Dubai
Head here to refuel after you have exhausted yourself on the adjacent ski slopes. Although the surroundings are a drab brown-on-brown, the dishes are…
Must-see restaurants in Dubai
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Expect vibrant decor, from the colourfully painted truck dominating the exterior facade to the antique wood doors and sweeping lounge bar where cocktails…
Downtown Dubai
Yamanote has the novel idea of combining traditional European bakery delicacies with Japanese ingredients. The results include such irresistible sweet…
Downtown Dubai
Flanked by shelves of glossily illustrated travel books, the concise menu here similarly skips across cultures and continents and is innovative and…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Retro Feasts was started by a couple of young Londoners nostalgic for their childhood food. The setting is sublime, right on the sand with comfortable…
Downtown Dubai
One of Dubai’s premier steakhouses, Exchange Grill has updated its former, rather stuffy decor and now boasts a punchy New York–inspired look with…
Dubai
Since 1978, everyone from cabbies to professional chefs has flocked to this Pakistani eatery, where you eat like a prince and pay like a pauper. Loosen…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
This classy cafe – an outpost of celebrity chef Thomas Keller's popular US chain – serves fiendishly good pastries, cakes and macarons. Everything is…
Downtown Dubai
Nick and Scott of Folly fame have taken over the (former) Black Lion and updated the name, the decor (a bit) and, most importantly, the grub. The classics…
Downtown Dubai
This comfy Euro-style cafe is an expat favourite for leisurely breakfasts, innovative sandwiches stuffed into their homemade Turkish pide and the…
Dubai
Literati young and old love this adorable bookstore-cafe combo geared towards families. It not only has a fabulous selection of children's books in…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Get cosy between lanterns, rugs and throw pillows at a low-slung table in the mood-lit dining room, then treat your taste buds while tapping your toes to…
Downtown Dubai
This is the first of what promises to be a new chain in the 'affordable healthy eating' bracket. The menu includes an all-day breakfast with such Med…
Downtown Dubai
A welcome new restaurant in Fashion Avenue with an extensive menu of sumptuous-sounding choices. For breakfast, try one of the traditional breads, like…
Downtown Dubai
It's a novel idea: dining on three gourmet courses, paired with wines, in the pitch black to savour every flavour, texture and aroma to the full, and…
Dubai
Kaak is flat sesame bread that's a street-food staple in Lebanon. This upbeat mall-based eatery serves it with various sweet and savoury fillings,…
Dubai
In a pretty cottage with a quiet patio out the back, this concept cafe comes attached to a concept boutique selling beautiful things for home and hearth…
Downtown Dubai
Turquoise paintwork, stripy red-and-white awnings and a Gaudí-esque mismatch of colourful floor tiles provide the canvas for this rustic-style Italian…
Bur Dubai
Celebrity chef Sanjeer Kapoor's first signature joint is still one of the best Indian restaurants in town, if the loyal following of regulars is any…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
The perfect spot for Brits nostalgic about their curry house back home, this Indian restaurant dishes up tasty classic dishes of the genre such as chicken…
Downtown Dubai
The brainchild of Dubai-based chef Izu Ani, this cafe-shop hybrid is a beacon of good taste when it comes both to hand-selected designer gifts and to…
Bur Dubai
If you've ever fantasised about having a robot doing your fetching and carrying, check out Ruby, the robot waitress at this popular restaurant where the…
Downtown Dubai
With an all-Vietnamese team in the kitchen, you can be sure the tastes are lusciously authentic at this upmarket restaurant. It's been around forever but…
Dubai
Billing itself as a neighbourhood eatery despite being housed in one of Dubai's most touristy malls, Common Grounds offers wholesome dishes with decent…
Bur Dubai
One of the first restaurants to open in Al Seef (maybe why it snagged one of the top Creek views), this restaurant does breakfast particularly well, with…
Dubai
Unicorns and other colourful mythical creatures are the inspiration behind this childhood-fantasy of a cafe in Al Wasl. The ice creams and cakes are an…
Downtown Dubai
Meat lovers will be in heaven at this rustic-elegant lair with stellar views of the Burj Khalifa from the terrace tables. Start with a selection of…
Bur Dubai
More than 10 of these Indian eateries are dotted around town, but this outpost in Al Seef with its cobbled courtyard has to be the prettiest. Originating…
Bur Dubai
If you’ve never had Singaporean food, Peppercrab is perfect for surrendering your culinary virginity. Prepare your palate with wasabi shrimp and seafood…
Dubai
This fragrant cafe, dressed in pink, has a floral motif throughout and the gift of a rose with your dish. The breakfast selection is several notches above…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Pick your poisson (mullet, sea bream, pomfret) from the ice display at this Egyptian seafood restaurant and have it prepared the way you like it. The…
Dubai
There's an informal vibe to Publique that extends from the decor, with its simple wooden tables and sports screen, to the menu with dishes for sharing,…
Bur Dubai
Lemongrass’ soothing mango-and-lime-coloured dining room is an ideal backdrop for brightly flavoured cooking that spans the arc from pad Thai (nicely…
Dubai
With its loft-like ceilings, concrete floors, red-brick walls and eco-aware attitude, the Pantry may scream 'Shoreditch transplant' but is actually a laid…
Downtown Dubai
Come here for authentic Jamaican food, from the curried goat with coconut rice to oxtail and beans and jerk chicken. The all-time favourite snacks are the…
Dubai
This huge and fairly formal mall restaurant with decor inspired by ancient Iraq is locally adored for its excellent masgouf – wood-fired grilled fish, the…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Located on the 1st floor and with seamless views of the sand and the sea, Seven Sands dishes up generous portions of traditional Emirati cuisine in a…
Downtown Dubai
This Beirut import serves granny-style rural Lebanese cafe cuisine adapted for the 21st century: light, healthy and fresh. The homey decor more than…
Bur Dubai
At this small and basic joint, Nepali expats soothe their homesickness with platters of tasty momos (dumplings), including a version filled with 'buff' …
Dubai
This comfy Euro-style cafe is an expat favourite famous for its luscious cakes (especially the carrot cake), tasty breakfasts, creative sandwiches …
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