Dubai is set to sizzle this weekend as the Dubai Burger Championship brings together the city’s top burger makers and international favourites from the UK Spain Brazil Argentina and Sweden. The festival runs from Thursday January 8 to Sunday January 11 at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre with tickets starting from Dhs60.
Visitors can enjoy exclusive burger creations unavailable anywhere else alongside live cooking demonstrations DJ sets and a family-friendly zone. Local favourites include Desert Truffle by SALT Mxzi Smash and Smear by Maxzi The Good Food Shop G.O.A.T by GOAT Burger Jalapeño Cheese Smash by Hella Good She Burger by She Burger One More by One More Burger House Truffle by Beau Restaurant Lokal Double by Lokal Bun Burgers Pickl Cheeseburger by Pickl Gazelle Burger by MUST The Butcher Cut by The Meat Avenue and Rib High Burger by High Joint. International brands feature Burnt Butter Burger from UK’s Burger and Beyond Rekas Smash from Sweden’s Rekas Burger The Same Old Blues from Brazil’s Holy Burger Crispy Dubai from Argentina’s La Birria Bar and Loser from Spain’s Hundred Burgers.
All ticket holders can vote in four categories including Overall Winner Most Original Burger Best Locally-Sourced Sustainable Burger and Best UAE Burger with winners announced on Saturday January 10. The final day allows visitors to sample the winning creations.
Barcelona’s Meat and Fire festival chefs Iñaki López de Viñaspre Fabrizio Sergio Mikel Viñaspre and Pasquale Maravita will host a live grill and barbecue pop-up. Tickets are priced from Dhs60 per day Dhs200 for a four-day pass with children under 8 entering free and festival-goers receive 50 percent off their first burger. Enter BURGER25 on PlatinumList for an additional 25 percent discount.