These are running restaurants for sale in Dubai and across the UAE, from small takeaway kitchens to dine-in restaurants in malls and busy streets. A restaurant is normally sold with its kitchen equipment, fit-out and furniture, the lease, the trade licence and food permits, and often the staff, menu and delivery-app accounts.
Asking prices on businessfinder.me range from AED 80,000 to AED 1,650,000, median AED 500,000, based on 44 listings with a stated price (updated October 2026).
Much of a restaurant's value sits in its location and its approvals, which take time and money to get from scratch. Compare the monthly sales and food cost, the rent and the remaining lease term, the share of sales coming from delivery apps, the condition of the kitchen and extraction system, and the number of staff visas on the licence.
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Unlock with PremiumBased on 44 current listings on BusinessFinder.me, asking prices for a restaurant business range from AED 80,000 to AED 1,650,000, with a typical (median) price of about AED 500,000. Price depends mainly on location, monthly revenue, remaining lease, fit-out condition and whether the trade licence and staff visas transfer with the sale.
Right now most restaurant listings are in Deira, Al Souk Al Kabeer (Al Fahidi), Al Barsha 1 and Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT). Footfall, rent and the surrounding residential or office population vary a lot between areas, so compare the lease terms and monthly sales of each listing, not just the asking price.
There are currently 44 restaurant listings (updated October 2026). New businesses are added daily by owners and brokers. You can see them all at https://businessfinder.me/search-result/?ad_title=restaurant.
Check the trade licence and tenancy contract (Ejari) are valid and transferable, ask for at least 6–12 months of sales records and bank statements, confirm there are no unpaid fines, rent or supplier debts, and visit at different times of day to verify footfall. Sign a written sale agreement, transfer the licence through the DED or free zone authority, and release payment only once the transfer is complete. Our Buying a Business Guide covers each step: https://businessfinder.me/safe-business-transfer-guide/.
Usually the current trade licence, the tenancy contract (Ejari), Emirates IDs and passports of buyer and seller, a signed sale or assignment agreement, the landlord's no-objection letter, and any activity approvals (for example municipality or health permits). The authority that issued the licence (DED, or the free zone) confirms the exact list.
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Because the kitchen, extraction, fit-out and approvals are already in place, and the restaurant already has customers. Opening a new one means paying for all of that up front and waiting months for permits.
The age and condition of the cooking equipment, fridges and freezers, the extraction hood and ducting, gas or electric connections, and the last food-safety inspection result.
They can, if the company or the trade name stays the same. Ask how much of the monthly sales comes from delivery apps and what the current ratings are.
