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My Favorite Restaurants in Kuwait Right Now

I love eating outside and I rarely eat home cooked meals, in fact, I don’t even remember the last time I ate a home-cooked meal. So, I’ve been wanting to put together a list of my favorite places and I finally got it done. I’ve divided my favorite places into categories, it wasn’t easy in some cases just choosing three, but I forced myself to do so to keep things consistent. Check out my favorites below and let me know what your favorite places are:

Restaurants
1- White Robata
2- Mana
3- Lavan

If I had to choose just one restaurant to eat at forever, it would probably be White Robata. I’m there usually once a week and would go more often if it wasn’t so freaking expensive. So much good food combined with incredible staff make this easily my favorite restaurant in Kuwait at the moment. Mana, on the other hand, is a lot more accessible and great for going to in groups. They’ve got the best guacamole in Kuwait and generally, everything I’ve tried there has been really good although the rosemary chicken is my goto dish. Finally, Lavan is my favorite Indian restaurant. I go there mostly for their tandoori grills since I’m always trying to eat healthy, but I always manage to convince myself to have one of their delicious biryanis as well.

Healthy
1- Super Foods
2- Leila
3- Little Rubys

There are a lot of healthy places nowadays but these three are my goto ones. Super Foods doesn’t need much of an introduction since I think they’re the most popular healthy food place. They’ve got great snacks, cold bowls, delicious sandwiches, and even healthy desserts. They also have a lot of drinks to choose from including my favorite, their Blue Majik. The next place would be the Lebanese restaurant Leila, like most Lebanese restaurants, it’s a great place for healthy options since they have salads and grills. But, what sets Leila apart is their light menu which contains food options with even lighter dressings and more healthier sides. I know Little Rubys might seem out of place on this list since they’ve got delicious burgers and crazy good fries, but they also have my favorite salad in Kuwait, their pumpkin salad. It’s a baby spinach salad which I usually have them add grilled chicken too, so delicious.

Breakfast
1- Cocoa Room
2- Lunch Room
3- Baker & Spice

I had difficulty deciding on the number one spot here, it should be Lunch Room but since it’s more convenient getting a table at Cocoa Room I chose them as number one. Lunch Room is my favorite breakfast spot at the moment but the place is small and so there is always a waiting list. And unlike Cocoa Room, you can’t call ahead and put your name on the list so you have to go there, put your name and then just sit in your car since there isn’t anything else around them to do. Cocoa Room is also always super busy but I tend to call them an hour before I plan to be there to put my name on the list. Then, usually by the time I get there, my table would be ready or I just have to wait for one or two tables before it’s my turn. Baker & Spice is my healthier choice here, but during the summer months, I tend not to go to Baker & Spice since I enjoy the place more sitting outdoors especially at their Souk Sharq location.

Delivery
1- Joa
2- SimSim
3- Clean Eats

Before Carriage came to be, I think I used to only ever order food from Hardees. Now I’ve got a whole list of places I order from but these are my favorite ones. JOA I love ordering from when binge watching a show with a friend or when I’m having movie nights. Their poke bowls are the best and they’ve also got affordable sushi rolls if I want. SimSim is a place I find delicious but I try not to order them a lot because they’re all carbs. SimSim easily have the best flatbreads in Kuwait (get the pumpkin or musakhan) as well as a delicious rose water flavored knafa for dessert. Finally, Clean Eats I heard about at first because of their delicious yoga bowl which is what I used to order all the time but then I started making my own bowls. Now I tend to mostly order their banana and chocolate chip overnight oats since its a great source of energy before I hit the gym.

Cheat Meals
1- CHKN
2- Arby’s
3- Eighty Six

This was another category I had trouble trying to pick a favorite place. Both CHKN and Arby’s have perfect cheat meals but I decided CHKN was slightly better because of their sides. I tend to order their Slaw CHKN sandwich with the original CHKN bites on the side. So soooo good, it’s like the best fried chicken burger ever. Arby’s on the other hand, I just order their Double Roast Beef N’ Cheddar sandwich but that’s all I really want from life sometimes. Full disclosure on the third spot which is Eighty Six, they’re one of the brands I work for at the moment so I literally go to sleep thinking about them. So although I might be a bit biased here, I’m really a huge fan of their Billie Jean burger as well as their Saku Saku chicken burger.

So there you have it, my favorite spots around Kuwait right now. I might more add categories to this if I think of anything but this should be good for now. Don’t forget to let me know your spots!

21 replies on “My Favorite Restaurants in Kuwait Right Now”

Favorite restaurants:
1-Azteca
2-Meat Company Co.
3-OVO

Favorite cafés/breakfast:
1-Shuwaikh Coffee
2-PJ’s Coffee
3-Scene Café

Love Mana, Little Ruby’s and Coco Room. Yet to try White Robata and Lavan. I would add Table Otto to my breakfast list and Eggs all day for delivery. Since I love Thai food I have to have it once a month..any good Thai restaurant will do (since the ones I loved have closed down) as long as it’s authentic.

Lavan is just absolutely fantastic, but they have one huge negative which really stops me being a regular is that they don’t have any decent vegetable dishes.

Super foods really needs to expand their menu! Sandwiches and juices isn’t enough for a place as good as that (I know it a cafe but I wish it was a full on restuarant)

Leila to me is a normal Lebanese restuarant in terms of healthiness to me hehe

SimSim’s flatbreads leave so much to be desired! 🙁 nothing like a delicious man’oushe or fatayer from the more authentic places that make them.

Is it bad or good that i have not heard any of the above names,,Currently trying to cook for myself, started with shakshuka 🙂

Have you tried Chicster? Best chicken place right now in terms of chicken wings/strips and their waffle fries are crazy good.

I have a few additional spots that came to mind – for the best biryani i’ve had so far in kuwait and always go back for is at Jamawar. Their grills are good as well. The one in Thuraya is slighlty better than the one in Salmiya.

I also like Backyard for their fusion of flavors. Kinda bummed the branch in salimya closed down!

Lastly, i like Grams in Jabriya for an healthier option.

From the above I would say only White Robata is expensive. Lavan can be expensive if you order the seafood for example, and same with Mana but they both have affordable options. The rest of the items on the list aren’t expensive though. But then again, the word expensive varies from person to person, I’m sure some people don’t find White Robata expensive.

Can anyone recommend a nice restuarant that’s more on the Fancy side. Going to the Opera next Friday and since it is suit and tie dress code, figure a restaurant fitting of the dress code would be good.

White Robata.

Life Pro Tip: Park in B2 so you can drive over to the restaurants when done from the Opera. If you park in B1 there is no way to get back to the restaurants unless you leave JACC and drive around it and then back in.

Madison & Heig for breakfast. Ive been addicted since I tried it.

I tried Mana twice but not a single dish felt interesting, guac was good but average.

You need to try Solia in Avenues phase 4. Simply delicious food.I would probably put it under healthy, but they have a bread trolley so Carb beware.

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