Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! But in Ramadan, it’s suhoor: The meal before sunrise, with which we Muslims start our fasts!
Hence, it has to be healthy, nutritious, and ample enough to keep us fulfilled till sunset.
And, while having a healthy suhoor at home is how it is done in most places including Dubai, going out to enjoy a variety of meals at the best places for suhoor is becoming quite a common practice.
Ramadan in 2023 will take place from 22 March to 21 April (subject to moon sighting)
Therefore, if you’re looking for some amazing places for suhoor in Dubai, here are 10 restaurants with suhoor deals that won’t disappoint you!
10 Best Suhoor in Dubai for 2023
NB, we prepared this list from our experience in 2022 – check back in March 2023 we’ll make sure these are all still running!
If you want to experience the true essence of Ramadan, here are 10 suhoor restaurants in Dubai that offer different deals for a hearty suhoor.
1. Cara
Let’s start with one of the most exquisite suhoor places in Dubai: Cara!
It is a fine-dining restaurant that has quite an elaborate suhoor menu including the finest Arabic and Middle Eastern dishes. You can enjoy jumbo prawns, chicken shawarma, over-baked manakish, and other meat varieties. For dessert, there’s rice pudding, mixed berry cobbler, and Turkish ice cream after which you can wrap up your suhoor with hot or cold beverages.
Location: The Ritz-Carlton Dubai International Financial Centre
Cost: 180 AED
Timing: 9:30 PM till 3:00 AM
Website: www.ritzcarlton.com
2. Ce La Vi
If you’re looking for a memorable suhoor experience, with regard to food as well as the view, Ce La Vi is an ideal pick!
With the mesmerizing view of the Dubai night sky, combined with the magnificent Burj Khalifa, Ce La Vi offers one of the best suhoor in Dubai in a rooftop setting. Its menu includes organic and gourmet dates, kholas pecan pies, date biscuits, french pastries, and a dry fruit platter among other delicacies. You can also have hot or cold beverages of your choice, but sparkling date juice is their most demanded drink.
Location: Address Sky View Hotel
Cost: 250 AED
Timing: 8:30 PM till 3:00 AM
Website: www.celavi.com
3. Bluthner Hall
A place with an ala carte suhoor menu, the Bluthner Hall is famous for housing the Blüthner Louis XIV Grand Piano.
Here you can enjoy a variety of different dishes including hot and cold mezze, chicken biryani, shawarma, and mixed grill platters. And just before you start your fast, you can enjoy shisha on the terrace with a breathtaking view of the Dubai skyline.
Location: Raffles, The Palm Dubai
Cost: A la Carte
Timing: 8 PM till 1:00 AM
Website: www.rafflesthepalmdubai.com
4. Liwan
How about an affordable suhoor place with great tasting food?
Liwan offers a variety of local dishes on its suhoor menu with the most intricate flavors. And even though the price is quite economical, the variety is expansive. The most famous delicacies are hot and cold mezze, different types of yogurts, ouzi, biryani, and freshly baked bread right out of the oven.
Location: Omar Bin Al Khattab Street, Al Ghurair
Cost: 69 AED
Timing: 2 AM till sunrise
Website: www.swissotel.com
5. Ewaan
Are you up for a memorable suhoor experience with a luxury buffet?
Ewaan with its regal setting is one of the best places for suhoor in Dubai. It offers an expansive international buffet featuring salad stations, mezze bars, live cooking, fresh seafood, and the finest selection of desserts from all around.
In short, if you’re looking for a suhoor place with wholesome and hearty food options, you know where to look!
Location: Palace Downtown Hotel
Cost: 185 AED
Timing: 10:00 PM till 1:00 AM
Website: www.addresshotels.com/
6. Helios Rooftop Lounge
The best kind of suhoor is the one that has healthy food options!
Like the suhoor at Helios Rooftop Lounge, a Mediterranean restaurant with an ala carte menu. Its suhoor menu ranges from mandatory hot and cold mezze, an assortment of Greek-style dishes, Arabic delicacies, traditional desserts, and your choice of refreshing drinks. All this with a striking view of Dubai night lights from the 30th floor!
Location: Hyatt Regency Dubai
Cost: 90 AED
Timing: 11:00 PM till 1:00 AM
Website: www.hyattrestaurants.com
7. Besh
If you’re looking for a budget-friendly suhoor place in Dubai, head over to Besh!
Besh is an authentic Turkish restaurant in Dubai that offers an ala carte suhoor menu. From an assortment of hot and cold mezze to salads made using Turkish olive oil and pides made of flour from Anatolia, you can taste the flavors of Turkey in the heart of Dubai.
Plus, if you want to take your experience up a notch, have a seat on the terrace, sip on Turkish tea, and enjoy hubbly bubbly while gazing at the majestic Dubai skyline.
Location: Sheraton Dubai, Mall of Emirates, Al Barsha
Cost: Varies
Timing: Till 1:00 AM
Website: www.beshdubai.com
8. Ibn Al Bahr
How about some Lebanese food for suhoor?
Ibn Al Bahr has a set suhoor menu that offers a variety of dishes at a reasonable price. The menu includes foul moudammas, balila, a variety of eggs, labneh, halloumi, vegetables served with olives, fig jam, butter, kunafa live station, and a selection of famous desserts. For drinks, you can choose from tea, orange juice, or coffee.
Now that’s what we call a fulfilling suhoor!
Location: Palm Jumeirah
Cost: 95 AED
Timing: Till 4:00 AM
Website: https://www.ibnalbahr.me/
9. Baba’s Lounge
Another restaurant that offers amazing suhoor deals in Dubai is Baba’s Lounge.
It has an impressive assortment of hot and cold mezze, followed by select starter items including imam bayildi, sucuk hellim, and kalamar tava to name a few. The main course includes izgara kasap kofte, dana haslama, sebze guvee, and other succulent specialties of Chef Zulfikar. There is also a selection of Turkish desserts to satisfy your sweet tooth!
Location: The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
Cost: Varies
Timing: Till 3:00 AM
Website: www.baba-dubai.com
10. Laylati Cafe
Laylati Cafe is one of the suhoor tent restaurants in Dubai that offer a grand suhoor at an affordable price.
It offers an ala carte menu that includes saj and Arabic bread, balila, foul nabit, lentil, and harira soups, a variety of cold mezze, shawarma wraps, and platters, Lebanese mixed grill, lamb chops, and an exquisite seafood platter, among other dishes.
Apart from this, you get a wide variety of desserts, like Umm Ali, cheese kunafa rolls, baklava, tiramisu, and a fresh fruit platter. You can also have your choice of hot or cold beverage.
Location: Grand Hyatt Dubai
Cost: 35 AED
Timing: 9:00 PM till 2:00 AM
Website: www.hyattrestaurants.com
The people of Dubai are known for their extravagant taste in food; therefore, as soon as Ramadan begins they set out to try different iftar and suhoor places with lavish buffets and delectable cuisines.
So, if you also want to have a memorable experience of suhoor in Dubai, do pay a visit to one of the best places for suhoor that we have listed.
Happy fasting!
Learn more about Ramadan culture and traditions in Dubai here
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