At SALATA on Alserkal Avenue, your step count is worth more than a badge on your phone this month. Until 30 November, the restaurant is letting customers pay with their steps instead of dirhams, with a free drink, breakfast or lunch waiting for anyone who has put in the walking.
How it works
Walk 5,000 steps and a smoothie or coffee is on the house. Reach 10,000 steps and you get breakfast for one, while 15,000 steps earns lunch for one. All you need to do is show your step count at the counter. The offer is redeemable in store only and runs from 1 to 30 November, right in the middle of Dubai Fitness Challenge, so the steps you are already logging for the challenge can go towards your next meal.
Why SALATA is doing it
SALATA’s chief executive, Georges Bandar, said the idea was a way to give back. “We wanted to give something back to the city and make moving a little more fun,” he said. “Most people already count their steps. Now those steps buy something real, and a healthy meal at the end of a long walk feels earned.” SALATA asks everyone taking part to tag the restaurant on Instagram at @salatauae.
If you want more than a free coffee from your walking this month, the fitze app is offering a JETOUR T1 to residents who walk 200,000 steps in 20 days, and Time Out Market Dubai is serving healthy dishes from 16 kitchens for Dubai Fitness Challenge. Alserkal Avenue itself is worth the walk, with The Farmers Market back on the avenue this season.
SALATA Pay With Your Steps: Details
- When: 1 to 30 November 2026
- Where: SALATA, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai
- Offer: 5,000 steps for a smoothie or coffee; 10,000 steps for breakfast for one; 15,000 steps for lunch for one
- Book: No booking needed: show your step count at the counter. In store only
- Instagram: @salatauae
See also: Personal trainers in Dubai.
Image: courtesy of SALATA.