01Parking
There is public parking behind the restaurant, but Bur Dubai street parking is famously tight.
If you can take the metro or a taxi, do. Most reviewers — and a few of the travel writers we read — recommend it.
Take the metro
Al Mankhool Road, a block from Al Fahidi Metro. Walk in — there are no reservations. The queue moves faster than it looks.
Al Mankhool Road,
near Al Fahidi Metro Station,
Bur Dubai · Dubai · UAE
شارع المنخول، بالقرب من محطة مترو الفهيدي، بر دبي
Lunch and dinner are two separate sittings — the kitchen closes between 16:00 and 18:30. Friday is dinner only. After 11pm it gets quiet and that is the best time.
| Day | Lunch | Dinner |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 12:00 — 16:00 | 18:30 — 01:00 +1 |
| Tuesday | 12:00 — 16:00 | 18:30 — 01:00 +1 |
| Wednesday | 12:00 — 16:00 | 18:30 — 01:00 +1 |
| Thursday | 12:00 — 16:00 | 18:30 — 01:00 +1 |
| Friday | closed | 18:30 — 01:00 evenings only |
| Saturday | 12:00 — 16:00 | 18:30 — 01:00 +1 |
| Sunday | 12:00 — 16:00 | 18:30 — 01:00 +1 |
Hours follow the restaurant's own listing. Third-party platforms show 11:00–01:00 straight; treat that with a pinch of salt.
From the airport or Downtown: change to the Green Line at BurJuman or Union, then one or two stops to Al Fahidi. Exit 4 puts you on Al Mankhool Road — walk two minutes south and look for the blue canopy.
Coming up from Al Fahidi Exit 4, walk south along Al Mankhool Road. The hanging red-and-white sign on the corner is yours.
Bahwan Plaza · ground floor · daytime
The hanging sign · close-up
We'd rather set expectations honestly than read another "not what I imagined" review.
There is public parking behind the restaurant, but Bur Dubai street parking is famously tight.
If you can take the metro or a taxi, do. Most reviewers — and a few of the travel writers we read — recommend it.
Take the metroSix tables, packed close. Plastic plates. Currency notes pressed under the glass tabletops. A wall of 8,000 photographs.
This is not a fine-dining room and it isn't trying to be. Reviewers love it because of this, not despite it.
No-frills · authenticFriday and Saturday from 8pm there is a queue. It moves quickly — tables turn in under 45 minutes.
Want to skip it? Try late lunch (15:00) or after 22:30. The kitchen is best when it's busy anyway.
Best after 22:30A quick read-out of what's typical for a weeknight visit, gathered from 13,210 Google reviews and 244 on Tripadvisor.
Sat down to walked out — including the wait for a table.
With mains, rice, sides and a drink. Up to 100 if you go heavy.
Across 13,210 reviews. Consistently five stars for the kebab; some grumbles about the rush.
Fully halal. Order doogh or mint tea. Both are very good.