Middle Eastern ContemporaryOrfali Bros BistroFeatured restaurantPlate Snob PickHot right now
Orfali Bros Bistro
Jumeirah, Dubai
Borderless, deeply personal cooking from three brothers, rooted in Syria and fluent in Dubai.
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The UAE's Creative restaurant edit.
From 7 matching venues, 6 researched picks made the cut.
THE QUICK ANSWER
For Creative restaurants in the UAE, start with Orfali Bros Bistro for original Middle Eastern cooking, FZN by Björn Frantzén for destination tasting menu, Ossiano for aquarium setting and Row on 45 for intimate chef's table. Every restaurant shown here has enough editorial research to earn its place; the wider directory is kept separate.
Creative cooking covers more ground in the UAE than a single category suggests. This edit favours restaurants with a clear speciality, useful practical detail and a reason to book beyond the cuisine label.
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Middle Eastern ContemporaryOrfali Bros BistroFeatured restaurant
CreativeFZN by Björn FrantzénPlate Snob PickHot right now
FZN by Björn Frantzén
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
A maximalist, ultra-luxury tasting experience merging Nordic and Asian ideas.
Seafood ContemporaryOssianoPlate Snob Pick
Ossiano
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
An underwater fine-dining room built around a long, theatrical seafood tasting menu.
Modern EuropeanRow on 45Plate Snob Pick
Row on 45
Dubai Marina, Dubai
A tiny chef's-table tasting experience high above Dubai Marina.
New & hot
The tables making noise.
Middle Eastern ContemporaryOrfali Bros BistroPlate Snob PickHot right now
Orfali Bros Bistro
Jumeirah, Dubai
Borderless, deeply personal cooking from three brothers, rooted in Syria and fluent in Dubai.
CreativeFZN by Björn FrantzénPlate Snob PickHot right now
FZN by Björn Frantzén
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
A maximalist, ultra-luxury tasting experience merging Nordic and Asian ideas.
CreativeMoonrisePlate Snob PickHot right now
Moonrise
Al Satwa, Dubai
A rooftop chef's counter telling a highly personal Dubai story course by course.
Indian ContemporaryTrèsind StudioPlate Snob PickHot right now
Trèsind Studio
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
An intimate tasting-menu restaurant pushing modern Indian cooking into its own orbit.
The shortlist
The restaurants that made the cut.
Middle Eastern ContemporaryOrfali Bros BistroFeatured restaurantPlate Snob PickHot right now
Orfali Bros Bistro
Jumeirah, Dubai
Borderless, deeply personal cooking from three brothers, rooted in Syria and fluent in Dubai.
CreativeFZN by Björn FrantzénFeatured restaurantPlate Snob PickHot right now
FZN by Björn Frantzén
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
A maximalist, ultra-luxury tasting experience merging Nordic and Asian ideas.
Seafood ContemporaryOssianoPlate Snob Pick
Ossiano
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
An underwater fine-dining room built around a long, theatrical seafood tasting menu.
Modern EuropeanRow on 45Plate Snob Pick
Row on 45
Dubai Marina, Dubai
A tiny chef's-table tasting experience high above Dubai Marina.
CreativeMoonrisePlate Snob PickHot right now
Moonrise
Al Satwa, Dubai
A rooftop chef's counter telling a highly personal Dubai story course by course.
Indian ContemporaryTrèsind StudioPlate Snob PickHot right now
Trèsind Studio
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
An intimate tasting-menu restaurant pushing modern Indian cooking into its own orbit.
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We edit for food, character, value, setting and genuine usefulness, not for the size of a marketing budget.
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