Food and drink in Dubai: women-founded

24 food and drink businesses in Dubai are listed here as women-founded, each backed by a cited source that our team checked independently. They include Indian fine dining, levantine home cooking and bao restaurant listings, with areas such as City Walk, Last Exit Al Khawaneej and Wafi Mall. Founding years on record run from 2002 (Asha's) to 2022, and the most cited sources are Gulf News and Meraas.

24 businesses.

• Asha's
  Indian fine dining · Wafi Mall, Dubai
• Bait Maryam
  Levantine home cooking · JLT, Dubai
• Baofriend
  Bao restaurant · Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai
• Boon Coffee
  Ethiopian coffee roaster · Dubai
• Doctor Pasta Cafe
  Pasta food truck · Last Exit Al Khawaneej, Dubai
• Drink Dry
  Non-alcoholic drinks shop · Dubai
• Feby's Restaurant and Cafe
  Filipino restaurant · Deira, Dubai
• Ghaya Cafe
  Coffee shop · Nad Al Sheba, Dubai
• Gossip Cafe
  Coffee food truck · Last Exit Al Khawaneej, Dubai
• Jolie Cafe
  Floral boutique cafe · City Walk, Dubai
• Kave
  Specialty coffee cafe · Alserkal Avenue, Dubai
• Love Vibe Café
  Cafe and mocktails · DIFC, Dubai
• M'OISHÎ
  Mochi ice cream cafes · City Walk, Dubai
• Malleh Gourmet
  Gourmet salted fish · Jumeirah, Dubai
• Maria Paz Pastry
  Home-style bakery · Satwa, Dubai
• Mitts & Trays
  Emirati-fusion restaurant · Dubai
• Ripe Organic
  Organic produce and market · Dubai
• Roux Cafe
  Cafe casual dining · City Walk, Dubai
• SALT
  Burger and sliders · Kite Beach, Dubai
• She Burger
  Burger restaurant · Al Safa, Dubai
• ST by Gossip
  Asian-emirati fusion · La Mer, Dubai
• Sufret Maryam
  Palestinian restaurant · Wasl 51, Jumeirah, Dubai
• Sugaholic Bakeshop
  Cake and cupcake bakery · Karama, Dubai
• Tacosita
  Mexican street food · Dubai