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Whole hamour and kanaad lying on crushed ice in a teak tray, lit by low amber light. An illustration generated for Sanbuk, not a photograph of its own.

Menus · three fires

Three menus.
Every price written plain.

The Oven from 07:00, the Shore from 12:00, the Counter from 18:30. All three are alcohol-free.

A baker's paddle lifting flatbread from a clay tannour, flour in the morning light. An illustration generated for Sanbuk, not a photograph of its own.
Head baker Rafiq Kunjumon runs the tannour. Illustration.
  • Khameerwith white cheese and date jamAED 29
  • Regagwith egg and white cheeseAED 26
  • Balaleetsaffron vermicelli under a thin omeletteAED 34
  • Chebabwith date syrupAED 32
  • Karak chaiAED 12
  • Arabic coffeewith cardamom and saffronAED 16
  • The day's catchon ice, chosen by you, weighed and grilled whole over charcoal and dried palm fronds. Usually hamour, sheri, safi or kanaad, depending on the morning's market.AED 42 per 100 g
  • Kanaad steakwith Malabar green masalaAED 145
  • Prawn machboosfor twoAED 210
  • Grilled squidwith black lime and tahiniAED 85
  • Chebabwith date syrup and cardamom creamAED 38

Where the fish comes from

Bought each morning at the Deira waterfront fish market; nothing on the Shore's ice is older than a day.

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  • Nine-course set menua guestAED 485
  • Pairingjuices, teas and fermentsAED 180

October menu includes

  • Raw hamourwith dried black lime
  • Grilled prawnson regag crisp with garlic and green chilli
  • Crab machboossmoked over date-palm wood
  • Lamb shouldercooked overnight in the embers with harees and bezar spice
  • Luqaimatwith date syrup and saffron cream

How to get a seat

Booking only. Tables are released 30 days ahead at 10:00, with a deposit of AED 200 a guest that comes off the bill.

On Sundays and Mondays the whole Counter, 20 seats, can be booked for a private dinner.

Request a Counter seat

Tonight: the Counter
or the Shore.

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