Independent editorial guide
Top 10 Grill Restaurants in Dubai (2026)
Which Dubai grill restaurant suits your meal?
Start with 11 Woodfire for a fire-led menu, Hunter & Barrel Emirates Hills for coal-grilled steaks and sharing plates, or The Meat Co Souk Al Bahar for a Downtown steakhouse setting. Frevo and Fogo de Chão offer Brazilian tableside carving. Al Ustad adds Persian kababs; Bosporus, Aroos Damascus and Al Safadi cover Turkish, Syrian and Lebanese mixed grills. Barbecue Delights at JBR brings Pakistani grills and curries.
How to use this shortlist
These ten restaurants and restaurant groups are organised by grilling style, food and setting. The citywide brand profiles make branch choices explicit. Top 10 is an editorial shortlist, with each choice supported for its stated use case; the order is not an independent tasting score. Menu examples were reviewed on 17 October 2026. A sharing cut, mixed plate and continuous-carving package are different meals, so compare portions, sides, drinks and the complete party charge.
Choose your grill style and setting
| Restaurant or group | Best fit | Dubai setting | Ordering distinction |
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| 11 Woodfire | Fire-led modern cooking | Jumeirah 1 villa; à la carte or lunch menu | Vegetables, seafood and meat; separate ordering formats |
| Hunter & Barrel Emirates Hills | Steaks, ribs and shared coal-grilled plates | Vida Hills Hotel, Emirates Hills | Business lunch and Yas Bay are separate choices |
| The Meat Co Souk Al Bahar | Downtown steakhouse and sharing beef cuts | Souk Al Bahar; outdoor dining area | Specific table views and attraction access separate |
| Frevo at Fairmont The Palm | Brazilian tableside carving on the Palm | Fairmont The Palm; dinner service | Child benefit limited to regular à la carte menu |
| Fogo de Chão Dubai | Brazilian churrasco in DIFC | Central Park Towers; dining room and lounge | Full, single-cut and Market Table products differ |
| Al Ustad Special Kabab | Persian kababs and marinade choices | Mankhool / Bur Dubai near Al Fahidi | Bread versus rice; yoghurt-containing dishes |
| Bosporus Turkish Cuisine Dubai | Turkish kebab and shish platters | Several Dubai mall, Downtown and beach venues | Use UAE and actual branch menu |
| Aroos Damascus Dubai | Syrian charcoal grills and kebbeh | Al Muraqqabat or Al Manara, Dubai | Separate branch menus; Sharjah is distinct |
| Al Safadi Dubai | Lebanese mixed grill, mezze and shawarma | Several Dubai branches | Branch contacts and menu arrangements separate |
| Barbecue Delights Dubai | Pakistani grills, curries and rice | The Walk, JBR; Amwaj restaurant | Arrange current buffet dates with JBR |
Best for a menu built around fire
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11 Woodfire
Open-fire cooking beyond a conventional steakhouse
Choose 11 Woodfire for a meal organised around fire rather than one steakhouse format. Its Jumeirah villa setting and open grill are described by Michelin, while the restaurant’s menu spans ribs, smoked chicken, seafood, vegetables and sharing cuts.
Sources: 11 Woodfire: menu choices, 11 Woodfire: linked main menu, 11 Woodfire: Jumeirah contact, Michelin Guide: 11 Woodfire
Best for steaks and sharing cuts
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Hunter & Barrel Emirates Hills
Coal-grilled steaks, skewers and a feast for two
Hunter & Barrel is the Emirates Hills choice for a coal-grilled steak or a shared feast. The menu includes char-grilled ribs, chicken and beef skewers, alongside a Feast for Two with Wagyu rump, chicken and lamb cutlets. The named venue is at Vida Hills Hotel.
Sources: Hunter & Barrel: Emirates Hills venue, Hunter & Barrel: all-day menu
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The Meat Co Souk Al Bahar
South African steakhouse dining in Downtown Dubai
Choose The Meat Co at Souk Al Bahar for a Downtown steakhouse meal with South African influences. The linked menu ranges from individual fillets and ribeyes to a sharing tomahawk, ribs and butcher’s skewers. Outdoor dining is described facing the Fountain and Burj Khalifa; a particular table outlook is a reservation request.
Sources: The Meat Co: Souk Al Bahar, The Meat Co: linked 2026 food menu
Best for Brazilian tableside carving
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Frevo at Fairmont The Palm
Tableside Brazilian carving at Fairmont The Palm
Frevo suits a Palm Jumeirah dinner centred on Brazilian tableside carving. Fairmont describes salads, meat skewers and classic Brazilian drinks, with a premium churrascaria selection as another option. Its child benefit is explicitly tied to the regular à la carte menu.
Sources: Fairmont The Palm: Frevo restaurant and experience, Fairmont The Palm: Frevo churrascaria experience
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Fogo de Chão Dubai
DIFC churrasco with several ways to order
Fogo de Chão supplies the DIFC Brazilian option. Its Full Churrasco menu describes a continuous selection of meats, including picanha, with Market Table and Brazilian sides. A single-cut experience and Market Table meal are different orders, while the venue also has a bar and terrace lounge.
Sources: Fogo de Chão: exact Dubai DIFC location, Fogo Middle East: Dubai venue and dining periods, Fogo Middle East: Dubai-linked dinner menu
Best for Persian kababs
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Al Ustad Special Kabab
Persian kababs in Bur Dubai
Al Ustad is the Persian-kabab choice in Bur Dubai. The hosted menu distinguishes yoghurt-marinated special kabab, minced kabab with bread or rice, saffron chicken and mixed plates. Its restaurant account identifies the long-running venue and links its Al Mussallah Road location.
Sources: Al Ustad: restaurant account, Al Ustad: restaurant-account location link, Al Ustad: publicly hosted Persian-kabab menu, Visit Dubai: Al Ustad Special Kabab, Al Ustad: publicly hosted contact page
Best for Turkish, Syrian and Lebanese mixed grills
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Bosporus Turkish Cuisine Dubai
Turkish mixed grills with Dubai branch choices
Bosporus is useful for a Turkish mixed grill: its published platter combines Adana and Urfa kebabs, lamb and chicken shish, and lamb chops with lavash and bulgur. Choose the Dubai branch and UAE menu; the group also publishes menus for other countries.
Sources: Bosporus: Anatolian grill and country menus, Bosporus: Dubai locations and branch menu links
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Aroos Damascus Dubai
Syrian charcoal grills with separate Dubai branch menus
Aroos Damascus offers a Syrian charcoal-grill alternative. The restaurant-linked Al Muraqqabat menu includes mixed grill, shish tawook, Orfaly kabab, eggplant kabab and grilled kebbeh. Al Muraqqabat and Al Manara have separate branch menus, while Al Qasimia is in Sharjah.
Sources: Aroos Damascus: separate branch menus, Aroos Damascus: linked Al Muraqqabat menu, Aroos Damascus: Dubai and Sharjah locations
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Al Safadi Dubai
Lebanese mixed grills with mezze and shawarma
Choose Al Safadi for Lebanese mixed grill alongside a full mezze and shawarma meal. The barbecue menu names meat, tawouk and kafta in its mixed grill, with lamb chops, arayess and eggplant kabab as other options. Several Dubai branches have separate contacts.
Sources: Al Safadi: barbecue, mezze and shawarma menu, Al Safadi: named Dubai and Abu Dhabi branches
Best for Pakistani grills and curries
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Barbecue Delights Dubai
Pakistani grills and curries at The Walk, JBR
Barbecue Delights adds a Pakistani and wider South Asian grill choice at JBR. Its current account identifies The Walk, while JBR’s property listing describes grilled meat and seafood alongside curries and rice. The published catalogue includes tikka and seekh kebabs; older buffet offers need a current branch and date.
Sources: Barbecue Delights: current JBR restaurant account, JBR: Barbecue Delights at Amwaj, Barbecue Delights: published food catalogue, Barbecue Delights: earlier location catalogue, Barbecue Delights: earlier buffet promotion
Choose the food first, then the branch and format
For a steak-led dinner, Hunter & Barrel’s Emirates Hills menu supplies coal-grilled skewers and sharing plates, while The Meat Co’s Souk Al Bahar menu offers several cuts and weights. For a broader fire-cooked menu with seafood and vegetables as well as meat, choose 11 Woodfire in Jumeirah 1.
For Brazilian carving, compare Frevo on Palm Jumeirah with Fogo de Chão in DIFC. Frevo’s regular à la carte child benefit and Fogo’s linked Churrasco child policy have different age boundaries and product scopes. A lounge order, premium package, brunch or hotel event has separate inclusions.
For kababs and mixed grills, Al Ustad provides a Persian option, Bosporus a Turkish platter, Aroos Damascus a Syrian charcoal-grill menu and Al Safadi a Lebanese mezze-and-grill meal. The Dubai restaurant groups need an actual branch choice; country menus and Sharjah or Abu Dhabi venues are distinct. Barbecue Delights at JBR adds Pakistani grills and curries.
Settle the chosen portions, accompaniments, dietary preparation, drinks and complete charge before ordering. The menu examples here are published observations, without a completed reservation or a guarantee of stock, a particular view or included leisure access.
Questions before you choose
Which Dubai grills suit steak and sharing cuts?
Hunter & Barrel Emirates Hills offers coal-grilled steaks, skewers and a Feast for Two. The Meat Co Souk Al Bahar lists individual cuts and larger sharing steaks. 11 Woodfire has large beef cuts within a wider fire-cooked menu.
Where can I find mixed grill in Dubai?
Bosporus offers an Anatolian platter with several kebab and shish types. Aroos Damascus lists Syrian charcoal grills, while Al Safadi’s mixed grill combines meat, tawouk and kafta. Choose the actual Dubai branch and portion.
Are Frevo and Fogo de Chão the same kind of booking?
Frevo offers ordinary and premium churrascaria at Fairmont The Palm. Fogo’s Dubai-linked dinner menu separates Full Churrasco, Single Churrasco Cut and Market Table. These differ in the choice of food and are separate from lounge orders, brunches and hotel events.
Do these child policies use the same age limits?
No. Frevo states five and under free and ages 6–12 half price on regular à la carte. Fogo’s linked Churrasco dinner menu states six and under complimentary and ages 7–12 half price for that experience.
Is every grill dish suitable for dairy-free or vegetarian diners?
No. Al Ustad’s hosted special-kabab menu includes yoghurt marinade. The Meat Co’s steak menu states butter cooking. Fogo’s Market Table includes meat and fish, and vegetable dishes elsewhere can contain dairy or seafood ingredients. Arrange the actual preparation with the restaurant.
Are Barbecue Delights buffets currently confirmed at every old branch?
Current restaurant-account and property evidence supports JBR. Older catalogue offers name JBR and Ibn Battuta weekend buffets, but do not establish a current calendar or a Motor City buffet. Use the JBR restaurant’s current meal arrangements.
Does The Meat Co guarantee a Fountain-view table?
Its Souk Al Bahar page describes an outdoor area facing the Fountain and Burj Khalifa. A specific table, outlook and any attraction or show arrangements remain separate from that description.
How we selected these places
We reviewed the ten existing selections against current restaurant and property pages, operator-linked menus and named venue contacts on 17 October 2026. The groups reflect food, cooking method, service format, setting and branch scope. Michelin descriptions are attributed publisher observations; older hosted menus and catalogue snapshots have explicit limits. Barbecue Delights’ current JBR identity is supported by its restaurant account and JBR property page, separately from older branch/buffet information. No visits, tastings, calls, reservations or independent human service review are claimed. Customer stars, source counts and old awards are not a measured quality rank.
Sources and review dates
- 11 Woodfire: linked main menu — Operator-linked menu — checked 2026-10-17. The current link points to a January 2026 file; its award graphic is labelled 2025. Prices include 5% VAT.
- 11 Woodfire: Jumeirah contact — Operator website — checked 2026-10-17
- Michelin Guide: 11 Woodfire — Restaurant guide publisher — checked 2026-10-17
- Hunter & Barrel: Emirates Hills venue — Operator website — checked 2026-10-17
- The Meat Co: Souk Al Bahar — Operator website — checked 2026-10-17
- Fairmont The Palm: Frevo restaurant and experience — Operator website — checked 2026-10-17. The stated child benefit is limited to the regular à la carte menu; hotel brunches and festive events have separate terms.
- Fairmont The Palm: Frevo churrascaria experience — Operator website — checked 2026-10-17. The offer distinguishes ordinary and premium churrascaria. Separate resort offers displayed below it are not included in a Frevo dinner.
- Fogo de Chão: exact Dubai DIFC location — Operator website — checked 2026-10-17
- Fogo Middle East: Dubai venue and dining periods — Operator website — checked 2026-10-17
- Fogo Middle East: Dubai-linked dinner menu — Operator-linked Dubai menu — checked 2026-10-17. The current Dubai dinner link points to an April 2025 file. Full Churrasco, Single Churrasco Cut and Market Table are different products.
- Al Ustad: restaurant account — Restaurant social account — checked 2026-10-17. The bio identifies the Iranian restaurant, its 1978 history, delivery partners and a restaurant map link.
- Al Ustad: restaurant-account location link — Restaurant-linked location listing — checked 2026-10-17
- Visit Dubai: Al Ustad Special Kabab — Dubai tourism authority — checked 2026-10-17
- Bosporus: Dubai locations and branch menu links — Operator website — checked 2026-10-17. Some time fields have inconsistent AM/PM notation and repeated map/phone targets; no definitive branch hours are adopted.
- Aroos Damascus: linked Al Muraqqabat menu — Restaurant-linked branch menu — checked 2026-10-17. Followed from the operator menu page to its Al Muraqqabat document; file is undated. Dish examples are from the grill page, without a current party-price guarantee.
- Aroos Damascus: Dubai and Sharjah locations — Operator website — checked 2026-10-17
- Al Safadi: named Dubai and Abu Dhabi branches — Operator website — checked 2026-10-17
- Barbecue Delights: current JBR restaurant account — Restaurant social account — checked 2026-10-17. The current bio identifies The Walk in JBR and publishes 04 558 7940 / 058 977 2140.
- JBR: Barbecue Delights at Amwaj — Destination property operator — checked 2026-10-17. JBR lists AMWAJ–GF, an open-today schedule and a separate published contact, 052 193 5143.
- Barbecue Delights: earlier location catalogue — Operator catalogue snapshot — checked 2026-10-17. Older catalogue names JBR, Ibn Battuta and Motor City. Current JBR operation is supported separately; the other two branches are not independently established here.
- Barbecue Delights: earlier buffet promotion — Operator catalogue snapshot — checked 2026-10-17. Earlier JBR/Ibn Battuta buffet wording and undated prices do not establish the current buffet calendar or a Motor City offer.
- Al Ustad: publicly hosted contact page — Publicly hosted contact page — checked 2026-10-17. The split schedule differs from the restaurant-account bio; no definitive hours adopted.
Author and corrections
Sarah Haddad is responsible for this guide. It is based on the published sources cited here; no firsthand visit or independent service test is claimed.