Arabian Tea House — Bur Dubai

Arabian Tea House is a restaurant and café in the Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood (formerly Al Bastakiya) in Bur Dubai, open since 1997. It serves Emirati and Arabic halal food, from breakfast trays to machboos and traditional sweets, and suits people exploring old Dubai as well as families and residents.

The building

The business says the original tea house is in a stone house with wind towers that once belonged to a pearl merchant (tawash), with a large old tree in its courtyard. Some older patrons still call it the Basta Art Café. The same business also lists branches in Sharjah, Mercato Mall, an Umm Suqeim kiosk, the Jumeirah Archaeological Site and Montenegro.

What is on the menu

The Al Fahidi menu has Emirati and Arabic breakfast trays, Emirati appetizers such as harees, balaleet and dango, salads, wraps, grills, and Emirati main courses including machboos, saloona and tahta laham, with yuuma deyay and jareesh robyan as weekend specials. Drinks include karak, sulaimani tea and Arabic coffee, and desserts include luqaimat and khabisah. A kids’ menu is available.

Selected prices in dirhams, as published on the branch page:

Before you go

The branch address is Bastakiya, opposite Musalla Post Office, Al Fahidi Street, Bur Dubai. Opening hours, as published by the business, are 7:00 am to 11:00 pm every day. Tables can be booked through the reservation page; the page refers to a reservations policy, so read it when you book.

Good to know

• Branch phone: 04 353 5071. General email: [email protected].
• Food from the Al Fahidi branch can be ordered for delivery through Talabat.
• The restaurant runs a loyalty programme.
• Parking is not mentioned on the official pages.
• Prices above are from the website and may change; check the menu when you order.

Sources: Al Fahidi branch, about us.

Description written from official sources, checked 17 October 2026: arabianteahouse.com. Confirm details with the business before you go.