Desperately looking for hidden gems & cheap eats

Hello! My boyfriend and I just moved to Dubai and have been enjoying eating out a lot. Of course, the places we’ve been to I had found on Instagram. Maybe these people don’t pay, maybe they are rich, who knows, but the thing is I would like to find better places haha.

We live in Downtown but are open to drive anywhere! I would love to know your hidden gems and favourite cheap eats. Somewhere where we can grab a quick bite (like for lunch) and not feel like we’ll have to sell our kidneys a year in to afford this place.

Thanks so much!

PS. Our best find so far was Brix Café. It was yummy and reasonably priced (would love better and cheaper recs though). The worst was Günaydin. It wasn’t bad, but so overpriced imo. Of course people go there for the location/show, but we are just after yummy and cheap food, don’t mind the view or location.

PPS. We love all type of food/s so don’t worry about that. Anything you personally like, we’ll like 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻