Flame and Bake Restaurant

Al Khalidiya - Corniche St - Al Bateen - W10 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

Open

Visit Website +971 2 626 1000

Cuisines

Middle eastern (general)

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Ditch The Silver

11/26/2025

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Flame & Bake is a contemporary shawarma shop in Abu Dhabi known for its inventive mustard-garlic paste and unique Abu Dhabi twist on classic shawarma. The shop has gained a following for its creative sauces and consistently well-constructed pocket shawarmas, making it a standout among the city's new generation of street food spots.

The Visit

Flame & Bake delivers a memorable shawarma experience with its signature mustard-garlic sauce and well-balanced flavors. The reviewers appreciated the spicy soom and the overall construction of the pocket shawarma, noting the uniqueness of the mustard soom and the savory, salty tahini in the beef shawarma. While it didn't top their personal rankings, Flame & Bake impressed with its creativity and solid execution, earning high scores and strong recommendations for anyone in the area.

What They Ate

Mustard-garlic paste pocket shawarma

Spicy soom (mustard soom) shawarma

Plain beef shawarma with pickles and tahini

Quotes

"(Beef Shawarma) Salty, meaty, savory, lots of tahini. Yeah, it's very good. I really like the shawarma, but if there's a shawarma that I will wake up thinking about from a meat standpoint, I don't think it's gonna be this one."

"(Chicken Pocket Shawarma with Mustard Soom + Shatta) The mustard soom is on point. It's really good. Yes. So the sauces are really solid. The overall pocket shawarma construction is very good."

"Okay, so this guy had the mustard garlic paste. That's why the garlic paste you can see is a little bit yellowy on the inside."

"I do still love the Betal Khatiyar and Shish Shawarma one over this. Even though it's a very strong shawarma."

"I see myself craving this specifically because that mustard soom is so unique and so delicious with the shatta."

Our Reflection

Flame & Bake stands out for its willingness to innovate, bringing a fresh take to Abu Dhabi’s shawarma scene. The mustard-garlic paste and spicy soom offer a flavor profile that lingers in memory, even if it doesn’t dethrone the city’s legends. The reviewers’ honest comparisons highlight the importance of both tradition and creativity in street food. Flame & Bake’s shawarma is a testament to how a single sauce or twist can elevate a familiar dish, making it crave-worthy and distinct.

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