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Gerbou

Street 20, Nad Al Sheba 1, Dubai · Dubai · Modern Emirati

Gerbou
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What to order

Chicken Machboos; Mezze board; Taste of Gerbou (date cake dessert)

Getting in

Chef is checking how far ahead people book.

A modern Emirati restaurant in a renovated 1987 building in Nad Al Sheba, cooking farm-to-table Emirati food with pit-cooked dishes; head chef Ionel Catau leads the kitchen with pastry chef Sahar Al Awadhi.

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