Piadera

Piadera brings a slice of Italy to Dubai with its healthy sandwiches - the piadas. It aims to show people that this cuisine doesn’t need to be hugely unhealthy, as they pitch themselves as a low calorie option. The average calorie count of a piadas is 500 calories, with only 1 gram of saturated fats. This has been carefully created through developing a recipe with chefs in Italy so that the dough has no saturated fats, and it uses GMO and chemical free flour, which has all been sourced from Italian fields. The aim has been to find an alternative to pizza that is appealing to everyone, whether they’re looking to reduce their carb intake or eat healthy food, so Piadera have also created a high fibre piadapizza.
The menu is vast, and uses classic Italian flavours to create a range of meaty, vegetarian and vegan options. Expect to see options like the Caprese with homemade buffalo mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, and homemade pesto sauce with a choice piada flatbread and extras. Or go for the chicken avocado with grilled rosemary chicken, mozzarella and red pepper hummus sauce. Dubai’s favourite though is the Del Golfo - this is grilled chicken marinated in lemon zest, proteic chickpea sauce, fresh lettuce and tomatoes with a choice of piada flatbread.
Aside from this you can also find Mediterranean salads like Ceasar salad, and Italian pastas such as lasagna, penne bianca and burrata arrabbiata fusilli.
For those who are after a treat, there is also a selection of desserts available. Think of all the Italian favourites like tiramisu, Tenerina chocolate cake, and a nutella piada which is a piada flatbread filled with nutella, fresh strawberries and banana.
If you’re looking to enjoy food away from the restaurant, then Piadera is also able to supply catering for a variety of events, from birthday parties to weddings.