Dubai’s Pistachio Mania: 10 Desserts Everyone Must Try

If you’ve watched that slow-motion snap of the Dubai chocolate bar oozing neon-green pistachio cream and thought, “I need that in my life immediately,” welcome to the club. Dubai has gone fully, unapologetically feral for pistachio. From karak lattes to gelato mountains, every café, bakery, and concept store seems to be painting the city green. So if you’re obsessed with the TikTok-famous pistachio bar, here are ten desserts that take the craze and crank it right up.

1. The Original Viral Star: FIX Dessert Chocolatier’s Dubai Chocolate Bar

Let’s start with the troublemaker. FIX Dessert Chocolatier in Al Safa is where the chaos began, thanks to their “Can’t Get Knafeh of It” bar – chunky milk chocolate stuffed with pistachio-tahini cream and crunchy kataifi pastry, inspired by knafeh. It looks like a gold-dusted brick and snaps like a dream. Expect to pay around AED 60 and expect a queue; they often cap daily production and sell out.

If you’re planning a pilgrimage, go early in the day and be mentally prepared to film at least three angles. In this place, if you didn’t post it, did you even eat it?

2. Pistachio Kunafa 2.0 at Feras Sweets

If you want to see what happens when old-school Arabic dessert meets new-school TikTok energy, head to Feras Sweets branches across Dubai. Their pistachio kunafa layers stretchy cheese, crisp vermicelli, and a generous blanket of ground pistachios, drenched in sugar syrup.

Ask for the pistachio-heavy version and you’ll get a neon-green, molten tray that practically begs for a cheese pull video. A small portion starts around AED 25, making it one of the more affordable entries into the pistachio rabbit hole.

3. Pistachio Gelato at Amarena Gelato

Serious about gelato? Amarena Gelato in Jumeirah and other branches turns pistachio into a full-on personality trait. Their Sicilian-style pistachio gelato is thick, ultra-creamy, and tasting unmistakably like the real nut, not the fake ice-cream-parlour green of your childhood.

A cup or cone will set you back from around AED 18, and you can level up by pairing it with chocolate or hazelnut for that Dubai chocolate bar vibe in frozen form. Pro tip: get the pistachio flavor on top for the most photogenic swirl.

4. Pistachio Croissant at Bageri Form, Dubai Hills

You know things are serious when even your morning pastry gets the green treatment. At Bageri Form in Dubai Hills Business Park, the pistachio croissant is a flaky, laminated situation stuffed with silky pistachio cream and topped with crushed nuts.

It’s rich, messy, and absolutely not first-date food. At around AED 28, it’s the kind of breakfast that convinces you you’re living your best main-character life, especially when you eat it on the terrace with a flat white and pretend it’s your local Parisian boulangerie.

5. Pistachio Tres Leches at Sukkar, City Walk

Sukkar in City Walk specializes in extra desserts for extra people, and their pistachio tres leches is precisely that energy. Imagine a milk-soaked sponge cake turned almost pudding-soft, then drenched in pistachio milk and finished with whipped cream and crushed pistachios.

It’s sweet, floral, and ridiculously indulgent. A slice comes in around AED 32, and it’s one of those desserts that looks innocent until you realize you’ve inhaled the entire plate in four bites.

6. Pistachio French Toast at Saya Brasserie

Saya Brasserie – with branches in City Walk, Wasl 51, and Nakheel Mall – is already an Instagram playground, and then they added pistachio French toast to the menu. Thick, custardy bread, caramelized on the outside, soaked within an inch of its life, and then drowned in pale-green pistachio sauce.

Add berries, a sprinkle of nuts, and the café’s famously dramatic plating, and you’ve got breakfast that doubles as content. Expect to pay around AED 65 and to need a nap afterwards.

7. Pistachio Milk Cake at Parkers, Dubai Mall

Hidden behind its playful “find the key” concept, Parkers in Dubai Mall does a dangerously good pistachio milk cake. Think along the lines of tres leches, but denser, with pistachio-soaked sponge, nutty cream, and a drizzle of sauce pooling at the bottom of the plate.

It sits in that perfect sweet spot between nostalgic and new, and at roughly AED 40, it’s a must-order if you’re already there terrorizing your credit card in the mall.

8. Pistachio Ice Cream Sandwich at SALT, Kite Beach

SALT on Kite Beach built its name on sliders, but don’t sleep on their ice cream. The pistachio ice cream sandwich pairs soft brioche-style buns with a slab of pistachio ice cream and crushed nuts.

Is it beach-friendly? Not really. Will it melt all over your hands while you watch kitesurfers and rethink your life choices? Absolutely. Prices hover around AED 30–35, and yes, it tastes as good as it looks in Reels.

9. Pistachio Karak Latte at Project Chaiwala, Alserkal Avenue

For the chai-obsessed, Project Chaiwala in Alserkal Avenue has a pistachio karak latte that turns everyone into a pistachio convert. Imagine creamy karak chai infused with pistachio, slightly sweet, nutty, and served in that laid-back warehouse-art-gallery backdrop.

At roughly AED 22, it’s an easy entry point into the trend, and it’s probably the only drink where that green tint feels classy, not chaotic.

10. DIY Dubai Chocolate-Inspired Cheesecake Bars at Home

If you can’t get your hands on the original FIX bar, you can still channel the vibe at home. Food bloggers have gone wild creating Dubai chocolate–inspired recipes with that signature trio: chocolate, pistachio paste, and kataifi. Viral versions of no-bake pistachio cheesecake bars layer chocolate cookie crust, crispy pistachio kataifi, and a lush pistachio cream cheese filling.

Grab good-quality pistachio paste, some kataifi pastry from any big supermarket, and dark or milk chocolate, and you’ve basically hacked the trend for a fraction of the price. It’s the ultimate flex for your next dinner party: “Oh this? Just my homemade Dubai chocolate cheesecake bars.”

So if the TikTok pistachio bar has been haunting your For You Page, consider this your green-lit checklist. Dubai has officially crowned pistachio the flavor of the moment – the only real question is where you’re starting first.