At DIFC, a weekday lunch can mean an Italian three-course menu, Greek mezze, a casual street-food pairing or a longer French Riviera meal. This is a focused shortlist, not an overall score ranking: the five venues are ordered to make their different menus and published price terms easy to compare. Prices apply only in the stated weekday windows; where the operator does not publish a price unit or fee basis, the article says so.
At a glance
| Restaurant | Best fit | Published weekday offer |
|---|---|---|
| Chic Nonna | Best value if you want three courses | AED130 for two courses or AED140 for three; unit not stated. Mon–Fri, noon–4pm. Prices subject to 7% municipality fee + 5% VAT; service charge not specified. |
| Le Petit Beefbar | Best for a casual steakhouse-style lunch | AED125 for two courses or AED160 for three; price unit and fee inclusion not stated. Mon–Fri, noon–4pm. |
| Avli by tashas | Best for a Greek table and a shorter lunch break | AED139 per person for two courses; Mon–Fri, noon–3pm. Fee inclusion not stated. |
| La Petite Maison (LPM) | Best for a Riviera-style lunch that can run longer | Per person: AED135 Le Petit (starter + main) or AED185 Le Grand (starter + main + dessert, or two starters + main); Mon–Fri, noon–3pm except public holidays. Fee inclusion not stated. |
| Zuma | Best for contemporary Japanese signatures in a business lunch | AED159 per person; Mon–Fri, noon–3pm. 5% VAT included; 7% authority fee applies. |
Chic Nonna
Best value if you want three courses. At Gate Avenue 4, Chic Nonna gives you a simple choice: AED130 for two courses or AED140 for three, Monday to Friday, noon–4pm. The AED10 step-up makes the extra course the obvious pick if you have time to sit down properly. Its live operator lunch PDF says prices are subject to 7% municipality fee and 5% VAT; it does not specify an additional service charge. Choose it when an Italian set lunch and a clear add-on calculation matter more than a short lunch break.
Le Petit Beefbar
Best for a casual steakhouse-style lunch. Le Petit Beefbar at Gate Village, Building 2, builds lunch around one street-food dish paired with one comfort dish; the three-course version adds a second street-food dish. DIFC lists AED125 for two courses or AED160 for three, Monday to Friday, noon–4pm. Its page does not identify the price unit or whether fees are included, so confirm both when booking. This is the most casual menu structure in the group, and the lowest listed two-course price.
Avli by tashas
Best for a Greek table and a shorter lunch break. At Gate Village, Building 9, Avli’s Greek business lunch costs AED139 per person for two courses, Monday to Friday, noon–3pm. Its offer page names grilled seabream, chicken souvlaki and moussaka; the live operator site confirms the per-person price and window. That is the earliest finish in this shortlist, even though the restaurant’s regular lunch hours continue later. The operator does not state whether the price includes service or other fees.
La Petite Maison (LPM)
Best for a Riviera-style lunch that can run longer. LPM’s Gate Village 8 lunch is the most flexible menu here: the operator lists AED135 per person for Le Petit (starter and main) and AED185 per person for Le Grand, which can be a starter, main and dessert—or two starters and a main. It runs Monday to Friday, noon–3pm, except public holidays. Options include quinoa taboulé, smoked beef tartare, seafood fregola, rigatoni arrabbiata and duck confit. The current LPM Dubai menu confirms the units; its page does not state fee inclusion. Pick it when lunch is the meeting, rather than a quick refuel.
Zuma
Best for contemporary Japanese signatures in a business lunch. Zuma’s Ebisu lunch is AED159 per person, Monday to Friday, noon–3pm, at Gate Village 06. The current menu pairs its Japanese signatures with a fixed-format lunch; DIFC names miso-marinated black cod don buri and cedar-roasted barley-miso chicken. Zuma says menu prices include 5% VAT and are subject to a 7% authority fee. The main restaurant also serves its wider menu from noon, with sushi and robata counters; the separate evening lounge is 21+. Choose Ebisu when you want a defined Japanese business lunch and know the fee treatment in advance.
Before you book
All five offers are weekday lunch menus, not dinner prices. DIFC publishes the course counts, menu structure and service windows, but most offer entries do not say whether tax or service is included; check the final bill basis with the restaurant. These are Gate Avenue and Gate Village picks; nearby Downtown restaurants are outside this shortlist. Restaurant offers and hours can change, so confirm the details when reserving.
Updated 1 October 2026.
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