Whipped sesame paste, lemon and a polite amount of garlic, beaten until impossibly smooth — the tahini Dubai tables keep coming back for, made the Lebanese way and hard to share. You will find it at Aylla Seafood Restaurant & Café, right beside Waterfront Market in Dubai.
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In the Bowl
Four things decide whether a salad is worth ordering — none of them are shortcuts:
Sesame, Doing Its Best Work
Good tahini in Dubai is harder to find than it should be — sesame paste turns bitter and gluey the moment it’s rushed. Ours is whipped with lemon, garlic and patience until it pours slow and glossy, tasting nutty, never bitter. At our Waterfront Market home in Deira, it anchors the mezze side of the menu: scoop it with warm bread, drag grilled shrimp through it, or eat it by the spoonful when you think nobody’s watching. We won’t tell.
Cut Fresh, Dressed Late
The same standard, every order:
Vegetables and herbs arrive with the market delivery, not days before.
Nothing sits pre-chopped — the bowl is built when you order it.
Lemon, oil and seasoning land just before it reaches your table.
Reserve Your Table
Eat it on the terrace with the water in view, or take it to go — it travels well either way.
Aylla Seafood Restaurant & Café · +971 4 566 8598 · Get Directions · Free parking
Tahini in Dubai at its silkiest — AED 27 a bowl at Aylla, with warm bread for company. Reserve a table or WhatsApp us to order yours. Extra lemon, sumac or onion — we adjust it.