Hold the Eggs Benedict: Brunch Has Lost All Meaning in Dubai
In the UAE, the meal is about drinking and eating as much as you can in a few hours—and not just on weekends.
The Lighthouse Restaurant & Bar serves brunch on Wednesday evenings in Dubai and on Thursdays in Abu Dhabi.
Source: The Lighthouse Restaurant & BarWhen do people go out for brunch? In Dubai, it’s not just Sundays at noon. It’s now Monday evenings. Tuesday afternoons. Or Thursday nights. Really, whenever.
Restaurants in the city increasingly serve “brunch” far outside the traditional midday weekend zone. Josette, a French restaurant that opened last year in Dubai’s financial district, this year started hosting a Tuesday evening brunch. Kiza Restaurant and Lounge, a pan-African restaurant in the financial district, now offers what it calls an “inception” brunch on Thursday evenings. The Lighthouse Restaurant & Bar on Jan. 31 began serving brunch late on Wednesdays at its Dubai branch. And the Alpine-themed Publique restaurant advertises “all day every day brunch,” with a three-course meal and bottomless booze.