• Dinner review: Splendido, The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai

    Dinner review: Splendido, The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai

    What’s it like? Set on the lower floor of The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai, Splendido is an authentic Italian restaurant that has been with the hotel since its opening in 1998, which is extremely impressive in a city like Dubai where the…

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  • Dinner review: World Cut Steakhouse, Habtoor Palace

    Dinner review: World Cut Steakhouse, Habtoor Palace

    The menu at World Cut Steakhouse truly spoils you for choice. From hot and raw starters, oysters, salads and soups, and entrees including options from the sea – there is something for everyone, and that’s before we even get to the mouthwatering beef selection.

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  • Dinner review: Quattro Passi, FIVE Palm Jumeirah

    Dinner review: Quattro Passi, FIVE Palm Jumeirah

    This Italian eatery is named after chef Antonio Mellino’s flagship restaurant on Italy’s Amalfi coast. The original restaurant holds two Michelin stars and has a been a popular hotspot for seafood and pasta dishes since it first opened in 1984.

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  • Brunch review: Traiteur at Brasserie Du Park, Park Hyatt Dubai

    Brunch review: Traiteur at Brasserie Du Park, Park Hyatt Dubai

    Traiteur restaurant has closed down, but the Traiteur brunch has stayed on at Park Hyatt Dubai. Regularly voted one of the top brunches in Dubai, it’s not surprising that the hotel has decided to keep the Friday fixture in place, even after the closure of its namesake restaurant.

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  • Dinner review: BB Social Dining, DIFC

    Dinner review: BB Social Dining, DIFC

    In a city that sees restaurant openings every two-minutes, it can be a struggle to stand out from the crowd – but not for BB. This brand new social eatery and bar recently opened doors with a bold, quirky and unforgettable personality

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  • Brunch review: La Cala, Ghantoot Marina

    Brunch review: La Cala, Ghantoot Marina

    Launched in October last year, La Cala is a new boutique bar and restaurant nestled within the Ghantoot Marina waterways. From the guys behind Pier 7’s popular British eatery, The Scene, this new opening presents a refreshing way to brunch...

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  • Atelier M, Pier 7, Dubai

    Atelier M, Pier 7, Dubai

    Occupying the top three levels of the Pier 7 restaurant complex, Atelier M combines a stylish restaurant, funky lounge and a rooftop terrace with many guests, especially at the weekends, moving between the three as the evening progresses.

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  • Soho Bar & Grill

    Soho Bar & Grill

    What’s it like: Located in the charming, fairy light-adorned alfresco haven that is Century Village, this achingly hip restaurant recreates a little slice of New York in Dubai. With exposed concrete walls and pillars made from packing crates, the interiors…

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  • Urban Bistro, Dubai Media City(CNN Building)

    Urban Bistro, Dubai Media City(CNN Building)

    What’s it like: Setting itself apart from all the other DMC venues which serve lunches for on-the-go executives, Urban Bistro is a proper restaurant, with a casual, café vibe coming from the funky, chalkboard menu-style ceiling, bookshelf-lined walls and open…

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  • Cravin’ Cajun, Novotel Al Barsha

    Cravin’ Cajun, Novotel Al Barsha

    What it’s like: A refreshing new addition to the Dubai dining scene, this restaurant not only introduces a new and relatively lesser known cuisine to local punters (I mean, do we really need another fine dining Italian restaurant here?), but…

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  • Rococo, Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah

    Rococo, Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah

    I was looking forward to trying out the new menu at this elegant restaurant, a refined alternative to the casual sidewalk café-style eateries of JBR Walk...

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