Eating out with Food Allergies in Dubai

January 15, 2025
Cindi
Travel, Travel Tips

1. Eating out with Food Allergies in Dubai

Eating out with food allergies in Dubai

Eating out with food allergies in Dubai was way easier than many places in the USA!” – my daughter Katie after returning from a whirlwind trip to Greece, UAE & India.

As you may have read our previous blog post on Dubai with Food Allergies, Katie’s trip started with a wedding invitation from her good friends!

Of course, all the old, familiar fears washed over me.

As a longtime food allergy mom, who started a travel agency to help others travel less stress-fully when they have food allergies…my normal confidence of having overcome many, many travel food allergy situations, went quickly out the window!

Old memories came flashing back to me:

Are we only ever going to vacation at Disney World because they are amazing at feeding my multiple anaphylactic food allergy daughter…

But then my business manager side kicked in & we pulled out our Trip Planner (Travel Starter Guide here) & got to work!

We wrote this Trip Planner many years ago; to help others plan their trips with food allergies…this would be a great test to see if it was up to planning a 3-week multi-country trip!

Dubai with Food Allergies. — Beautiful Dubai, UAE is a top travel destination for those with Food Allergies!

Some Info that will help you Travel with Food Allergies

As a Travel Agency owner that specializes in Traveling & eating out with food allergies, here are some tried & true Food Allergy Travel Tips:

Flying with Food Allergies – Our most popular post BTW.
What we really pack for traveling
Vacation Safely & Inexpensively

As well as booking all the normal travel: airfare, accommodations, tours, food allergy people need to know where can they eat safely?

What we ate with multiple Food Allergies in Dubai, UAE. — From Yummy Maison Cha Cha to having a picnic by the Persian Gulf to homemade food allergy friendly pasta at Eataly – Dubai is delicious!

Eating out with food allergies in Dubai: Do in Advance

In advance, we look at what others are saying on social media, about food allergies in Dubai & the UAE.

Remember, everyone has different levels of understanding concerning food allergies!

As well as ordering Food Allergy Translation cards from Equal Eats.

We need multiple languages as traveling to Greece, United Arab Emirates (UAE) & India.

⭐ For a discount with Equal Eats, use our code AnEasyJourney to receive a discount!

Then, we start researching in earnest & emailing cafes and restaurants in Dubai.

Food in Dubai was delicious & food allergy friendly for me! — Dubai is famous for its homemade chocolate as well as traditional foods like Dragon Fruit & Chicken with spicey rice!

Where we ate in Dubai with Food Allergies

Where we were able to eat with our many anaphylactic food allergies:

Maison Cha Cha

When we set out to open our Matcha Bar and All-Day Café, we dreamed of more than just serving delicious drinks and food. We envisioned a space where every corner exuded the energy of creativity and inspiration

Their address:

Burj Crown – R02 Emaar Blvd – Downtown Dubai – Dubai – United Arab Emirates

info@maisonchacha.com

Eataly in the awesome Dubai Mall!

Their online menus list out common #foodallergens & they note foods may contain nuts/cross contamination.

Of course, you must decide for yourself if this is a good option for your specific #foodallergies When in doubt, don’t. And ALWAYS carry your Epi-pens & allergy medications.

The very popular American chain restaurant, Buffalo Wild Wings is located in the Dubai Mall of the Emirates. 1 Sheikh Zayed Rd – Al Barsha – Al Barsha 1 – Dubai – United Arab Emirates

As always, their online website shows the food allergens.

Another safe for us place to eat but depending on your food allergies (has fish and shellfish):

Catch22 at Le Mer – has many food options including good for nut allergies & vegetarian & vegan food
As we mentioned in our blog post on Dubai with Food Allergies, the First Collection at Jumeirah Village Circle is the hotel we chose.

Exquisite Dubai is FANTASTIC for Eating out with Food Allergies!

Of course, thinking about being able to eat in Dubai with food allergies is most important & a top reason for booking here.

There are multiple restaurants onsite, as well as room service.

The Village Bistro offers breakfast, lunch & dinner as well as Happy Hour.

Chat with Food Allergy Travel Agency owner. — Come join our Private Facebook Group Food Allergy Travels and Life – where we answer ALL your questions!

Want more Traveling with Food Allergies Info

As luck would have it, one of our Private Facebook Group members was also in Dubai when Katie was there & left a very detailed trip report on where she was able to eat out safely with her food allergies to peanuts and tree nuts.

Many hidden gems to let you know & another reason why you should join our Food Allergy Travels and Life FB Group!

See, Dubai with food allergies is a GREAT place to travel to! For more, see Visit Dubai.

Both my daughter Katie & Dubai traveler Sadie said groceries in the UAE listed out top allergens and are listed in English. Especially wonderful is UK grocery store Waitrose!

“Waitrose, the renowned UK-based grocery chain has brought its premium selection to the city with eight grand outlets.

This is the one-stop destination for all the fresh and original British products and much more.” And this is where we pick up our #yummy food allergy friendly picnic lunch!

As an avid food label reader, Katie said the ability to purchase delicious #foodallergyfriendly foods is better than she expected.

Dubai has A LOT to offer! From Camel rides in the desert to indoor snowboarding!

😎 Follow us on our Instagram to see our eating out with food allergies & traveling with food allergies posts, reels & stories!

Notes:

Know that the famous Dubai chocolates are made with pistachios and other tree nuts, dairy and allergens. However, Katie is able to eat these delicious chocolate treats as there’s no peanut!!

This is an absolute 1st for us: to be able to walk into a “regular” chocolate shop! Loving Dubai 😍

Additionally, be aware that often, spices are sold from bulk containers. In our humble opinion, could be easy for cross contamination. As always, this is NOT medical advice.

Of course, stopping at the grocery store is helpful for Katie to also stock up on safe foods for her time in India.

Good to know, there are LOTS of Western chain restaurants in Dubai like Chipotle, Shake Shack, McDonalds, etc…but not sure if their ingredients are comparable to their US restaurants.

Let us know if You would like to travel internationally with food allergies!

Our Travel Consulting services helps people with food allergies travel as stress-free as possible! Really.

And Dubai with food allergies has become a new favorite.

😎 Our next blog post on India with Food Allergies will be out soon.

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Cindi

Speaker, Educator, Travel Consultant, Advocate & Founder.
Long before founding An Easy Journey, LLC., Cindi Korpacz's career was built in high-stakes information technology (IT) and enterprise marketing.
Managing high profile accounts like the White House, Microsoft and hosting then VP Al Gore at the Executive Technology Pavilion in Washington DC.

When my daughter was diagnosed with multiple life threatening anaphylactic food allergies over 20 years ago, I redirected that executive focus towards solving a life altering problem:

How to navigate a world full of food allergens with total confidence and zero margin for error.

What started with careful family trip planning, expanded into a broad mission to train, educate and advocate for the food allergy community.

Over the last two decades I/we have:

Trained Schools, Colleges & Universities: Led comprehensive training programs on food allergy prevention, cross contact mitigation, and emergency response in educational environments.

Advised US Congressional Representatives: Advocated for critical food allergy safety legislation, labeling transparency, and policy reforms.

Spoken at National Food Allergy Conferences for FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) on advanced strategies for Traveling both domestically and internationally with Food Allergies.

Led Top National Food Allergy Fundraising Teams: Recognized as a top fundraising team for multiple years to advance food allergy research education & awareness.

Founded An Easy Journey, LLC.: Built an award winning, industry leading travel consulting firm that has helped thousands of clients travel all over the USA and World with 0 food allergy reactions. Now, this isn’t a guarantee, but proof that our strategies work in real food allergy environments and situations.

Consulted with Companies on their Food Allergy Training & Protocols to keep their employees and clients safer and less stressed.

If you’re a Company, Educational Facility or a Person/Family struggling with food allergies, Contact Us to discuss your specific challenges and goals. We’re on a mission to make living with food allergies truly An Easy Journey!