Where in Al Barsha is Querida?

Querida Mexican & Friends is at Talal 14 Building, Shop 9, 14th Street, Al Barsha 1, Dubai — opposite Roots Salon. Five minutes from Mall of the Emirates by car. Sharaf DG Metro Station (Red Line) is a 7-minute walk.

Yes. Twenty-six seats. The room is intentionally small. For groups of 8 or more and private events, message +971 56 312 3030 to plan ahead.

Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:30 PM (breakfast 7–11 AM, brunch 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM, full menu after). Monday through Saturday: 12:00 noon – 11:30 PM.

Fully halal-certified kitchen. No alcohol on premise. No pork on the menu. Every dish — beef, chicken, lamb — uses halal-certified UAE suppliers.

Is there parking nearby?

Yes — street parking is plentiful on 14th Street and the surrounding blocks. Mall of the Emirates parking is also a 5-minute walk if street parking is full.

Talal 14 Building · Shop 9

Al Barsha 1.
The home.

Five minutes from Mall of the Emirates, opposite Roots Salon. Twenty-six seats. Walk-in only. Mexican done at the level of a real Mexican family kitchen — six-hour birria, hand-pressed corn tortillas, chiles shipped from Mexico, no shortcuts.

26 seats · Walk-in only
Halal · Alcohol-free
Sun 7 AM · Mon–Sat 12 PM
5 min from Mall of the Emirates

Querida storefront in Al Barsha 1, evening neon glow

Walk in.

Querida Mexican & Friends
Talal 14 Building, Shop 9
14th Street, opposite Roots Salon
Al Barsha 1, Dubai, UAE

Sunday7:00 — 23:30 (breakfast 7 · brunch 11:30)
Mon — Sat12:00 — 23:30

Why Al Barsha.

Al Barsha 1 was the right neighbourhood for Querida because it's where Dubai eats every day — calm, family-paced, no mall, no rush. The room is twenty-six seats because we wanted dinners to feel like dinners. We opened in April 2024, opposite a salon, on a quiet street five minutes from the mall. Mama Lalis cooks. Obed runs the floor. Walk in. Most nights you'll get a table inside fifteen minutes.

Step 1

Explore Querida inside.

The room. The walls. The light. Twenty-six seats, one kitchen, no rush.

Querida dining room — twenty-six seats, family-paced — Inside the twenty-six.

Mama Lalis featured in the Querida magazine — Editor's letter · Volume 1.

Tuesday nights.

Forty-six frames from a Sony DSLR. The room when it fills. The asada on the comal. The mariachi. Drag, scroll, or use arrow keys.

In motion.

Short films — the storefront, the room, the welcome.

The storefront Walk-up to Talal 14, evening neon.
Mama at the door Mama Lalis welcomes the room.
Find us — drive in From Mall of the Emirates, 5 minutes.
Tuesday tacazo Unlimited tacos night, the room full.

Step 2 · Coming soon

A 3D walkthrough of the room.

A photoreal, walkable 3D model of the dining room — built from a Matterport scan or Gaussian-splat reconstruction. Drag to look around, WASD to walk through, mobile two-finger drag. Meanwhile, Google Street View below gets you to the door.

See the work-in-progress →

Step 3

Explore the street.

Drag the Street View to walk up 14th Street. Then watch a guest tell the story of what's inside.

Open in Google Maps →

Step 4 · The neighbourhood

What's around us.

Al Barsha 1 is one of Dubai's most lived-in neighbourhoods — quiet during the day, alive at night, five minutes from the mall, ten from the metro. Here's what's on our block.

5 min by car · 8 min walk

Mall of the Emirates

Dubai's flagship indoor retail and entertainment destination. Ski Dubai, the Magnolia Bakery, VOX Cinemas. Most guests park here when our street is full and walk over in five minutes.
Across the street

Roots Salon

The salon directly opposite our storefront — our address is literally "Querida, opposite Roots Salon." A long-standing local business; one of the easiest landmarks for first-time guests.
7 min walk · Red Line

Sharaf DG Metro Station

The closest Dubai Metro stop — Red Line. Walk out, head south on Al Barsha 1 Street, you're at our door in 7 minutes. The simplest way to arrive without driving.
10 min by car

Sheikh Zayed Road · Marina · JLT

Querida delivers across Dubai Marina, JLT, Greens, Tecom, Knowledge Park, Internet City and Media City via Talabat and Deliveroo. The kitchen is 10–15 minutes from most of these.

Full directions + parking notes →

In the press.

Where Dubai's food press found us in Al Barsha.

All 51 press features →

Frequently asked.

Where in Al Barsha is Querida?: Querida Mexican & Friends is at Talal 14 Building, Shop 9, 14th Street, Al Barsha 1, Dubai — opposite Roots Salon. Five minutes from Mall of the Emirates by car. Sharaf DG Metro Station (Red Line) is a 7-minute walk.
Is it walk-in only?: Yes. Twenty-six seats. The room is intentionally small. For groups of 8 or more and private events, message +971 56 312 3030 to plan ahead.
What are the hours?: Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:30 PM (breakfast 7–11 AM, brunch 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM, full menu after). Monday through Saturday: 12:00 noon – 11:30 PM.
Is it halal?: Fully halal-certified kitchen. No alcohol on premise. No pork on the menu. Every dish — beef, chicken, lamb — uses halal-certified UAE suppliers.
Is there parking nearby?: Yes — street parking is plentiful on 14th Street and the surrounding blocks. Mall of the Emirates parking is also a 5-minute walk if street parking is full.