• Dinner review: Bistrot Bagatelle

    Dinner review: Bistrot Bagatelle

    On the surface, Bistrot Bagatelle in Dubai’s Fairmont hotel looks like a traditional French restaurant. There’s white table cloths, matching early 20th century décor and a brassy French singer, crooning jazz and blues songs late into the night...

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  • Dinner review: Ruya

    Dinner review: Ruya

    A new gem has opened on the waterfront of Dubai Marina serving up beautiful Anatolian classics with a contemporary twist...

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  • Dinner review: Sho Cho

    Dinner review: Sho Cho

    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...

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  • Dinner review: Izakaya, JW Marriott Marquis

    Dinner review: Izakaya, JW Marriott Marquis

    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...

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  • Dinner review: Iris, The Oberoi, Business Bay

    Dinner review: Iris, The Oberoi, Business Bay

    Originally from Beirut, the popular Lebanese bar and restaurant opened its first venture in Dubai in 2013, which was quickly followed by a second restaurant in Abu Dhabi. The Dubai branch describes itself as “modern but unconventional”, serving “simple and elegant” dishes...

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  • Bateaux Dubai

    Bateaux Dubai

    A grand affair, Bateaux Dubai has been a popular haunt for tourists and residents alike for years. Boasting views of the creek glistening with lights in the evening, this is the ultimate spot for special occasions and, of course, a…

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