The 7 Foodie Trends You Can Only Try In Dubai
From epic chocolate cake to giant croissants, Dubai never disappoints with Insta-worthy food crazes
The Pistachio Chocolate Bars by FIX Dessert Chocolatier
The pistachio paste chocolate bars that have pervaded your feed are from Fix Dessert Chocolatier, and they’re garnering millions of views on Tik Tok from all over the world. Lucky for those in Dubai, you can only get them here – FIX bars are only available via delivery with Deliveroo, and they’re listed for sale at 2pm and 5pm sharp because they sell out immediately. Their official TikTok and Instagram accounts have over 200 thousand followers each, and the bars come in a variety of flavours, from knafeh to baklava, each created like a work of art with colourful marbling and gold dusting. Only in Dubai.
The Coldest Iced Coffee At The Pods
The Pods offers the ultimate Dubai drink to stave off the summer heat – iced coffee, presented in a huge ice cube. An influencer’s dream, the coffee being poured into the cube is quite the performance. It simply doesn’t get cooler than this.
Bakerist’s Giant Croissant And Coffee
This may well be the most gigantic pastry you will ever see, served alongside an ultra-large coffee. Bakerist’s array of sweet flavours, from chocolate, pistachio and raspberry, to the more savoury options like zaatar and cheese, can be mixed and matched and make for the perfect picture every time.
Parker’s Matilda Cake
Have you ever craved the chocolate cake from the cult classic children’s book, Matilda? Parker’s has several locations across the city where you can indulge in a piece of the gooiest chocolate cake imaginable – videos of it have gone so viral that some Tik Tok posts have clocked up over 13 million views.
Logout’s Cracking Drinks
The cult cracking crispy chocolate, matcha, and raspberry cheesecake drinks at Logout are trending as temperatures soar. Ultra-refreshing, each drink is ice cool and encased by a thin layer of chocolate that gives a satisfying crack when squeezed. One to watch with sound on.
Caia Oriental’s Pistachio Kunafa Cake
Try the most delicious pistachio kunafa cake from Caia in collaboration with MBC TV presenter, Taghrid Alhowish. It is a limited edition treat, so try it while you can.
Also, indulge in the viral ribbon croissant at Caia. You get to pick a drink of your choice and pair it with the cutest bow-tie croissant, that’s either plain, or stuffed with pistachio or nutella.
@timeoutdubai The viral ribbon croissant is now in Dubai. You can get them at Caia Café & Restaurant in Al Wasl. Pick a drink of your choice and pair it with a bow-tie croissant, that’s either plain, or stuffed with pistachio or nutella. Price: From Dhs53 for the combo. #dubai #viral #croissant ♬ sonido original – ?
Lead Image Courtesy of Instagram/@bakerist_uae and Instagram/@fixdessertchocolatier