Despite being seemingly small and rural, Umm al-Quwain still houses all the major restaurant chains in the world and there are also excellent options to discover authentic Arab cuisine.
The traditional cuisine comprises mainly of barbequed chicken, shawarma rolls, Khubz (Arabic bread), mandi rice, Kabsa rice and so on. All these apart from international cuisines such as Indian, Chinese, Continental, American, Italian etc are available in Umm al-Quwain. The city also has a myriad of cosy cafes.