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Official view of NayzakModern InternationalNayzak
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Nayzak

Saadiyat Cultural District, Abu Dhabi

A museum restaurant and café with a terrace looking across Saadiyat Cultural District.

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Moonrise

Al Satwa, Dubai

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

Official view of OssianoSeafood ContemporaryOssiano
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Ossiano

Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

An underwater fine-dining room built around a long, theatrical seafood tasting menu.

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Avatara

Dubai Hills, Dubai

A vegetarian Indian tasting menu with confidence, precision and no consolation-prize energy.

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Row on 45

Dubai Marina, Dubai

A tiny chef's-table tasting experience high above Dubai Marina.

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Bait Maryam

Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai

Warm, deeply personal Levantine home cooking in JLT.

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BOCA

DIFC, Dubai

Mediterranean sharing plates, serious vegetables and a sustainability-minded cellar.

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COYA Abu Dhabi

Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi

Colourful modern Peruvian dining with a high-energy bar and waterfront terrace.

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Jun's

Downtown Dubai, Dubai

Bold, borderless cooking with a lively Downtown dining room.

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21grams

Meydan, Dubai

Soulful Balkan cooking, excellent pastries and a breakfast crowd that knows what it is doing.

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Ninive

DIFC, Dubai

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

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Rüya

Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

Contemporary Anatolian cooking with a polished Palm dining room.

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Cafe Milano

Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi

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

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Dai Pai Dong

Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi

Cantonese comfort food, dim sum and a garden terrace at Rosewood Abu Dhabi.

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LOWE

Wadi Al Safa 3, Dubai

Produce-led cooking from an open kitchen and wood-fired oven.

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Otoro

Al Qana, Abu Dhabi

A relaxed contemporary Japanese restaurant overlooking Al Qana.

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Oak Room

Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi

A handsome modern steakhouse at Al Bateen Marina.

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Teible

Al Jaddaf, Dubai

Seasonal, low-waste cooking beside Jameel Arts Centre.

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Shabestan

Deira, Dubai

A long-running Persian dining room overlooking Dubai Creek.

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Bu Qtair

Umm Suqeim, Dubai

No-frills fried fish, prawns and curry beside the fishing harbour.

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3Fils

Jumeirah, Dubai

A compact harbour-side restaurant serving contemporary Asian food with Japanese influence.

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Mika

Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

A relaxed Mediterranean restaurant at Yas Marina.

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Kinoya

The Greens, Dubai

An intimate Japanese izakaya and ramen restaurant in The Onyx.

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Erth

Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi

A contemporary expression of Emirati cooking beside Qasr Al Hosn.

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NIRI

Mamsha, Abu Dhabi

A contemporary Japanese restaurant at Mamsha Al Saadiyat.

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Antonia

Mamsha, Abu Dhabi

A casual Roman-style pizzeria at Mamsha Al Saadiyat.

Official view of Al MrzabEmiratiAl Mrzab

Al Mrzab

Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi

A local favourite for Emirati and Kuwaiti home-style cooking.