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The UAE's italian restaurant edit.

5 restaurants across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, from easy neighbourhood tables to full-scale occasions.

The useful edit: excellent pasta, serious regional cooking and pizza that does not need a novelty topping to hold your attention.

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Mamsha, Abu Dhabi

A casual Roman-style pizzeria at Mamsha Al Saadiyat.

AED 100–200Full profile →

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Jumeirah Bay Island, Dubai

Restrained, highly polished Italian cooking at Bulgari Resort Dubai.

AED 650–1,100 per personFull profile →

DIFC, Dubai

Polished Tuscan-led Italian cooking in DIFC.

AED 280–460 per personFull profile →

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Corniche, Abu Dhabi

Warm, polished Italian fine dining inside Emirates Palace.

AED 350–600 per personFull profile →

Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi

Polished Italian dining with waterfront views and a capital-city power-table mood.

AED 240–400 per personFull profile →

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