Dinner review: BiCE Mare, Souk Al Bahar
This fine-dining Italian restaurant has been situated on the same spot in Souk Al Bahar since 2009. Part of the global BiCE brand, the restaurant specialises in seafood.
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Dinner review: The Tap House, Palm Jumeirah
Located on the Club Vista Mare restaurant strip which opened earlier this year, The Tap House is laid-back gastropub specializing in craft drinks. The interior is quite dark, with exposed brick and multiple large flat screen TVs dotted about the open plan eatery.
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Dinner review: Folly by Nick & Scott, Madinat Jumeirah
Housed in the space previously occupied by Rivington Grill, folly by Nick & Scott is well worth a visit. From chefs Nick Alvis and Scott Price – the guys who formerly oversaw Table 9, folly is a homegrown concept launched in partnership with Gates Hospitality...
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Dinner review: Armani/Ristorante, Downtown Dubai
The slick modernist interior of the Armani hotel’s signature Italian restaurant feels like stepping into a scene from a mid-20th century Italian art house film (expect high ceilings, curved interior patterns and cream fabrics).
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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. -
Riva Ristorante
Before heading to this beach club and restaurant, my friend and I didn’t expect to be dining by a beautifully-lit pool, surrounded by lanterns and date palms...
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40 Kong, H Dubai
Better known as one of Dubai’s hottest nightspots in the alfresco season – getting in after 11pm on a weekend is well nigh impossible – but beyond the glamorous rooftop...
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Merletto, Marriott Al Jaddaf
Merletto is the sort of place you’d really want to get dressed up for, but what you get here is a fine-dining experience, with a bill that doesn’t leave a gaping hole in your pocket...
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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… -
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...
