Everything you need to know about Taste of Dubai 2025!
Food deserves a celebration of its own, sparking joy in everyone. If you want to get your foodie senses tingling, The Taste of Dubai is for you. It is a three-day food festival held at Media City Amphitheater and is returning to the city with a bang. You can enjoy signature dishes from Dubai’s best restaurants, learn cooking techniques from chefs across the globe and participate in fun challenges.
There’s never a dull moment at the Taste of Dubai Food Festival 2025, one of the hottest Dubai events in February. Read on to discover all about this exciting event, including tickets, timings and more!
TASTE OF DUBAI 2025 DATES AND TIMINGS
Taste of Dubai 2025 will take place at the Media City Amphitheater from the 14th to the 16th of February. The timings for the three-day event are as follows.
- Friday 14 February 2025 – 12:00 pm – 12:00 am
- Saturday 15 February 2025 – 12:00 pm – 12:00 am
- Sunday 16 February 2025 – 12:00 pm – 11:00 am
TASTE OF DUBAI 2025 TICKETS
You can purchase tickets for the Taste of Dubai festival from PlatinumList, a popular ticketing platform in the UAE.
Tickets include access to the masterclasses, cooking school sessions and Waterfront BBQ School sessions on a first-come-first-served basis. Children under the age of 12 get free entry. The ticket prices are split into two categories: individual tickets and groups of two (at subsidised prices).
Tickets Prices
- Standard ticket (single-day entry): AED 75
- Taster ticket (single day entry, two food and two drink vouchers): AED 180
- VIP ticket (single day entry, three food, three drink vouchers, VIP lounge access): AED 325
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO WATCH OUT FOR AT TASTE OF DUBAI 2025
Exciting events will take place at the Taste of Dubai 2025. You can meet celebrity chefs and try your hand at the various masterclasses in barbecuing and mixology. You can also enjoy fun musical performances while trying out delicacies worldwide.
Let’s check out the most exciting events scheduled for the 3-day festival.
MEET CELEBRITY CHEFS
Celebrity chefs will attend Taste of Dubai, and you can participate in masterclasses hosted by these chefs.
Don’t miss out on exclusive delicacies from excellent chefs during the Taste of Dubai festival! Here is a star-studded list of celebrity chefs you can meet this year.
- Marco Pierre White
- Dani García
- Annabel Karmel, MBE
- Akmal Anuar
- Alvin Leung
- Tarek Ibrahim
- José Pizarro
- Jenny Morris
- Hattem Mattar
- Fred Casagrande
- Cameron Lamb
- Fred Casagrande
- Cameron Lamb
- Joseph Nesbitt-Larking
- Annika Panikker
- Richard Stratton
- Richard Sandoval
SIGNATURE DISHES FROM DUBAI’S TOP RESTAURANTS
A foodie’s dream come true, Taste of Dubai 2025 will have over 12 of the city’s trendiest restaurants serving their best dishes. Find your favourites and discover new ones while dining on small portions of their signature items.
Treat yourself to the best cuisines, including Italian, Thai, Indian, Chinese, and others from around the globe. All of the dishes are available at affordable price ranges. Prepare yourself for an explosion of flavours as you sample delicacies at the Taste of Dubai restaurants.
The list of restaurants is as follows:
- Goldfish Sushi & Yakitori
- Harummanis
- Indya by Vineet
- Moti Mahal
- Osteria Funkcoolio
- Lush Burger
- Demon Duck Dubai
- City Social
- Rhodes W1
- Miss Lily’s
- Maya by Chef Richard Sandoval
- Leña Dubai
Experiences at the Taste of Dubai 2025
Get shuckin’ at Dibba Bay Oyster Shuck Off
To clarify, the act of shucking means opening an oyster’s shell and revealing its meat.
Part of the Dibba Bay Oyster Festival, ‘Dibba Bay Oyster Shuck Off’ centres around a shucking competition. Chefs and participants will compete for the UAE Shucking Champion 2025 title. You also get to taste and learn about the practice and oysters in detail.
Brush up on your cooking skills at BLACK+DECKER Cook School
Master your cooking skills at the BLACK+DECKER Cook School masterclass, where you can talk to celebrity chefs about perfecting the art. This is an opportunity to learn how to improve various dishes, talk to them about cooking techniques and discover recipes to spice up your next plate at home.
Indulge in a cuppa at Koita Smoothie and Coffee Bar
If you’re a coffee enthusiast, this activity would interest you. Organised by Koita Smoothie and Coffee Bar, it gives you a chance to indulge in different smoothies and coffees.
Learn to grill like a pro at Suma Gourmet Firepit
Learn from the best pitmasters how to work a grill, barbeque or grill like a professional. You’ll also discover ways to enhance the theatrics to be the show’s star. Suma Gourmet Firepits will take you through recipes, practices and all sorts of fun.
Access to the Suma Gourmet Firepit is included with all Taste tickets. Spots for each session are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Enjoy the music and party hard
Apart from the food, this festival will offer some entertainment. A lineup of famous artists will perform live, including Big Rossi, DJ Big Rossi, DJ Andy Swift, Ryan Gibb and more. Hosts at the Taste of Dubai 2025 include Priti Malik, Zoe Dickens, Andrew Dickens and Joseph Nesbitt-Larking
FAQs
WHAT IS THE TASTE OF DUBAI 2025 LOCATION?
The Taste of Dubai will be held at Media City Amphitheatre Dubai Media City
HOW DO I GET TO TASTE OF DUBAI?
Dubai Media City is at an accessible location in the city.
BY DUBAI METRO
The closest metro station is Al Khail on the Dubai Metro Red Line. The venue is a 6-minute walk from this station.
That’s all for our round-up of events and things to do at Taste of Dubai 2025, one of the biggest annual celebrations in Dubai!
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