FrenchBistro des ArtsFeatured restaurantBistro des Arts
Dubai Marina, Dubai
A French neighbourhood bistro on Dubai Marina Promenade, with current menu prices, online reservations, weekend breakfast and two waterside terraces.
Plate Snob compared 7 venues and selected 5. Start with Bistro des Arts for classic French bistro cooking with current prices, Ultra Brasserie, Emaar Square for breakfast from 7am on working days, Ultra Brasserie, Marina Plaza for seven-day breakfast and lunch and LPM Restaurant & Bar for riviera-style menu. This is a researched shortlist, not every restaurant carrying the same database tag.
Plate Snob compared 7 venues and selected 5. Start with Bistro des Arts for classic French bistro cooking with current prices, Ultra Brasserie, Emaar Square for breakfast from 7am on working days, Ultra Brasserie, Marina Plaza for seven-day breakfast and lunch and LPM Restaurant & Bar for riviera-style menu. This is a researched shortlist, not every restaurant carrying the same database tag.
The best business lunches respect the clock without making the meal feel like an agenda item. We compared 7 open venues against the brief and kept 5 with genuine editorial research. The strongest researched starting points are Bistro des Arts for classic French bistro cooking with current prices, Ultra Brasserie, Emaar Square for breakfast from 7am on working days and Ultra Brasserie, Marina Plaza for seven-day breakfast and lunch. The cut is deliberately tight: French, French Mediterranean, Japanese Contemporary and Healthy Contemporary appear across Dubai Marina, DIFC, Downtown Dubai and Palm Jumeirah, but a database tag alone does not earn a recommendation. Factual directory records remain searchable elsewhere while this page stays focused on the tables Plate Snob can confidently discuss. Use the map to compare convenience, then check each profile for current prices, booking options and practical details. Menus, hours and availability move quickly in the UAE, so confirm time-sensitive information directly with the venue.
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Where we'd start
FrenchBistro des ArtsFeatured restaurantDubai Marina, Dubai
A French neighbourhood bistro on Dubai Marina Promenade, with current menu prices, online reservations, weekend breakfast and two waterside terraces.
Healthy ContemporaryUltra Brasserie, Emaar SquareDowntown Dubai, Dubai
Ultra Emaar Square is a weekday Downtown brasserie for 7am breakfast, healthy business lunches, takeaway and delivery, with current menu prices.
Healthy ContemporaryUltra Brasserie, Marina PlazaDubai Marina, Dubai
Ultra Marina Plaza is a seven-day brasserie with breakfast, healthy lunches, a changing deli, weekday value meals, takeaway and delivery.
French MediterraneanLPM Restaurant & BarDIFC, Dubai
Bright Riviera cooking, excellent people-watching and a dining room that has mastered the long lunch.
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Japanese ContemporaryZuma DubaiDIFC, Dubai
The original DIFC modern-Japanese heavyweight, built around sushi, robata and a perpetually charged room.
The shortlist
FrenchBistro des ArtsFeatured restaurantDubai Marina, Dubai
A French neighbourhood bistro on Dubai Marina Promenade, with current menu prices, online reservations, weekend breakfast and two waterside terraces.
Healthy ContemporaryUltra Brasserie, Emaar SquareFeatured restaurantDowntown Dubai, Dubai
Ultra Emaar Square is a weekday Downtown brasserie for 7am breakfast, healthy business lunches, takeaway and delivery, with current menu prices.
Healthy ContemporaryUltra Brasserie, Marina PlazaDubai Marina, Dubai
Ultra Marina Plaza is a seven-day brasserie with breakfast, healthy lunches, a changing deli, weekday value meals, takeaway and delivery.
French MediterraneanLPM Restaurant & BarDIFC, Dubai
Bright Riviera cooking, excellent people-watching and a dining room that has mastered the long lunch.
Japanese ContemporaryZuma DubaiDIFC, Dubai
The original DIFC modern-Japanese heavyweight, built around sushi, robata and a perpetually charged room.
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Useful answers
Bistro des Arts is a strong place to start for classic French bistro cooking with current prices. The best choice still depends on your budget, preferred atmosphere and the kind of meal you are planning.
Ultra Brasserie, Emaar Square is among the more approachable options in this selection. Check the current menu before booking because set menus and per-person spend can change.
Bistro des Arts is worth considering when atmosphere and location matter alongside the food. Use the practical details and map on this page to check whether it fits the occasion.
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