This Indian restaurant is based in the palatial Jumeirah Zabeel Saray hotel on Palm Jumeirah. Although Amala is largely focused on North Indian cuisine (particularly Mughali with plenty of Ottoman flavours), it also has a Malabar set menu, for those who prefer southern Goan-style dishes.
Hidden away on the seventh floor of the Conrad Dubai, VII Terrace and Lounge is a popular after-dark spot with well-heeled young crowds in the city...
Situated in the popular tourist spot Souk Madinat, Trattoria Toscana is a mid-range Italian restaurant with views over Jumeriah’s Venetian-inspired canal...
Situated on the 27th floor of one of Dubai’s most iconic buildings – the Burj Al Arab – afternoon tea at Skyview bar is a decadent affair. Like everything at the Burj al Arab, there’s a focus on extravagance: there’s a harpist, premium French bubbly and panoramic views of the Arabian gulf and Dubai’s city coastline...
This French restaurant is one of the oldest in Dubai, and it’s been located in the same spot in Emirates Golf Club for nearly thirty years...
The hotel’s Friday brunch is based in Giardino restaurant on the ground floor. During the week, it doubles as the hotel’s all day dining venue – for which there are some tell tale signs – there’s self-serve counters and luminescent bright lighting...
Benihana is famous for being the first restaurant to bring Teppanyaki-style cooking to the US. The flagship restaurant was set up in New York during the sixties by the charismatic Japanese-American boxer Hiroaki Aoki...
Sho Cho is an undeniably hip seafront Japanese restaurant and lounge in Jumeirah. It’s no passing fad either: the restaurant has been on the same spot in Dubai Marine Beach Resort for nearly 20 years...
In Japan, an ‘izakaya’ is a Japanese drinking establishment that also serves food – a sort of Asian equivalent to the West’s gastro pub. At the JW Marriott, this has certainly not been overlooked...
The restaurant’s retro interior wouldn’t be out of place in 1970s Tokyo (beige walls, shoji-style room dividers and thick dark wooden paneling)...
Set up by British celebrity chef Jason Atherton, the venue is one of 17 restaurants worldwide under the Atherton brand. Akin to the rest, it’s split in two, with the first half – known as The Social Room - acting as a standalone bar while the second half – Marina Social – is an open plan restaurant and kitchen.
Perched out at sea, at the end of a long jetty, the restaurant offers panoramic views of the marina by Jumeirah Beach Hotel and probably the best view of the Burj Al Arab in Dubai...
