Healthy ContemporaryUltra Brasserie — Emaar SquareUltra Brasserie — Emaar Square
Downtown Dubai, Dubai
A bright weekday brasserie for fresh breakfasts, salads and business-district lunches.

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Healthy ContemporaryUltra Brasserie — Emaar SquareDowntown Dubai, Dubai
A bright weekday brasserie for fresh breakfasts, salads and business-district lunches.
Healthy ContemporaryUltra Brasserie — Marina PlazaDubai Marina, Dubai
An all-day Marina brasserie for breakfast, balanced lunches and coffee that keeps its promises.
Modern InternationalNayzakSaadiyat Cultural District, Abu Dhabi
A museum restaurant and café with a terrace looking across Saadiyat Cultural District.
FrenchBistro des ArtsDubai Marina, Dubai
A traditional French bistro on the Dubai Marina waterfront.
BritishReform Social & GrillThe Lakes, Dubai
A British gastropub built around a generous garden and all-day dining.
Middle Eastern ContemporaryOrfali Bros BistroJumeirah, Dubai
Borderless, deeply personal cooking from three brothers, rooted in Syria and fluent in Dubai.
Indian ContemporaryTrèsind StudioPalm Jumeirah, Dubai
An intimate tasting-menu restaurant pushing modern Indian cooking into its own orbit.
CreativeMoonriseAl Satwa, Dubai
A rooftop chef's counter telling a highly personal Dubai story course by course.
Seafood ContemporaryOssianoPalm Jumeirah, Dubai
An underwater fine-dining room built around a long, theatrical seafood tasting menu.
Dubai Hills, Dubai
A vegetarian Indian tasting menu with confidence, precision and no consolation-prize energy.
CreativeFZN by Björn FrantzénPalm Jumeirah, Dubai
A maximalist, ultra-luxury tasting experience merging Nordic and Asian ideas.
Modern EuropeanRow on 45Dubai Marina, Dubai
A tiny chef's-table tasting experience high above Dubai Marina.
Japanese ContemporaryMimi KakushiJumeirah, Dubai
Jazz-age styling and polished Japanese cooking in Restaurant Village.
LevantineBait MaryamJumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai
Warm, deeply personal Levantine home cooking in JLT.
MediterraneanBOCADIFC, Dubai
Mediterranean sharing plates, serious vegetables and a sustainability-minded cellar.
PeruvianCOYA Abu DhabiAl Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Colourful modern Peruvian dining with a high-energy bar and waterfront terrace.
British ContemporaryDinner by Heston BlumenthalPalm Jumeirah, Dubai
Historic British recipes reworked with Heston-level polish and theatre.
Italian ContemporaryIl Ristorante — Niko RomitoJumeirah Bay Island, Dubai
Restrained, highly polished Italian cooking at Bulgari Resort Dubai.
Asian ContemporaryJun'sDowntown Dubai, Dubai
Bold, borderless cooking with a lively Downtown dining room.
French MediterraneanLPM Restaurant & Bar Abu DhabiAl Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Bright Riviera cooking and one of Al Maryah's most reliable power-lunch rooms.
French ContemporarySTAY by Yannick AllénoPalm Jumeirah, Dubai
Elegant French fine dining in the hushed grounds of One&Only The Palm.
Italian ContemporaryTalea by Antonio GuidaCorniche, Abu Dhabi
Warm, polished Italian fine dining inside Emirates Palace.
Balkan21gramsMeydan, Dubai
Soulful Balkan cooking, excellent pastries and a breakfast crowd that knows what it is doing.
French ContemporaryAl MuntahaUmm Suqeim, Dubai
Sky-high fine dining at Burj Al Arab with views that do not believe in understatement.
SteakhouseButcher & StillAl Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
A 1920s Chicago-style steakhouse with swagger, martinis and serious beef.
Middle EasternNiniveDIFC, Dubai
A rooftop garden lounge drawing across the Middle East and North Africa.
AnatolianRüyaPalm Jumeirah, Dubai
Contemporary Anatolian cooking with a polished Palm dining room.
Portuguese ContemporaryTasca by José AvillezJumeirah, Dubai
Modern Portuguese cooking with a sea-facing terrace and rooftop pool views.
ItalianCafe MilanoAl Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Polished Italian dining with waterfront views and a capital-city power-table mood.
ChineseDai Pai DongAl Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Cantonese comfort food, dim sum and a garden terrace at Rosewood Abu Dhabi.
Modern ContemporaryLOWEWadi Al Safa 3, Dubai
Produce-led cooking from an open kitchen and wood-fired oven.
Indian ContemporaryMartabaan by Hemant OberoiCorniche, Abu Dhabi
Contemporary Indian cooking with a terrace overlooking the palace beach.
Japanese ContemporaryOtoroAl Qana, Abu Dhabi
A relaxed contemporary Japanese restaurant overlooking Al Qana.
ItalianThe ArtisanDIFC, Dubai
Polished Tuscan-led Italian cooking in DIFC.
SteakhouseOak RoomAl Bateen, Abu Dhabi
A handsome modern steakhouse at Al Bateen Marina.
Modern EuropeanTeibleAl Jaddaf, Dubai
Seasonal, low-waste cooking beside Jameel Arts Centre.
EmiratiArabian Tea HouseAl Fahidi, Dubai
A leafy courtyard for Emirati breakfasts, tea and old-Dubai atmosphere.
JapaneseGoldfish Sushi & YakitoriAl Wasl, Dubai
A relaxed neighbourhood Japanese restaurant with sharp sushi and charcoal-grilled skewers.
SpanishJosé by PizarroCorniche, Abu Dhabi
Lively Spanish tapas with a glossy Etihad Towers backdrop.
PersianShabestanDeira, Dubai
A long-running Persian dining room overlooking Dubai Creek.
French-JapaneseBar des Prés
LebaneseBeirut Sur MerMamsha, Abu Dhabi
Colourful Lebanese dining by the beach at Mamsha Al Saadiyat.
SeafoodBu QtairUmm Suqeim, Dubai
No-frills fried fish, prawns and curry beside the fishing harbour.
Japanese Contemporary3FilsJumeirah, Dubai
A compact harbour-side restaurant serving contemporary Asian food with Japanese influence.
SyrianAroos DamascusAl Muraqqabat, Dubai
A bustling Syrian institution for grills, mezze and very generous tables.
Middle Eastern ContemporaryOrfali Bros BistroJumeirah, Dubai
A chef-led bistro reframing Middle Eastern flavours with a highly personal menu.
MediterraneanMikaYas Island, Abu Dhabi
A relaxed Mediterranean restaurant at Yas Marina.
CantoneseHakkasan Abu DhabiCorniche, Abu Dhabi
Contemporary Cantonese dining at Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental.
JapaneseKinoyaThe Greens, Dubai
An intimate Japanese izakaya and ramen restaurant in The Onyx.
Japanese Contemporary99 Sushi BarAl Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
A polished contemporary Japanese restaurant at The Galleria.
Japanese ContemporaryZuma Abu DhabiAl Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Contemporary Japanese dining on Al Maryah Island.
Emirati ContemporaryErthAl Hosn, Abu Dhabi
A contemporary expression of Emirati cooking beside Qasr Al Hosn.
Japanese ContemporaryZuma Dubai
Lebanese-ArmenianAlmayassAl Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Lebanese-Armenian cooking at The Galleria on Al Maryah Island.
French MediterraneanLPM Restaurant & BarDIFC, Dubai
A bright Riviera-inspired dining room in DIFC.
Japanese ContemporaryNIRI
ItalianAntoniaMamsha, Abu Dhabi
A casual Roman-style pizzeria at Mamsha Al Saadiyat.
IranianAl Ustad Special KababBur Dubai, Dubai
A compact old-Dubai favourite known for Iranian kebabs.
PakistaniRavi RestaurantAl Satwa, Dubai
A long-standing Dubai institution for Pakistani comfort food.
EmiratiAl MrzabAl Nahyan, Abu Dhabi
A local favourite for Emirati and Kuwaiti home-style cooking.