tent which can hold up to 450 people and is open from 9.30PM to 3AM every night during Ramadan. Its live cooking stations will be dishing up Oriental mixed grills, Arabian shawarma and fatteh. You may also enjoy tea under the stars while listening to Lebanese Superstar 2008, the oud-playing by Mohamed Jaafeel. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Al Murooj Rotana

Pergolas Restaurant at Al Murooj is offering a traditional Arabic buffet for Dhs149++, but if you fancy seeing how the Indians do it, head to Zaika where traditional street dishes from Delhi and Lucknow are being served for the same price. Or if you’re in a group of 30 or more, you can hold your own private Iftar party in Al Yasat ballroom from Dhs178++ per head. To reserve a place for more than 30 people please contact us for special rates.

City Centre Hotel

Having run for over a decade, La Cité Restaurant should be pretty clued up on how to get Iftar right. Check out their buffet of dishes including lamb ouzi, kofta bel saniya and a live shwarma station for Dhs120 per person. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Crowne Plaza Dubai

The second-floor Aldana restaurant will be dishing up an Iftar buffet consisting of all the usual favourites – dried fruit and nuts, Lebanese mezze, soups and a carving station. Dine from Dhs155, and feel even better knowing Dhs5 of your money is going to the Dubai Centre for Special Needs. Private dining opportunities also available.

Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club

The ‘Al Sultan’ Ramadan experience promises stunning views overlooking Dubai Creek, shishas and Arabic food and drink. Entertainment comes in the form of traditional games and, from 10pm onwards, an oud player. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Dubai Marine Beach Resort & Spa

Take your pick between the traditional Arabic food being dished up at Al Qasr’s buffet for Dhs140, or the Suhoor set menu in the Al Khayma tent, which will feature falafel and an Oriental grill, costing Dhs160.  To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Fairmont Dubai

Feast under the soaring ceiling of Cascades restaurant with such Arabic delights as hot and cold mezze, juicy grills and roasted veal with vinegar and zaatar until 8.30pm for Dhs165. Or if you fancy something other than traditional Iftar food, 41 on One is offering six different cuisines with 41 per cent off the bill if you eat before 8.30pm.

Four Seasons Golf Club, Dubai Festival City

The traditional way to break the fast is with dates, which are plentiful at the Tee Lounge and Blades Restaurant’s buffet. Also available are regional juices, including karkadeh . Hot and cold mezze, a salad corner, and an Asian-themed area make the Dhs160 price tag worth it. Alternatively, show up between 8pm and 2am, and you can opt to dine from the a la carte Sahour menu.

Grand Millennium Dubai

The Atrium restaurant is offering a wealth of Oriental specialities for Dhs125 during Ramadan, or if you’re just after light refreshment hit Toshi, which is offering 10 different Asian soups. Take your pick from sweet or sour, thick or thin, Thai, Malasian, Chinese or Japanese, all at a la carte prices.

Habtoor Grand Resort & Spa

Al Naai, the extravagant beachside marquee, is serving up lavish Lebanese delicacies and shisha, while Al Dhiyafa Restaurant will be providing traditional Arabic dishes and Ramadan juices, from sunset until 8pm, for Dhs185. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Hilton Dubai Jumeirah

A grand festive tent in the hotel gardens will offer guests the chance to recline on low-level seating and enjoy the beautiful night-time beach views, as well as light Arabic entertainment. Feast on hot and cold mezze, local juices and milkshakes, and puff on one of 17 varieties of shisha. The menu will change daily to reflect the region’s many different dishes. Dhs145 per adult.

Hyatt Regency Dubai

A wealth of choice is available here. Take your pick from a set menu at The Kitchen restaurant, where the diverse food comes from either the grill, wok, tandoor or wood-burning oven, and is dished up in an open-kitchen setting for Dhs130 per person. Or for a buffet option, try revolving restaurant Al Dawaar for Dhs150. Private dining also available.

Jumeirah Bab Al Shams

Hotel restaurant Al Hadheerah’s Iftar offerings will be prepared on live cooking stations and in wood-fired Arabic ovens. There will be freshly-baked breads and traditional Ramadan beverages. The buffet will be available from sundown to 7.30pm and costs Dhs195 per person. Alternatively, dine in the restaurant from 8pm onwards for Dhs295 and enjoy the oud and kanoun trio and complimentary camel ride in the Heritage Village.

Jumeirah Beach Hotel

The Arabian marquee has a buzzing bazaar-style atmosphere, with a souk which is separated from Diwan Al Khayal, the eating area, by sheer drapes. On offer for Iftar is a range of Middle Eastern delicacies, and an oasis with water features and tropical plants marks the Majlis, a traditional seating area. If you prefer your Iftar grub in a more contemporary setting, check out Latitude, which overlooks the hotels lush gardens. Either one of these experiences comes at Dhs165 per person.  To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Jumeirah Emirates Towers

Eat at Al Nafoorah, the hotel’s award-winning Lebanese restaurant, and you can feast on a lavish buffet of traditional Lebanese favourites and Iftar drinks. There’s also a terrace for al-fresco dining. Dhs190 per person. Also see the Iftar buffet at Mosaico, which is the same price.

Le Méridien Dubai

A lavish buffet of traditional Arabic foods awaits at Yalumba for Dhs139 per person, and you can expect to find similar foods at Al Mijana Lebanese Restaurant for the same price. Both buffets operate from sunset until 8pm. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Madinat Jumeirah

Du Majlis is a traditional Arabic tent, serving up a buffet alongside views of the Burj Al Arab each night during Ramadan. Alternatively, on Fridays check out the Iftar offerings at Al Muna, Arboretum and Khaymat Al Bahar, all of which afford stunning views of the Madinat’s waterways and cost Dhs195 per person.

One&Only Royal Mirage

Two elegant, climate-controlled outdoor areas will host Iftar buffets: from 6pm-7.30pm, the Tagine restaurant at the Palace and Rotisserie at the Arabian Court will both serve up a variety of traditional dishes for Dhs150 per person. After that, the Palace Courtyard and the Arabian Court’s Al Koufa will serve oriental cuisine from 8pm until 2.30am. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

The Palace

Ewaan restaurant is offering a classic Arabian buffet with live cooking stations from sunset until 8pm each night for Dhs180. From 9pm you can participate in the Feast Suhoor which incorporates a three-course set menu and live oud player for Dhs160. Alternatively book a private poolside Khaima where you can dine a la carte and smoke shisha with a minimum spend of Dhs2,000 and maximum of eight people per tent. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Park Hyatt Dubai

Feast on freshly-baked Saj bread and falafel while relaxing on the waterfront Terrace restaurant for Dhs180 or Dhs200 ; or opt for marina views from the Traiteur Balcony for the same price – both are open from 8pm-3am. Head to the Thai Kitchen Balcony if you want the full-on Iftar tent experience with lounge-style set-up and shisha from 8pm-3am; alternatively, from sundown to 7.30pm you can try Café Arabesque’s Iftar dishes for Dhs170. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Pyramids, Wafi

Iranian restaurant Persia Persia will be serving up a traditional menu including salads, kebabs and stews until 8pm throughout Ramadan, for Dhs150 per person . An a la carte menu will also be available from 7.30pm onwards. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Radisson SAS Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek

Take your pick between bustling international restaurant Boulvar’s buffet feast of traditional Arabic dishes, or the five-star Al Mansour Dhow Cruise, which sails down the creek and also serves up a choice of international or Arabic fare . Boulvar buffet is Dhs125 per person; call above number for cruise prices. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Radisson SAS Hotel, Dubai Media City

Experience genuine Arabic hospitality and a generous selection of traditional food at this restaurant’s lavish Iftar buffet. It goes on from sundown until 8.30pm and costs Dhs120 per person. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Raffles Dubai

Make a date with the fast-breaking fruit at Azur All Day Dining Restaurant, then make your way round the four salad stations and live cooking and meat carving areas, sampling the traditional lentil soup, mezze, and Oriental mixed grills. Finish the meal with classic desserts such as Umm Ali and Mouhalabia, while surveying the lush botanical gardens. Dhs200 per person until 9pm. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort & Spa

Chill out to the mellow sounds of the oud and the tabla in the specially-designed Ramadan tent while sampling from the traditional Arabic feast or playing a board game and smoking some shisha. The entry fee is Dhs99, which includes two hot and two cold mezze dishes. Alternatively, check out the sea view from the terrace at Al Khaima from 8pm-2am, or the watch the action at the Brasserie with its live cooking stations and buffet, for Dhs185 from sunset until 8pm. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Shangri-La

The Shangri-La aims to offer something for everyone: the popular Dunes Café buffet will include old favourites like shawarma and grilled meats for Dhs158, while a traditional Moroccan Iftar at Marrakech will feature salads and pastries for the same price. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding

An alternative option to the posh hotel experience is being provided by the SMCCU, where there will still be a good selection of traditional Arabic food and drink, but you can also go on a short tour of the Bastikiya Mosque and observe as volunteers pray. For details of when and where the meals are taking place, call ahead, as it’s not a nightly event. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Sheraton Deira

Do Iftar in the atrium-style Terrace restaurant for Dhs99, and you could be in with the chance of winning a two-night holiday in Vienna. The buffet’s offerings change each day and will include traditional dishes such as fattoush, moutabhel and a carvery. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Traders Hotel by Shangri-La, Dubai

For Dhs95 per person, The Junction Restaurant is serving up an Iftar Shahy Buffet consisting of a large selection of hot and cold mezze, dates with milk, and an Arabic mixed grill. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.

Express by Holiday Inn Dubai Knowledge Village

The fifth-floor terrace venue of Vista Rooftop Bar & Restaurant will be serving up hot and cold mezze, fresh juices, dates, soup and shisha until 11.30pm each night during Ramadan. To reserve a place for more than 15 people please contact us for special rates.