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Hidden Gems in Al Barsha

Looking for hidden gems in Al Barsha? This list of 6 includes Maisan15 (Al Barsha South, Dubai). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

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    Al Barsha South, Dubai

    A restaurant, gallery, garden and library rolled into one at the base of Maisan Tower, founded by Emirati artist Rami Farook. Originally opened as Cabin before rebranding, it centers on a courtyard with a fountain set inside a bathtub and rotating artwork on its walls.

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    Al Barsha, Dubai

    A roughly 20-hectare green space built around a central artificial pond, with jogging tracks, paddle boats, Smart Palm solar-powered WiFi points, and courts tucked away from Al Barsha's busier commercial streets.

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    Al Barsha, Dubai

    A cozy, easy-to-miss counter in Al Barsha 1 turning out scooped-ice-cream milkshakes in playful, pun-heavy flavors alongside waffles and sandwiches, with generous portions that keep a small but loyal following coming back.

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    Allo Beirut

    restaurant

    Hessa Street, Al Barsha, Dubai

    A casual, 24-hour Lebanese street-food joint on Hessa Street with vintage-telephone decor, serving budget shawarma with garlic sauce on fresh saj bread alongside vegan options like warak enab and manakeesh.

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    Barbar

    restaurant

    Hessa Street, Al Barsha, Dubai

    The Dubai outpost of a Beirut street-food restaurant dating to 1979, serving mana'eesh, shawarma and falafel around the clock in the Hessa Street cluster of Lebanese eateries near Saudi German Hospital.

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    Qalat Baalbak

    restaurant

    Hessa Street, Al Barsha, Dubai

    One of three Dubai branches of a charcoal-grill-focused Lebanese restaurant, set among the Hessa Street strip of home-style Lebanese kitchens, decorated with photos of Beirut and the Baalbek Roman ruins.

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