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Even with all sort of franchise and Kuwaiti-concept restaurants and cuisines popping everyday in Kuwait, I still enjoy eating shawerma every now and then. Let’s admit it, it’s tasty, it’s satisfying, and can save you money when compared say to high-end restaurants. I tried to sum up the best Shawerma places that I tried in Kuwait with regards to taste, quality… etc. though I have to say that price of shawerma has increased a lot in recent years.

al Farooj: It’s a popular in U.A.E, and they opened their first branch in Kuwait in Salmiyah opposite to GÉANT. They serve beef, chicken, and Mexican shawarma, and they are all tasty, but remark is about the price (750 fils), that’s high wish it was cheaper. 

Read my previous review [link] 

Phone: 22274866 / 22274899

Moqarmesha: It’s ran by Kuwaiti chef Ahmad Al Bader and located in Sha’ab seaside and Mahboula. They serve beef and chicken shawarma for 650 fils, and the taste is great and Lebanese bread is crispy and thin, the shawarma is small so you may need to eat two or three. 

Address: Sha’ab seaside, 1st right turn as you enter from Fahaheel express way.

Phone: 22615234 / 23722580

Abo Khodour: It’s from Lebanon and I still remember when it was first opened in Kuwait in Hawally, they later opened in Salmiya and Mangaf. Their shawarma is big with good price. I like their bee shawarma.

Address: Hawally, opposite to Al Bayan Bilingual School, near the round about on Beirut street.

Phone: 22659270 / 23730027

Kurdo: They was a big buzz about their shawarma when they first opened, it does taste delicious especially the chicken. Though sometimes their shawarma is too oily and it’s relatively pricey (650 fils).

Their branches are located in Salem Mubarak street in Salmiya, Marina Mall, and 360 Mall.

Phone: 25740004

Naif Chicken: A very classic but still offers good chicken shawarma for a good price (250 fils).

Phone: 1808777

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Remember B+F Burger Boutique? Yes the one at Arraya Center that was closed for renovation and redefining it’s concept for more than a year, it was re-opened today and I was asked to come over to try it out and give back my impression. Luckily it’s my cheat day (remember it’s Friday) and by the way I’m achieving a lot in the weight loss department. So I arrived there and had chance to chit chat with the owner Basil Al Salem who is also behind B+F Open Flame Kitchen and Slider Station.

My first question was “What took you so long to come back and what’s different about the new Burger Boutique?”, he explained how they faced many challenges during re-defining concept phase “We wanted to go organic, natural, healthy, and above all, encourage recycling concept and this took us time and a lot of effort and here we are back again”, he said.

The restaurant was simply yet neatly decorated with industrial finish and green color to represent nature, there were a few tables by the entrance and an outside sitting area.

I observed that concept was greatly changed, everything was made of recycled material; the menu, the tissue, the spoons and forks, even serving plates. I grabbed the medium-sized menu to see what they got; they had burgers, sliders, salads, appetizers, hot dogs, sodas. I asked if they serve lower calories burgers and came to know that they have what they call “Zap it” option on the menu where they use less oil for burgers and fries; hence less calories.

I noticed the food was served in a recycled paper boxes or carton-like recycled material, felt kinda weird at first.

Starters

Mushroom Poppers; Filled with tillamook, chedder, fire roasted  jalapeno (tasty and crispy).

Jalapeno Bottle Caps; Jalapeno coated with crispy honey mustard (recommended).

Farmer’s Salad; Lettuce, cucumber, carrot, corn, chicken (tasted ok but needed more dressing).

Burgers & Fries

Classic Burger; Tillamook, tomato, white cheddar, lettuce, lettuce, onion, sweet relish, tangy mustard.

Green Chilli Burger; Pepper jack, shaved onion, jalapeno, chilli sauce (light and tasty).

Green chilli fries; Fries with chilli sauce (It was soaked, wish it was less oily).

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Our friend AlMubarkia shared this video for a Japanese girl tasting Kuwaiti food products that she received in package all the way from Kuwait. Japanese foods and restaurants have spreaded all over Kuwait in recent years where there’s a restaurant in almost every mall, I do love Japanese food too but imagine if you go to Tokyo or say Yokohama and find Kuwaiti restaurants and products, guess that would be cool.

I was waiting her to try Machboos.

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I was invited to try the softly opened restaurant Shuffle in Jabriya, its located nearby Champions gym and its a Kuwaiti-based restaurant with a fusion cuisine.

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Inside it was small yet nicely designed, it felt like a European bar with 360 degrees projections on the wall and the trans music in the background added more excitement to the ambient. I asked why they chose “Shuffle” as a name and “Monkey” as a logo, their reasoning is that the restaurant is all about shuffling and mixing, the music and the food, and the monkey logo was unique enough to be remembered.

They also used side mirrors to give a feeling of more space, I’m seeing more and more Kuwaiti restaurants being designed to look like a bar and it works. The food was a mix of everything but my main focus was on the interior design aspect. They said the place can be rented for parties or birthdays, currently they’re in the soft opening and the menu isn’t fully completed but it worth a visit.

My only remark is that A/C should always be fully functional to control the heat from projectors, I’ll have a second visit when they’re officially opened to review food and service.

Address: Jabriya, nearby Champions gym.

Phone: 55717133 / 22230813

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I wanted to try the softly-opened restaurant at Beda’a, The Butcher’s Den, which is the first Kuwaiti-concept steakhouse restaurant by chef Ahmad Al Bader.

Currently it opens from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm, I arrived there and found a good table, inside it was medium-sized and simply decorated but I think the decorations can be further improved.

The menu was simple too, but I noticed orders had no description so I needed the server’s help. They serve burgers, salads, chips, appetizers, sweets but their main specialty are steaks.

It was cute how they brought me a candy for the appetizers on the house. I could feel Ahmad Al Bader touch in every plate they serve.

Appetizers

Shrimp cocktail: The shrimp was tasty but I didn’t favor the sauce.

White & Green Asparagus: Its a vegetable and taste was average.

They brought different colors knives to choose from, nice. Sadly they ran-out of wagyu steak, so I picked their organic fillet prime cuts steak and asked to have it medium well.

I picked their pepper mushroom sauce (tasty). The steak tasted great but was slightly dry.

My check was KD20.300, generally I liked the Butcher’s Den and will visit it again sometime.

Address: Beda’a, nearby Melenzane restaurant.

Phone: 22263140

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