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The UAE's japanese contemporary restaurant edit.

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

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Modern Japanese cooking across the UAE, from relaxed izakaya energy to highly polished special-occasion rooms.

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NIRI

Mamsha, Abu Dhabi

A contemporary Japanese restaurant at Mamsha Al Saadiyat.

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Moonrise

Al Satwa, Dubai

A rooftop chef's counter telling a highly personal Dubai story course by course.

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Otoro

Al Qana, Abu Dhabi

A relaxed contemporary Japanese restaurant overlooking Al Qana.

The wider UAE edit

Two cities. No filler.

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