Is there a more perfect match in the dessert world than a slice of cake and a cup of coffee?
Well sweet toothed Abu Dhabians can find out if the proof is in this, erhm, pudding this Sweetest Things: Layali Ramadan.
The campaign sees more than 70 restaurants, cafés and lounges across the capital are offering delicious deals on desserts and pastries until the end of Ramadan.
You can also find out how you can take part and win two cool prizes at the end of this feature. To find the full list, visit timeoutabudhabi.com/sweetest-things.
So if like a coffee of tea with your sweet treat check out where you can get a combo deal in Abu Dhabi this Sweetest Things.
Al Rimal Restaurant
Diners can get a free coffee with every order of a date cake with caramel sauce at this plush café in Al Maqta.
Dhs50. Armed Forces Officers Club and Hotel, Khor Al Maqta, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Road (02 497 5100).
Alba
Get a lip-smackingly good, smile-inducing slice of The Ritz-Carlton cake and a hot drink for Dhs70 here. You’ll be sitting underneath the chandeliers at this grand and sophisticated lounge in The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal. Prepared with Valrhona chocolate and orange candied pound cake, this is one treat that will definitely hit the sweet spot.
Dhs70. The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal (02 818 8203).
Amerigos
On the lookout for hot, crunchy, sugar and cinnamon coated churros served with a hot chocolate dip this Sweetest Things? Head to Amerigos where you can gobble up the yummy fried dough and get a cup of coffee for Dhs35.
Dhs35. Park Inn by Radisson Yas Island (02 656 2000).
Belgian Café
This Yas Island café is a popular spot in the capital, and for Sweetest Things, visitors can get a superb Belgian waffle, topped with strawberries and whipped cream plus a coffee for Dhs35.
Dhs35. Radisson Blu Yas Island (02 656 2000).
Brick Rooftop Kitchen & Bar
With one of the finest views in the entire city, Brick Rooftop Kitchen & Bar on the 12th floor of the Aloft Abu Dhabi is dishing out two great deals for you to get excited about. Baked Belgian melted chocolate with marshmallows and graham biscuits (think s’mores) and a coffee will set you back Dhs55. If you fancy a more savoury combo, there’s always pizza plus s’mores for Dhs99.
Dhs55 (dessert and coffee). Dhs99 (pizza and s’mores). Aloft Abu Dhabi, ADNEC (054 994 2289).
Café 302
This Time Out award-winning venue is offering customers a brilliant combo deal of peanut butter chocolate cake and a choice of coffee or tea for Dhs35. The 100 percent plant-based cake is loaded with delicious peanut spread and topped with vanilla mascarpone and wild berries.
Dhs35. Al Maha Arjaan by Rotana, Fatima Bint Mubarak Street, (02 610 6688).
Café du Foyer
There is not one but two mega dessert deals going at Café du Foyer during Sweetest Things. For Dhs100 visitors can have the 1kg baklava mousse cake and pair it with a coffee for extra 20 beans or get stuck into a 1kg osmaliya and pistachio halawa gateaux plus a cup of chow for the extra Dhs20.
Dhs100. Sheraton Abu Dhabi Corniche, East Corniche Road – Al Zahiyah, (02 677 3333).
Dino’s Bistro Italiano
We love this casual Italian restaurant, and during Ramadan, anyone dining in Dino’s can get their hands on a butterscotch and caramel budino (an Italian custard-style pudding) for Dhs39 with a cup of coffee.
Dhs39. Pearl Rotana Capital Centre, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, (02 307 5551).
Fifth Street Café
Diners can grab a cup of freshly roasted coffee with a slice of tea cake thrown in here.
From Dhs23. Courtyard by Marriott WTC, Abu Dhabi, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Street (02 698 2222).
Filini Garden
One of Abu Dhabi’s top spots for a brilliant night out is getting all sweet on us with a chocolate fon-due with a scoop of vanilla and a cup of coffee for Dhs35 this Sweetest Things.
Dhs35. Radisson Blu Yas Island (02 656 2000).
Hickory’s Restaurant
Watch the trials and tribulations of golfers on the Yas Links Abu Dhabi while digging into a date cake filled with camel milk jelly, coupled with vanilla ice cream and a traditional or Arabic coffee for Dhs45.
Dhs45. Yas Links Abu Dhabi, Yas Island, Yas West (02 404 3077).
La Brioche
With a name like La Brioche, you’ve got to expect good things when comes to all things sweet. For Sweetest Things, the popular chain is serving up a Ramadan-inspired date cake dolloped with saf-fron cream for Dhs23. There’s also the option to add a cup of coffee for an extra Dhs7 throughout the month.
Dhs23, Dhs30 (combo). All outlets in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, including Abu Dhabi Mall and Yas Mall (600 53 53 59).
Li Beirut
Enjoy some tea in the elegant dining room of Li Beirut. For Dhs220, guests can tuck into various sweet bites including pistachio mushabak mahalabia, saffron brûlée, tahini crumble, baklava cheesecake, ashta kunafa dome, classic date cake, rosewater falooda, umm Ali, Arabic coffee mad-eleine and ivory chocolate saffron scones with clotted cream, lemon curd and strawberry jam.
Dhs220. Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers, West Corniche (02 811 5666).
Montauk Boutique Café
With cream linens, wooden floors, fancy artwork and plants and flowers, visitors will get serious beach house vibes and a very impressive dessert deal at this stylish new Al Bateen eatery. For Dhs70, visitors will be able to enjoy a carrot cake along with a cup of coffee at this Insta-tastic ven-ue.
Dhs70. Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, Al Bateen (02 546 6255).
Morjana Lounge Cafe
A chic venue located in the impressive Bab Al Qasr Hotel, Morjana Tea Lounge is running a combo deal which will see visitors get their choice of a smokey signature dessert, as well as a tea, coffee or soft drinks during Sweetest Things. The choice is between a flavoured crème brûlée, umm Ali cheesecake, chocolate fondant or sticky date pudding, all for Dhs35.
Al Bateen (02 205 3026).
Sama Lobby Lounge
The pretty lounge in Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas is giving diners a chance to sample its home-made date cheesecake, made from Liwa dates, cream cheese, a chocolate puffed rice disk, mocha cream and 22 karat gold. It comes with a speciality coffee for Dhs49.
Dhs49. Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas, Saadiyat Island (02 697 0000).
The Lounge
Enjoy a coffee and a slab of freshly baked cake for Dhs45 at this chilled out spot in the Westin Abu Dhabi. Those who take The Loung up on its offer will also get the chance to soak up views of the golf course outside.
Dhs45. The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa, Sas Al Nakhl (02 616 9999).
The Warehouse
For Sweetest Things, this Time Out award-winning bar will be dishing out yummy churros with a cof-fee for Dhs36 throughout the month. The fried dough is served with strawberry marmalade, or-ange chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
Dhs36. Pearl Rotana Capital Centre, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street (02 307 5552).
Vasa Vasa
For Dhs45, visitors can savour a date tiramisu with an Italian twist as well as any choice of coffee while taking in the beautiful seaside views of Al Raha Beach. This gelato spot has long been a Time Out favourite, which shows no sign of changing any time soon.
Dhs45. Al Muneera, Al Raha Beach (02 555 6484).
Verso
This vibrant Italian restaurant is offering a zuppa inglese for Dhs55, including a coffee. The classic creamy Italian dessert is made with flavoured lady fingers, vanilla custard, strawberry compôte and white chocolate Chantilly. Usually the the dessert and coffee come in at Dhs45 and Dhs25 respec-tively, so there’s a saving of Dhs15.
Dhs55. Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Residences, Emirates Pearl Corniche West (02 510 1234).
ZEROFAT Abu Dhabi
This health-focused joint is serving up a 700g low-fat cheese kunafa with two orders of speciality coffee thrown in for Dhs75.
Dhs75 The View Tower, Al Muroor Street (02 554 4455). Asharrij, Al Ain (03 767 6700).
SHARE YOUR SWEETEST MOMENTS
We want you to share your snaps of the delicious desserts you try as part of Sweetest Things: Layali Ramadan edition. Abu Dhabi Culinary has teamed up with Brooklyn Creamery to offer one lucky winner a year’s supply of ice cream. All you need to do is take a picture of the Sweetest Things des-sert, post it on your Instagram feed and use the hashtag #mysweetestmoments.
We will take the best pictures and use them in a gallery on Time Out Abu Dhabi. At the end of Ram-adan, we’ll pick one winner to win the prize.
Time to get eating (and snapping).
SHARE YOUR SWEETEST MOMENTS
We want you to share your snaps of the delicious desserts you try as part of Sweetest Things: Layali Ramadan edition. Abu Dhabi Culinary has teamed up with Brooklyn Creamery to offer one lucky winner a year’s supply of ice cream. And that’s not all. The Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche is offering a staycation for two people to stay at the classy five-star hotel. You’ll get a half board deal too. The stay will be valid from May 12 until July 31 2021.
All you need to do is take a picture of the Sweetest Things dessert, post it on your Instagram feed and use the hashtag #mysweetestmoments.
We will take the best pictures and use them in a gallery on Time Out Abu Dhabi. At the end of Ram-adan, we’ll pick one winner to win the prize.
