The holy month of Ramadan is predicted to begin by Saturday, March 1 in the UAE. As always, Dubai will be serving up some spectacular iftars. The fast-breaking meal, consumed at sunset, is an excellent way for people from different nationalities and faiths to bond while they break bread together. We’ve compiled the ultimate guide to iftar in Dubai so whether you’re fasting or not, you can embrace the festive spirit of the holy season. Here’s our pick of 23 best iftar deals in Dubai, in no specific order.
1. LDC Kitchen + Coffee
What’s better than an iftar buffet? An all-you-can-eat iftar deal that’s less than AED 90 per person is what! LDC Kitchen + Coffee’s iftars lets you fill your boots with unlimited starters, mains, water, one soft drink and one scoop of ice cream per person. Available across all their branches from sunset to 10pm, that’s almost 4 hours to stuff yourself silly with classics like eggplant shakshouka, fluffy buttermilk pancakes, tagliatelle bolognese with beef ragu and more.
💵: AED 89 per person
⏰ : From sunset to 10pm Sunday to Thursday; sunset to 12am on Friday and Saturday
📍: Find booking details and locations here
2. Zenon, Kempinski Central Avenue Hotel
Dubai’s AI-driven restaurant has an iftar experience for Ramadan that is a feast for your tastebuds and eyes. HD screens transform this indoor dining space into magical landscapes ranging from a starlit night sky to surreal forests during iftars. The three-course set menu features a variety of starters like salmon briouats, mains such as slow-cooked lamb shoulder and crumbly basboussa (semolina and pistachio cake) for dessert.
💵: AED 275 per person
📞: Call 04 837 7222 or visit the website
📍: Ground level, Kempinski Central Avenue Hotel, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Downtown Dubai
3. Maison de la Plage
Beachside iftars for AED 300 is what you get at this upscale beach bar and restaurant’s ‘Majlis de la Plage’. Lounge by the shore on plush rugs and cushions while you gorge on dates, dried fruits, figs and apricots served in a Ramadan basket along with fresh juices and laban. It’s followed by hearty lentil soup, Margherita pizza, signature Izu burger baguette and a fruit platter. In the background, the sounds of the waves and adhan (Islamic call to prayer) blend.
💵: AED 300 per person
📅: February 28 to March 9
📞: Call 0526815983 or visit the website
📍: The Club, West Beach, The Palm Jumeirah
4. Royal Majlis, Emirates Golf Club
Lush greens are the setting for this regal Ramadan experience which is one of the most stunning iftars in Dubai. This sit-down iftar meal rolls out onto this verdant location under gazebos built to reflect Bedouin architecture. Inside, a delicious spread fit for royalty awaits. Traditional delicacies like meat sambousek, lentil and rich harira soup, succulent ouzi with fragrant Arabic-spiced rice, mixed grill, seafood machboos, chicken fatteh and desserts like kunafah nabulsi and umm ali are just a few items on this endless menu.
💵: AED 295 per person for lawn seating, AED 250 per person for pavilions; AED 95 for children between 5 and 12 years old. Free for kids below 5 years
⏰ : Sunset till 9pm
📞: Call 04 417 9999
📍: Emirates Hills 2
5. QD’s, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club
This veteran of Dubai’s dining scene rolls out one of the city’s most splendid outdoor iftars at budget-friendly rates. Catch waterfront views of the sun go down by the Dubai Creek while nibbling on Arabian classics – hot and cold mezze, salads, soups, live cooking stations roasting up mixed grills while an oud player sets the mood with traditional tunes.
💵: AED 195 per person
⏰ : Sunset till 9pm
📞: Call 04 6021587
📍: Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Port Saeed
6. Bombay Bungalow
The highly Instagrammable homegrown Indian restaurant adds a spicy spin to iftar with its four-course set menu featuring fusion Indian cuisine. Highlights include mushroom empanada, afghani chicken tikka, biryani bowls and a curry of the day you can mop up using an array of Indian breads that are part of the meal. Tres leches cake emerges as the single dessert champion and you can wash it all down with delicious beverages such as Arabic coffee, tamarind juice, fruit punch, and roohafza.
💵: AED 110 per person
📞: Call 04 427 0758
📍: JBR Dubai
7. Jun’s
This trendy Downtown Dubai restaurant by Chef Kelvin Cheung doesn’t miss a beat with its iftars. Switch up lentil soup with a Corn Miso dashi soup, quench your thirst with a dates mocktail and enjoy a mezze sharing platter whose contents you ironically might not want to share – za’atar chaat, Vegetarian Kheema, potato mozzarella samosa and other delicacies populate it. Mains are family-style dishes of chicken claypot machboos, Jamaican Chinese lamb neck, Eggplant parmesan, Kung Pao broccoli and desserts galore.
💵: AED 250 per person
⏰ : Sunset till 8pm
📞: Call 04 457 6035 or WhatsApp 050 938 9099
📍: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Downtown Dubai
8. Enigma, Palazzo Versace
Want to try iftar buffet at this five-star hotel in Al Jaddaf? The Persian iftar set menu at Enigma serves appetising dishes like sabz khordan, homemade Persian cheese, roasted Persian bread and more for AED 250 per person.
💵: Minimum spend of AED 200 per person for suhoor
⏰ : 9pm to 3am
📞: Call 04 556 8888
📍: Al Jaddaf Waterfront
9. Yalumba, Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre
This award-winning restaurant has whipped an outdoor iftar buffet experience with a traditional majlis. The Aussie restaurant’s outdoor area transforms into an Arabian oasis packed with activities such as an Arabic trio band. The extravagant buffet includes Ramadan juices, hot and cold mezze, dates, succulent mains and an array of appetizers and desserts like baklava and kunafa.
💵: AED 175 per person; AED 95 for children aged 6-12 and free for kids under six
⏰ : Sunset to 9:30pm
📞: Call 04 702 2455 or book here
📍: Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre, Airport Road, Garhoud
10. Queen Elizabeth 2 Hotel
Iftars aboard this historic cruise ship-turned-floating hotel is sure to make waves. Lido Restaurant will serve both sea views and a scintillating Iftar Al Malika buffet that reels in the best of Ramadan cuisine from the region. Graze on hot and cold mezze, traditional Ouzi, Arabic mix grill, and desserts Ramadan juices at this delightfully traditional affair.
💵: AED 159 per person; AED 90 for children aged 6-11 and free for kids under six
⏰ : 6:30pm to 9:30pm
📞: Call 4 526 8835 or book here
📍: Queen Elizabeth 2 Hotel, Port Rashid, Bur Dubai
11. Iftar at Novotel Al Barsha
The buffet-style iftars at the hotel’s 365 Restaurant here is an extensive offering with soups, salads, a signature hummus bar serving muhammara, baba ghanoush and that’s just the starters. Fragrant tagines, flame-grilled kebabs and koftas and lamb ouzi comprise the mains. The usual suspects – Kunafa, Umm Ali and fruit platters – pave your way to dessert heaven. AED 99 per person for bookings made before March 7.
💵: AED 125 per person, and AED 60 per child aged 6-12 years. Kids under six years eat for free
⏰ : Sunset onwards
📞: Call 04 304 9000 or WhatsApp +971 569994822
📍: Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Barsha
12. Barfly by Buddha Bar, Hilton Palm Jumeirah
Share Palm Jumeirah views and a sharing-style iftar menu at this rooftop sushi venue featuring Pan-Asian-inspired bites. Veggie lumpia, and crunchy kuru prawn tempura check off starters while slow-cooked lamb, sea bass fillet or chicken maranggi with cumin butter corn rice lamb ouzi are the main contenders for mains. Date pudding or Umm Ali wrap it up on a sweet note.
💵: AED 250 per person inlcusive of 2 hours of non-alcoholic drinks
⏰ : Sunset till 10pm
📞: Call 04 230 0073, WhatsApp +971547932678 or book here
📍: Rooftop, Level 13, Hilton Palm Jumeirah, Palm West Beach
13. Clap, DIFC
This glamorous restaurant has a four-course set iftar menu paired with some of the most stunning views of Dubai. Munch on dates and dried fruits, miso soup, edamame, sushi and salad options and scrumptious mains such as black cod miso, marinated lamb rack, clap panko chicken wings, and Pistachio Kadaïfi Chocolate mousse for dessert.
💵: AED 275 per person
⏰ : Sunset till 8:30pm
📞: Call 04 569 3820 or visit the website
📍: DIFC Gate Village – Building 11 – Level 9
14. Arabian Tea House, Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood
Fahidi’s worst-kept but best-loved secret is this Emirati restaurant. Their special Ramadan set menu features authentic local dishes rustled up from farm-fresh ingredients. Iftars in 2025 here will see you devour samboosas, machbous laham, birynai deyaya and knock back refreshing drinks like vimto, tamar hindi and luquaimats drenched in dates syrup for that added sugar high. More info here
💵: AED 150 per person
⏰ : Sunset onwards
📞: Call 056 998 9030 for bookings
📍: Al Fahidi Street, Bastakiya Opposite Musalla Post Office, Bur Dubai
15. Jones The Grocer, Palm Jumeirah
The gourmet iftar platters here are designed to feed fans of surf and turf and rack up a bill of only AED 250 for two people. Tuck into grilled bzaar-rubbed flank steak, harissa-marinated chicken, and Spiced beef kofta in the meat platter or dine on a whole fried seabream and chilli prawn skewers and crispy calamari with the seafood platter. Both platters include two Vimto lemonade spritzs or homemade lemonade and spicy lentil soup with bread, salads and sides.
💵: AED 250 for two people
⏰ : Sunset till 11:30pm
📞: Call 052 527 1750 for bookings
📍: Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah, Palm West Beach
16. Planet Terra
Breaking your fast at this vegan restaurant does good for the planet and donates to charity too – 10% of all proceeds go to the non-profit organisation Heal Palestine. Enjoy light but nourishing dishes made using seasonal produce and free of preservatives when you break your fast with this three-course set menu of organic dates, Levantine ouzi, soup of the day and jallab or Arabic coffee for drinks.
💵: AED 150 per person
⏰ : 12pm onwards
📞: Call 04 578 2000 for bookings
📍: Panorama Building, The Greens
17. Mina’s Kitchen
The home of the famous Bubbalicious brunch and The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi’s all-day dining restaurant is pooling its gastronomical chops into creating splendid iftars for Ramadan. International and Arabic dishes, from mezze to chicken and rice dishes, desserts and classic Ramadan juices are part of the buffet spread here.
💵: AED 215 per person, AED 85 per child aged 6 – 11 years and free for kids under 6 years
⏰ : Sunset to 10:30pm
📞: Call 04 511 7373 or book here
📍: The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, Dubai Marina
18. Lapita, Dubai Parks and Resort
This Polynesian resort is going the whole nine yards to ensure Ramadan nights in 2025 are one for the books. A lavish iftar buffet of chicken mandi, Lamb Ouzi, fatteh, succulent grills, and classic Middle Eastern favourites will be served daily at Kalea restaurant.
💵: AED 225 per person, AED 112 per child aged 6 to 12
📅: February 27 to March 29
⏰ : Sunset to 10:30pm
📞: Call 04 810 9421
📍: The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, Dubai Marina
19. Sabaa, Al Seef Heritage Hotel
A bountiful iftar feast will be served at this waterfront restaurant set in the heritage surroundings of Al Seef. A buffet of Arabic and international dishes is combined with the melodies of a live vocalist and oud music.
💵: AED 155 per adult, AED 75 per child (6-12 years)
⏰ : Sunset to 9pm
📞: Call/WhatsApp +971 58 200 5853
📍: Al Seef Heritage Hotel Dubai, Curio Collection by Hilton, Bur Dubai
20. Barbecue Delights, JBR
This vibrant Pakistani restaurant weaves Ain Dubai views with over 50 dishes from Pakistan, Afghanistan and North Indian cuisines for just AED 85 per person! Go big on helpings of salads, starters, fried items, live BBQ grills, rice dishes, curries, & desserts. Here’s a mouthwatering sneak peek of what’s in store (pssst, wear sweat pants) – Dahi Baray Haleem, Pakora, Samosa, Rooh Afza, Lahori Fried Fish, Mutton Seekh Kabab, Beef Nihari and Badami Kheer.
💵: AED 85 per person on weekdays and AED 95 per person on weekends.
⏰ : Sunset to 8:30pm
📞: Call 058 623 6116
📍: Jumeirah Beach Road, Adjacent to Sofitel Hotel, JBR Walk