With the UAE considered one of the healthiest countries in the region (Dubai recently topped the list of Deliveroo's healthiest cities globally!), residents still can't resist a quick bite from one of their favourite restaurants.
In the UAE, over the years, there has been a rise in popularity of easy accessible food due to the countries increase of expat population, growing tourism, and continuously changing consumer preferences. The growing and bustling cities like Abu Dhabi and Dubai, are experiencing that people are interested in more budget-friendly, and speedy options. In fact, in the past six months, Deliveroo has doubled the amount of best-loved restaurants availability showing a 267% increase in order volume on the platform.
Deliveroo's fast facts about how Abu Dhabi & Dubai prefer their guilty pleasures:
Top ten QSRs in the UAE:
- Pizza Hut - classic margherita
- KFC - zinger box
- Hardee's - cheese fries
- Burger King - double whopper
- Jollibee - aloha yum burger
- Texas Chicken - chicken and rice
- Subway - 6' subway turkey sub
- Wing Street - mozzarella sticks
- Papa Murphy's -large cheese pizza
Abu Dhabi
- Khalifa City - ADKC, - residents in Khalifa City most regularly order on Saturdays
- Zayed City - In Zayed City, Popeyes spicy chicken peak order time is 18:24 on a Friday
- Yas Island - The number one flavour of Dairy Queen milkshake in Yas Island this is year has been the Oreo Royal Shake and last year was the vanilla
Dubai
- DIFC - The most ordered burger during lunch time in DIFC is the cheeseburger
- JLT - JLT orders the most pizza out of anywhere in the UAE (twice as much as any other neighbourhood!)
- Satwa - The most creative dish in Satwa is fried Chicken with Spaghetti from Jollibee
- Deira - Deira residents love to order traditional chicken shawarma with french fries and pickles
