Searched for “kosher Dubai”? You are in the right place. Kosher food in Dubai can now be found at petrol stations and in selected supermarkets as well.
This article was first published in 2021; the numbers below reflect that time.
Kosher food in Dubai at petrol stations
In addition to the kosher restaurants and catering services, which are working well, Rabbi Levi Duchman and his team continue their remarkable activity in the city. Soon, 20 petrol stations across Dubai will have stands of mehadrin kosher food, packed in containers that can be heated and, of course, eaten cold too. The food carries the mehadrin certification of the EAKC, headed by Rabbi Levi Duchman, rabbi to the United Arab Emirates and the Chabad emissary in the country.
This is the initiative of a private caterer who, following heavy demand and the reopening of Israel’s skies, placed ready-made kosher meals in convenience stores to make life easier for visitors.
For now the stands operate at four petrol stations, and the service will soon be available at more stations and convenience stores. It joins a number of kosher restaurants, a bakery and fast-food outlets operating in the city under the same certification.
Kosher products in the supermarket
The trend is spreading through Dubai’s food chains too. We are not talking about kosher supermarkets on the scale Israelis know from home, but you can certainly find kosher products in several stores. Mehadrin kosher snacks, for example, are on the shelves of almost every supermarket. Up-to-date information on kosher food in the city is available here. You can also order locally produced mehadrin kosher chicken, as well as kosher wine.
More on keeping kosher in the Emirates: the Chabad House in Dubai and kosher restaurants in Dubai: what to check.
