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The UAE's levantine restaurant edit.

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

The Plate Snob guide to levantine restaurants across the UAE: edited for cooking, character and whether the whole experience earns the booking.

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Plate Snob Pick

Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai

Warm, deeply personal Levantine home cooking in JLT.

AED 100–170 per personFull profile →

Al Muraqqabat, Dubai

A bustling Syrian institution for grills, mezze and very generous tables.

AED 45–90 per personFull profile →

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DIFC, Dubai

A rooftop garden lounge drawing across the Middle East and North Africa.

AED 250–400 per personFull profile →

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