Querida · Mexican & Friends Talal 14 · Al Barsha 1, Dubai · est. 2024
04 Volume · October 2026
Siempre bienvenidos.
An editor's letter · Mama Lalis (Oralia)
Reconocimiento No. 254 · 2026–2028
Gracias, México.
Recognised by the Embassy of Mexico in the UAE and the Mexican Academy of Gastronomy for quality and authenticity, 2026–2028.
For a small kitchen in Al Barsha cooking Mama Lalis' recipes from Monclova, this means a great deal. We are grateful.
An editor's letter · May 2026
I learned to cook from my mother in Monclova.
I taught my son, Obed, in that same kitchen — the comal, the chiles, the patient broth. Querida is everything cooked for the people we love, brought to a quiet street in Al Barsha. The room is small. The pots are big.
We've saved a seat for you at the family table.
Pasen, por favor.
Mama Lalis (Oralia)
Editor-in-Chief
Al Barsha 1, Dubai May 2026
As featured in
- Time Out Dubai
- Gulf News
- Khaleej Times
- Caterer Middle East
- Curly Tales
- Dubai Confidential
- Mashable ME
- Tripadvisor
Me la enseñó mi abuela y yo se la enseñé a mis hijos.
My grandmother taught it to me, and I taught it to my children.
— Mama Lalis (Oralia) · Editor-in-Chief
Three doors. Same kitchen.
How will you Querida today?
- 01 Walk in
Walk in.
Pasa.
26 seats. Walk-in friendly. The family table.
Plan your visit → - 02 Send
Send.
Envía.
Mexican homestyle to your door, on Talabat or Deliveroo.
Order on Talabat → - 03 Reservations
Reserve.
Reserva.
Twenty-six seats. Walk-in friendly — find the menu, photos, reviews, and directions on Zomato first.
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From our pages
Long reads.
The questions guests ask before they walk in — answered slowly, in our own voice.
- Guests and press Querida, as guests and the press see it 4.7 on Google, 1,600+ reviews, and what the press has written about Mama Lalis's kitchen in Al Barsha 1.
- On authenticity Authentic Mexican Dubai Mama Lalis's homestyle recipes from Monclova, Coahuila, cooked in Al Barsha 1.
- For families A family restaurant in Al Barsha A family table for eight, a real kids menu, mild spice and no alcohol on the menu.
- The signature Birria in Dubai — the long version Lamb braised six hours in dried chiles, served with its consommé as a Plato de Birria or a Tacazo.
Sobremesa
Stay a little longer.
In Mexico we have a word for the time you spend at the table after the meal is done — sobremesa. The coffee. The second salsa. The story you only tell when nobody's rushing. There's no English word for it, but you'll know it when you feel it.
Mi casa, tu casa.
— Mama Lalis · Querida