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Taste of Dubai 2025: Everything You Need to Know

Dubai's biggest food festival brings 16 restaurants, star chefs, and live music to the Media City Amphitheatre for three days.

Taste of Dubai 2025: Everything You Need to Know
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  • 1Taste of Dubai 2025 takes place February 14–16 at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre.
  • 2Sixteen restaurants serve three- to five-course sample menus; free celebrity chef workshops require advance registration.
  • 3Ticket prices range from Dhs75 (general entry early bird) to Dhs375 (Sunday VIP Brunch).
  • 4Guinness World Record holder Patrick McMurray leads the Dibba Bay Oyster Shuck Off competition.
  • 5Live entertainment features DJ Big Rossie, DJ Remix Rich, Truly Medley Deeply, and more across the festival weekend.

Food lovers, get ready. Taste of Dubai 2025 returns to Dubai Media City Amphitheatre from February 14 to 16, drawing an expected 25,000 visitors across three days of world-class food, free cooking workshops, and live entertainment.

Top Restaurants at Taste of Dubai 2025

Sixteen of Dubai's premier dining establishments will serve three- to five-course sample menus, with every restaurant required to offer at least one vegetarian option and one child-friendly dish. Participating names include The Blue Door, City Social, Demon Duck, Duck and Waffle, Indya by Vineet, Miss Lily's, Moti Mahal, and Rhodes W1, among others.

Celebrity Chef Lineup

The Taste Cook School, Chefs Hub, and Fire Pit stages host free workshops throughout the festival weekend. Confirmed chefs include:

- Marco Pierre White - Alvin Leung - Dani García - Annabel Karmel - José Pizarro - Eric Lanlard - Hattem Mattar

Attendance at the workshops is free, but advance registration is required.

Festival Highlights

Dibba Bay Oyster Shuck Off — Watch and learn from Guinness World Record holder Patrick McMurray in a live oyster shucking competition.

Taste Artisan Market — Browse a curated selection of local gourmet products from independent producers.

Little Chefs Workshop — Children get hands-on cooking lessons guided by Annabel Karmel.

Live Entertainment — The festival stage features DJ Big Rossie, DJ Remix Rich, Truly Medley Deeply, and more throughout the weekend.

Tickets and Packages

PackagePriceIncludes
General EntryDhs75 (early bird)Entry only
Taster PackageDhs180Entry + 2 food & drink vouchers
VIP PackageDhs325Fast-track entry, VIP Lounge, 3 food + 4 drink vouchers
Sunday VIP BrunchDhs3755 food + 5 drink vouchers

Tickets are available at platinumlist.net. The early bird general entry price of Dhs75 was valid before February 14.

Location: Dubai Media City Amphitheatre Dates: February 14–16, 2025

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