Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), one of Dubai’s most sought-after lifestyle destinations, has menus to tempt everyone’s tastebuds during Summer Restaurant Week. From the city’s newest openings, like La Petit Ani, to beloved vegan favourite Wild & The Moon, DIFC has a stellar line up of restaurants.

 Summer Restaurant Week provides diners with the opportunity to broaden their culinary palette, with wallet-friendly set menus available for lunch and dinner, starting as low as AED 35 for the special kids menu and AED 95 for a two-course lunch.

 Featured in the Michelin Guide, Carnival by Tresind blends time-honoured Indian recipes with a modern twist, resulting in a nuanced menu that has attracted international acclaim. Their AED 95 two-course lunch menu features must try dishes like injipuli prawns and banana mawa cake with burnt chocolate ice cream. For the three-course dinner menu at AED 250, diners can try nitro-cooked ghewar chaat and confit duck with peanut butter mole. Carnival by Tresind is located in The Buildings by Daman, DIFC. 

 Dubai favourite BB Social is participating with a set menu showcasing their Asian-inspired fusion food for Wagyu beef tataki, habibti bao bun stuffed with a whole soft-shelled crab, a whole shishito chicken and ‘baonuts’, BB Social’s creative dessert mash up of a fluffy bao ‘donut’ served with raspberry jam and Chantilly cream. Located in Gate Village DIFC, try their two-course lunch for AED 95, their three-course dinner for AED 150 and a special kids menu at AED 35.

 Bite Me Burger, located in Gate Avenue Podium Level, is offering their delectable pick-and-mix mini burgers, a dessert and a drink (including happy hour beverages) for lunch set menus at AED 95, including their menu favourite Bang Bang Shrimp. If you can’t get enough of their menu, Bite Me Burger are also offering a Summer Madness menu for two hours of unlimited food and beverages for AED 250.

 Home grown and internationally popular vegan powerhouse restaurant Wild & the Moon has ethical eats on the menu for Summer Restaurant Week, including their Wild Burger and flavoursome tacos, all of which are also gluten-free. Wash your meal down with a bottle of their Better Than Botox juice, all for AED 95, including dessert and a bottle of house water. Wild & The Moon is located in Gate Avenue.

 The latest dreamy concept from Chef Izu Ani and restauranteur Evegny Kuzin, La Petit Ani brings Parisian café style dining to the heart of the financial district, located on the Ground Floor of Gate Avenue. La Petit Ani is offering an AED 95 two-course lunch menu featuring the classic French staple Croque Monsieur and a three-course dinner menu for AED 150, featuring their must-try dessert, the Ice Cream Sandwich Pistache.

 Other restaurants participating in Summer Restaurant Week from DIFC are Bull & Bear, Jones the Grocer express, Mina Brasserie and BOCA.

 DIFC is one of Dubai’s most popular dining destinations, with restaurants and eateries ranging from homegrown cafes to Michelin starred restaurants, attracting some of the brightest culinary talent that the world of gastronomy has to offer.

 Stay tuned as the ‘Surprisingly, DIFC!’ campaign showcases the very best that the destination has to offer. From homegrown cafés, Michelin-star restaurants and retail offers to fulfil anyone’s wish lists, to curated art shows and activities for the whole community to enjoy, ‘Surprisingly, DIFC!’ lifts the lid on this global financial hub and reveals DIFC to be not just a weekday workplace, but an everyday, vibrant destination that promotes culture and community all year round!