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A rooftop chef's counter telling a highly personal Dubai story course by course.
British Dubai
Dubai’s original British gastropub, with breakfast from 8am, a lakeside garden, proper pub classics and a packed weekly diary.
Emirati Contemporary Abu Dhabi
A contemporary expression of Emirati cooking beside Qasr Al Hosn.
French Dubai
A French neighbourhood bistro on Dubai Marina Promenade, with current menu prices, online reservations, weekend breakfast and two waterside terraces.From the Plate Snob journal
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