Careem to honour best of UAE’s F&B scene at inaugural Food Awards event

Press release

Published October 9th, 2025 - 05:41 GMT

Careem to honour best of UAE’s F&B scene at inaugural Food Awards event

The inaugural Careem Awards have opened for voting, set to honour the best of the UAE’s culinary scene across both delivery and dine-in categories.

As the first restaurant awards in the country to combine both formats, the Careem Awards offers UAE residents a complete guide to the most loved restaurants for all dining occasions - whether customers prefer to eat out or order in.

Winners will be determined by public vote, with the final results revealed at a flagship event in Dubai on 29 October 2025.

More than 180 restaurants have been shortlisted across 30 categories, including Restaurant of the Year, Best Burger, Best Coffee, Best Indian, Best Levantine, Best Sushi, and more. Fan-favourites such as P.F. Chang’s, Kaak Al Manara, Gazebo, High Joint, and % Arabica are among the nominees.

Jaskaran Singh, VP of Careem Food, commented: “The Careem Awards are our way of celebrating the incredible culinary talent that powers UAE’s food scene. With over 180 nominees and 30 categories, we’re handing the spotlight to our customers and giving them the opportunity to recognise the restaurants they love most. We’re excited to see which favourites rise to the top - and to celebrate the winners together at our flagship event in October.”

Voting closes on 15 October. To cast your vote, download or open the latest version of the Careem app, select ‘Food’ on the home screen, and tap on the ‘Careem Awards’ banner.

Background Information

CAREEM

Careem is the technology platform for our region. A region of over 600 million people that extends from Morocco to Pakistan, Turkey to Sudan. It’s an area of the world that up until now, has largely missed out on the transformational power of the internet revolution – but through its ambition and focus is catching up fast. Half of the population are under 25, and the same amount are connected to the internet yet only a small proportion have bank accounts, access to public transport and critical infrastructure.