Fujairah guide · Where to eat
Places to eat in Fujairah, with what to order and how comfortable each is for families and older travellers.
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Fujairah's food scene is built around Arabic, Emirati and South Asian restaurants, with seafood from the east-coast fishing ports. The honest picture for Indian vegetarian, Jain and vegan travellers is that few places can be recommended with confidence from here. This guide could not confirm any current pure vegetarian, Jain or vegan restaurant in Fujairah with evidence from an open source, so no restaurant carries a diet tag.
A 2011 local post described a Puranmal pure vegetarian restaurant on Hamad bin Abdulla Street, but this guide could not confirm that it still operates, so ask locally before you rely on it. Property Finder lists several Indian restaurants in the city, including Dosa Hut, Kairali and Noor Taj Mahal, but says nothing about their menus being vegetarian, and mixed Indian restaurants also serve meat.
To manage, ask any Indian restaurant whether dishes are cooked in a separate pan, order simple dal, vegetable curries, rice, naan or dosa, and tell the kitchen about onion and garlic when you order. Hotels and resorts, especially at Al Aqah, can often arrange vegetarian meals if you ask in advance; Jain meals should be requested well ahead and confirmed. Carry dry snacks for long drives, and read menus closely for egg, fish stock and gelatine.
Menus and kitchens change. If you follow a strict diet or have an allergy, confirm with the restaurant before you order.
Gurfa, behind Al Madina Supermarket
A neighbourhood restaurant in Gurfa, behind Al Madina Supermarket, described by guides as serving Arabian food, seafood and biryani.
Rughaylat Road, Al Uwaid
A casual Al Uwaid restaurant on Rughaylat Road listed for sandwiches, shawarma and kebabs.
Central Fujairah
A Lebanese restaurant in central Fujairah, with a ground-floor cafe and an upstairs dining room; travel writers mention fattoush and baba ganoush.
Opposite Fujairah fish market
A seafood restaurant opposite the Fujairah fish market, described by Wikivoyage as serving locally caught seafood.
Rostamani Building, Hamdan Street
An Indian restaurant in the Rostamani Building on Hamdan Street whose listing credits it with a list of vegetarian recipes, alongside prawns and lobster.
Al Ittihad area, near Fujairah Centerpoint
A casual South Indian restaurant near Fujairah Centerpoint whose menu, as Property Finder describes it, runs to dozens of dosas alongside idli and Indo-Chinese dishes.
Corniche Street
A seafood-led restaurant on Corniche Street, listed by Property Finder for mix grill, lobster masala and biryani with mutton, fish or chicken.
Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort, Al Aqah
A barbecue and grill restaurant at Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort, on the Indian Ocean shore, serving grills, steaks and kebabs.
Kuwait Street, Al Shariah, Fujairah city
A Pakistani restaurant on Kuwait Street in Al Shariah, listed by both a Pakistani-restaurants guide and a Fujairah-wide restaurant list.
Hamad Bin Abdulla Road, near NBF Bank, Fujairah City Centre
A Kerala restaurant on Hamad Bin Abdulla Road, listed by Property Finder for appams, fish moilee and Kerala-style biryani, open late into the night.
Ground floor, City Centre Fujairah, Al Hlaifat
A branch of the Turkish dessert and ice-cream cafe brand on the ground floor of City Centre Fujairah mall, listed by two guides as a Turkish restaurant and cafe.
Al Faseel, near Fujairah Beach
A restaurant and cafe in Al Faseel, near Fujairah Beach, listed for Hyderabadi biryani, butter chicken masala and shrimp biryani alongside international dishes.
Mattar Tower, Hamad Bin Abdulla Road, Mraisheed
A North Indian restaurant in Mattar Tower on Hamad Bin Abdulla Road, listed with biryani, tikka masala and a kebab platter and an open-all-day schedule.
Near Pasons Shopping Centre, Al Uwaid
A Hyderabadi-style restaurant in Al Uwaid, near Pasons Shopping Centre, listed for dum biryani, haleem, tandoori chicken and shami kebab.
Corniche Street, Al Uwaid
A Persian restaurant on Corniche Street in Al Uwaid that listings describe for grilled kebabs, Iranian rice and a notable indoor waterfall.
