Best Kunafa in Dubai: Seven Picks from a Hot Slice to a Gold-Leaf Finish

Kunafa in Dubai comes in very different orders: a 170g piece served hot, a tray priced for eight, a box sold by the kilo, or a restaurant dessert with ice cream. These seven choices keep those formats apart, so the price tells you what you are actually buying.

If you want one quick serving, start with Datu Bakery’s measured slice in Deira. For a family table, Kanafani publishes a large cheese tray for about eight. Al Halabya prices eleven styles by the kilo, while Habib Bakery sends a pistachio version as a one-kilo box. Shisha House serves its Turkish künefe with ice cream; Four Seasons turns the dessert into a plated splurge. The formats are not interchangeable, and several menus leave weight or serving size unstated.

One piece, weighed and served hot: Datu Bakery & Cafe

Datu’s Deira Deliveroo menu makes the single-portion choice unusually clear. Its rough-strand cheese slice weighs 170g and costs AED15; the 170g pistachio-and-cheese slice costs AED18. Both are described as freshly made and served hot. If you are ordering for more than one person, the same menu lists a 1kg rough-cheese tray at AED85 and a 1kg pistachio-cheese tray at AED99.

That is one of the few current Dubai menus here where the small serving and the sharing format can be compared by weight. The listing is for a specific Deliveroo branch: delivery options, menu availability and final charges depend on the address and order time. It does not establish a dine-in or counter-pickup offer, so treat these as delivery-menu prices rather than universal bakery prices. Check the Deira menu and live basket.

A tray for the table, with a real guest count: Kanafani

Kanafani is a useful place to choose by texture and filling rather than by toppings. Its menu lists Royal Kunafa Na’ame and the coarser Kheshne cheese kunafa at AED99 for a large tray, with the operator describing each as good for eight people. The large Ashta versions are AED115: two layers of fine or coarse kunafa filled with fresh cream. The online menu lists orders between 10am and 10pm; its contact page places the JVC branch at Serena Building.

If you do not need a table-sized tray, Kanafani also lists five mini kunafa for AED55 and a cheese kunafa ka’ake for AED22. The menu does not give weights for these smaller formats, so their prices are not directly comparable with a 170g slice or a kilo-priced tray. Delivery area, charges and live stock should be confirmed in the order flow. See the current menu and JVC contact details.

Choose the style by the kilo: Al Halabyaa Sweets

Al Halabya’s takeaway menu is the broadest style comparison here. It prices eleven named kunafa variations per kilo: Naameh cheese and Kheshneh cheese are AED60/kg; the list also includes Binnareen at AED57, Turkish kunafa at AED69, pistachio-and-qeshta Mabromeh at AED70, Faysalia pistachio at AED82 and several Mafrokeh/Mafruka styles from AED67 to AED72/kg. The PDF states that its prices include VAT.

This is the menu to consult when you want to compare the shop’s named styles before choosing a kilo, rather than select one plated dessert. Its contact page lists an Al Barsha 1 shop, open 8am–2:30am, and the operator advertises delivery to Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman. The takeaway PDF does not say how many people a kilo serves, whether the kunafa is prepared hot to order, or what delivery will cost. It has no clear revision date, so confirm the exact style and current rate before making a special trip. Read the takeaway menu and check the branch contact details.

Half-kilo pricing and a small ka’ak: Al Samadi Sweets

Al Samadi’s Deira menu on Deliveroo offers a smaller take-home unit than the one-kilo lists: cheese kunafa, Lebanese kunafa with fresh cream and Kunafa Nabulsia are each listed at AED49 per 500g. It also has ka’ak kunafa at AED15.84 per piece. That gives you a useful half-kilo option if a full tray feels like too much, although the platform does not say how many servings each package makes.

There is a stock caveat: the opened menu showed Nabulsia at AED49, but a recent indexed listing marked it sold out. Do not rely on that particular filling being available until the live basket confirms it. Delivery radius and fees also depend on the selected location. View Al Samadi’s current Deira listing.

Pistachio kunafa delivered as a one-kilo box: Habib Bakery

Habib Bakery’s online product page lists its Kunafa Pistachio Box at AED144.50 for 1kg. It describes kunafa pastry with pistachio cream and syrup, making this a pistachio-forward home order rather than a hot plated portion. The page advertises delivery within three hours and free delivery over AED200, but it does not clearly state coverage, the fee below that threshold, or a cutoff that applies in every time slot.

Treat the product and price as the shop’s current web listing, then confirm delivery timing and the charge against your address before paying. The page does not give a serving count, so it is safer to plan by the kilogram than to assume how many people it feeds. Check the product page and checkout.

Turkish künefe served warm with ice cream: Shisha House DXB

Shisha House’s menu calls its AED39 Kunafa & Ice Cream a Turkish künefe: shredded kadayıf, sweet cheese, butter, syrup and pistachio, served warm with a scoop of ice cream. A second option, Jannah Kunafa, is AED55 and adds creamy pistachio and ice cream over crispy kunafa with syrup. Its Sheikh Zayed Road menu is a restaurant order, not a bakery tray; the menu does not list a weight, guest count or tax treatment.

The operator lists the venue at Ground Floor, Al Attar Tower, and says it is open 24 hours. If a warm dessert with ice cream is the point, choose from that dine-in menu; do not compare AED39 to an AED-per-kilo takeaway price as though they were equal servings. See the current dessert menu and venue details.

For the full dessert presentation: Shai Salon at Four Seasons

At Shai Salon, the choice is less about buying the most kunafa for the money and more about ordering a composed dessert. Its all-day menu lists Kunafa 2.0 by Nicolas Lambert at AED185, with achta ice cream, pistachio praline and caramelized pistachio. The gold-leaf version is AED230 and adds 22-karat gold leaf. The operator’s event page describes a traditional cheese kunafa at AED105, but the all-day menu lists cheese kunafa on its Arabic sweet trolley at AED110; confirm the live menu if you want the classic version.

Four Seasons explicitly says its all-day menu prices include the 7% municipality fee, 10% service charge and 5% VAT. The dedicated kunafa page lists it daily from 3pm to 7pm; the all-day menu also lists it on the Arabic sweet trolley, so confirm service outside that window. The menu gives no weight or guest count. This is a premium restaurant dessert, and its higher figure buys the named plating and additions, not a kilo-sized tray. Review the full all-day menu and the kunafa description.

Which one should you order?

For a precise single portion, Datu gives you a hot 170g slice. If you are sharing, Kanafani is the clearest tray because the operator states a guest count; Datu’s one-kilo trays also name their weight. For several named regional styles on one menu, look at Al Halabya’s per-kilo list, but confirm its undated prices. Al Samadi has a smaller 500g option, with one flavor’s availability unresolved. Habib is a one-kilo pistachio box for home delivery; its delivery promise needs address-level confirmation. Choose Shisha House for a warm Turkish künefe with ice cream, or Shai Salon if you want the gold-leaf, praline and achta-ice-cream presentation.

These are different kinds of orders, not a taste-test ranking. Check the current item, portion basis and final amount in the chosen menu or basket—especially where the page does not state weight, stock or delivery terms.

Prices and published terms checked 7 October 2026. Menus, stock and delivery conditions can change.