24th St. | Asian Flavors at Dusit Thani

A brand new concept, 24th St. located on the 24th floor of Dusit Thani Dubai, takes you on a street food taste tour around the key cuisine-rich regions of Asia. Decked with lovely interiors influenced by the Japanese and Chinese style, this restaurant features four concepts, each with its own set of dishes to choose from: Kim’s Korean, Lucy Wong’s Chinese, Malay & Singaporean, Chatakana Indian and Momo San Japanese.

Offering a selection of 4 distinct Asian cuisines, 24th St. caters to a variety of taste buds. Each of the 4 cuisines is prepared by dedicated chefs specializing in regional flavors, which in turn guarantees the authenticity of each dish.

Chatakana Indian

We started with the obvious – Pani Puri. This one’s probably the only chaat item that never fails to impress. The spicy water is fab, and the puri stuffing simply beautiful. Next up comes the Chatakana Mixed Grill. These are always the best choice, simply because they cover everything in terms of meat, texture and taste. I loved the chicken tikkas, and the mutton seekh was quite good too. Although the prawns could have been spicier, and maybe one piece more.

One of our mains was from the Indian section as well. The rich coconut based Goan Curry was made with prawns instead of fish on our request. It came with a side of naan, but if you like, you can pair it with rice too.

But of course, there was no way we would spot Ras Malai on the menu and leave without trying it. I quite liked this, but would have loved it more had the milk been slightly thicker and less sweet.

Kim’s Korean

For the Korean part of it, we kept it really minimal. The Beef Galbi skewers were almost like a steak, but skewered. These Korean short rib pieces came with a sesame dressing and were placed over fresh kimchi.

Lucy Wong’s Chinese

What’s Chinese food with Dim Sum? Our choice of three assorted dim sums included Chilli Crab Bun, Chicken Gingko Boat and Shitake Chicken Shaw Mai. The shaw mai was my favorite. Our second main came from this section too. For these Singaporean Laksa noodles, I requested for the prawns to be replaced with chicken. One of the favorites from the region, this rich broth had a strong coconut flavor followed by a delicate essence of lemongrass, which made it very comforting and refreshing at the same time.

Momo San Japanese

From their Japanese section, we chose to start with the Tempura Prawn Avo roll. I am not very bog on raw fish, but tempura prawns I love. This was so perfect in every way, I am definitely going back for it.

The Japanese Cheesecake was my favorite! Nothing like the usual cheesecake, this fluffy and airy Japanese version was like a dream. A must must have. And after all that binge eating, we decided to end the meal in true Japanese style with a cup of Japanese Pearl Tea. Loved the flowering variety and its soothing taste.

24th St.

Location: Dusit Thani Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road, Trade Centre Area, Dubai
Contact: 04 5260027

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