It’s a candyland in there at Serendipity 3

Serendipity. While the dictionary meaning of this word talks about occurrence of events by chance that lead to something happy or beneficial, the restaurant reflects quite the same magic. Serendipity 3, New York City’s favorite eatery for over 60 years made its debut almost a year back in Dubai Festival City maintaining its whimsical NYC menu and keeping everything pretty.

Their eccentric interiors with vintage umbrellas, cloud painted ceilings, tiffany lamps, giant clocks, funky pop-art paintings and bird cage seating areas are sure transport you to a fairy tale. Moreover, their Instagram worthy dishes with savory treats and supersized sweets will definitely make you feel you are in candy land. This avant-garde restaurant quite effortlessly wins hearts, and you will have to go there and experience it to know why.

Read on for my take on some of their wonderful food, drink and dessert offerings.

Dazzling drinks

There’s always a lot of dazzle and deliciousness at Serendipity 3. Such that the magic makes its way into the name too!

These are the two wonderful drinks recommended by our server Pallavi. Well, honestly, our entire dinner was about everything she recommended and our palates were flattered. But more on that later.

The bright red one is Berrilicious, which as the name suggests, comes with a sweet and creamy blend of mixed berries with vanilla and soda. The lighter one is the Razzle, Dazzle, Basil which is a slightly sweet, slightly tangy and totally funky mix of strawberry, balsamic, Basil and real lemonade.

What I really loved about these drinks was their presentation in the glasses with a sugar crusted rim. And the colors, they are just so attractive, aren’t they?!

All-in Nachos

Serendipity 3 is famous for a lot of things, most of which we tried out, and these nachos were one of them.

They have something called All in Nachos on their menu which is a huge portion of half beef with sharp cheddar and half chicken with white cheddar, topped on jalapeno tortilla chips, and served with sour cream, guacamole, Pico de Gallo and black beans.

While this portion is good for 5-8 people, we were obviously overwhelmed with just the imagination, so we went a little light with the Cowards portion of the same.

C’mon we weren’t cowards, this one was quite big for two too!

Wild West Wings

Chicken Wings! Yum 😋

These Wild West Wings at Serendipity 3 really give you a finger lickin’ experience. These famous Buffalo chicken wings come in a portion of 10 pieces and are served alongside some crunchy carrots, celery sticks and a blue cheese dip.

What I loved the most about these wings, apart from the fact that the chicken was absolutely fall-off-the-bone tender, is the spicy sauce that kept us almost wanting to chew the bone off too!

Order these if you are a wings fan and check it off your list.

Chicken & Chorizo Arabiatta

Pasta for the win!

The Chicken & Chorizo Arabiatta was yet another highly recommended dish at Serendipity 3. This one came in a spicy Arabiatta sauce with red peppers, black olives and mushrooms. The parmesan garnish gave it a mild cheesy flavor without taking away it’s spiciness.

While the chicken was perfectly cooked, I found the chorizo a little hard to chew. Maybe I’d ask that to be a little more well done or skip it altogether the next time.

Pizza da Action

One slice for you and one slice for me.

You shouldn’t cross out Serendipity 3 from your lost just because you’re a veggie. There’s so much in store for non-meat eaters, you’ll find yourself spoilt for choice.

This Pizza da Action, although meatless, packs in a variety of colorful fresh veggies which make it so flavorful, you will never miss the meat.

This one’s almost like a vegetable garden with everything from artichokes, squash, zucchini and mushrooms to roasted tomatoes, red peppers, onions and fennel. Plus it comes with an Alfredo sauce base, topped with tons of mozzarella.

You should try this one even if you are a non-vegetarian.

Double Frrrozen Hot Chocolate

Here’s the famous, world renowned, most desired and probably most ordered item off Serendipity 3’s menu. The Frrrozen Hot Chocolate is a classic. It’s a personality. One you cannot ignore, and one you shouldn’t either.

This one was the Double Frrrozen Hot Chocolate which had tons of deliciously creamy and chilled hot chocolate milk, topped with tons of whipped cream and finished with lovely chocolate swirls.

This was the regular portion, but they also have a bigger portion for two. Actually the bigger portion would be good for two if you haven’t had anything else, otherwise 3-4 people can easily share it. Moreover, the Frrrozen Hot Chocolate is available in 7 different flavors! That’s right, seven. This includes the likes of Oreo, Peanut butter, Mint and more.

Make sure you don’t leave without having this. This is a must and highly recommended.

Serendipity 3

Location: Dubai, Festival City, Dubai
Contact: 04 4551666