Dinner review: The Hide
Inspired by modern meateries from across the United States, The Hide is a carnivore’s dream. Inside the décor is warm and welcoming, as are the front of house staff who make you feel instantly relaxed...
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Dinner review: Benihana
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...
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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
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: Kyo, Palm Jumeriah
Kyo is perched right at the beginning of the Golden Mile Galleria shopping complex, on Palm Jumeirah, but it is by no means your standard mall café...
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Hotel review: Park Hyatt, Abu Dhabi
Everything there is to know about the Park Hyatt hotel in Abu Dhabi. What’s the hotel’s like?This resort is where to go for a perfect weekend escape (or week-long, if you have the time)...
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Dinner review: Carnival by Tresind
Like its sister restaurant, Tresind, this recently opened Indian eatery is no ordinary curry house. And, while Carnival by Tresind follows suit in its molecular, Alinea-style ways, it differs completely from Tresind in a very fun, jovial way...
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Dinner review: Marina Social, Intercontinental, Dubai Marina
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.
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Dinner review: Tresind, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
One of the few Indian fine-dining restaurants in Dubai not linked to a celebrity proprietor, Tresind describes itself as serving up “modernist Indian cuisine”...
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Dinner review: Claypot, Citymax, Kuwait Rd
Dubai is certainly not lacking in high-end Indian restaurants pushing the boundaries of molecular gastronomy. The city however, is perhaps left wanting when it comes to relaxed, old-fashioned curry houses serving up wholesome delicious food. This is where Claypot steps in...
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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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Nola Eatery & Social House, Armada BlueBay Hotel, JLT
Looking for a casual place to let your hair down with friends over vibrant drinks and some sweet jazz tunes? Nola is your place...
