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Forget the skyscrapers: Dubai’s tea culture is what actually wins you over

Forget the skyscrapers: Dubai’s tea culture is what actually wins you over

By GhanaSummary NewsroomSouth Africa

At the Arabian Tea House, we ordered a spread of dishes to share tapas-style – flatbreads and rice dishes doing most of the heavy lifting, alongside my drink of choice for the meal: a hibiscus iced tea that did an excellent job of cutting through Dubai’s midday heat.

Picture: Megan Brett Another one of the highlights of the trip was a guided walking tour of the Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood – the pocket of the city often held up as a glimpse of “old Dubai,” all wind-tower architecture and narrow lanes, a world away from the glass towers a few kilometres east.

A waiter shows a specially-made flat bread at the Arabian Tea House restaurant in Al Fahidi, Dubai.

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