Want to get under the shiny skin of Dubai and experience it like locals? You're in the right place.

• You’ll be hooked from the start thanks to our deep passion and childhood nostalgia of Dubai. It comes through on our food tours not only because we’re certified Dubai guides, but because many of us have grown up here or lived in Dubai for a very, very long time.
• You won’t suffer through a heavily scripted tour. We keep things interactive and love when our guests ask us questions so that we can talk about topics in Dubai that feel most interesting and relevant to the group.
• You’ll experience places and foods that we take our own family and visitors to, not where we have a vested interest. We don’t take commissions and pay our restaurants fairly, including gratuities which are already included in the price of your tour.
• You’ll have a guide who is as friendly and articulate as you are. We’re blessed to serve culture conscious globe-trotters and we’re always investing in our own knowledge so we can continue to answer the very discerning questions that our guests serve us on the tour!
• You won’t be inflicted with touristy gimmicks like camel meat burgers on our tours. (Camel meat is delicious, but traditionally it is slow cooked and served with rice, god forbid not inside a bun)
• You’ll be choosing tours that the official Dubai Tourism board chooses for visiting journalists, celebrity chefs and TV crews from around the world—for all the reasons listed above and more!

Resident for a few or many years? Keep reading – the choice of tour really depends on what you’re looking to experience!

If you’re looking for a tour that’s exclusively food and no sightseeing, then we recommend our Middle Eastern Food Pilgrimage and Little India (private request only) food tours. These are 3.5-4 hour food tasting experiences combined with culture and storytelling across 3 to 4 eating stops.

If you seek a blend of food and sightseeing, the Dubai Souks and Creekside Food Walk is for you. In addition to tasting eclectic foods from some of the older communities around the creekside, you will discover hidden alleys, learn about spices, take a boat ride and soak in vibrant sights and aromas. It’s also our only tour that includes indigenous Emirati food. The overall food component is slightly lighter than the Middle Eastern Food Pilgrimage and Little India Food Tour in terms of food offered, but we guarantee you will not walk away hungry!

Hate the Mall? We’re going to play devil’s advocate and recommend our Dubai Mall food tour. Long time residents who avoid the mall like the plague have joined and…let them tell you what happened.

If you’re a vegetarian, you’ll have more options on the Dubai Souks and Creekside Food Walk and the Little India Food Tour. We also offer a veggie add-on on our Dubai Mall Food Tour! The Middle Eastern Food Pilgrimage does feature a non-veg main course that cannot be substituted.

Have kids tinier than 8 years old? Our Dubai Mall Food Tour is a delicious bet and one that fits snugly into a trip you’ve already planned to see the world’s largest mall with its fountains, aquarium and indoor kids edutainment zone (Kidzania!) The tour checks of all the parenting boxes: (a) cultural lesson on foods from around the world (b) comfortably paced (c) not a whole lot of walking (d) best ever bathroom breaks (e) free for kids under 6!

If you can’t find a time that works for you, please email us at munch@fryingpanadventures.com and we’ll schedule a call that works for you.