Indian ContemporaryTrèsind StudioFeatured restaurantPlate 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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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.
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Moonrise
Al Satwa, Dubai
A rooftop chef's counter telling a highly personal Dubai story course by course.
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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.
CreativeMoonrisePlate Snob PickHot right now
Moonrise
Al Satwa, Dubai
A rooftop chef's counter telling a highly personal Dubai story course by course.
CreativeFZN by Björn FrantzénPlate Snob PickHot right nowNew
FZN by Björn Frantzén
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
A maximalist, ultra-luxury tasting experience merging Nordic and Asian ideas.
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.
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Indian ContemporaryTrèsind StudioFeatured restaurantPlate Snob PickHot right now
Trèsind Studio
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
An intimate tasting-menu restaurant pushing modern Indian cooking into its own orbit.
Seafood ContemporaryOssianoFeatured restaurantPlate 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.
CreativeFZN by Björn FrantzénPlate Snob PickHot right nowNew
FZN by Björn Frantzén
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
A maximalist, ultra-luxury tasting experience merging Nordic and Asian ideas.
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.
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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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