{"id":3898,"date":"2016-12-05T19:21:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/?p=3898"},"modified":"2025-11-07T20:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:32:21","slug":"most-authentic-restaurants-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/most-authentic-restaurants-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"The 13 most authentic restaurants in Dubai where expats eat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By far, the best thing about Dubai is that it’s the most international city anywhere and home to the biggest expat community in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might think perhaps that London and New York City could be more international than Dubai, but the difference is that in this Middle Eastern metropolis everything is genuine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do I mean by this? London may be a huge metropolis with nationalities from all over the world, but actually, most of these people were already born in London, which means that somehow they have a UK culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Dubai, on the contrary, foreigners are just expats who go there as mere guests to work for a couple of years. They keep their particular English accent, their habits and values. They eat in their own way and drive as they do back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not surprising that food in Dubai is about variety with restaurants serving cuisine from all over the world. But the best thing is that many of these restaurants serve 100% authentic food, where not only the chef is a native, but all the customers as well. I’ve arranged a list of what I consider to be the most authentic restaurants located in Dubai<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n