BritishReform Social & GrillFeatured restaurantPlate Snob PickHot right now
Reform Social & Grill
The Lakes, Dubai
Dubai’s original British gastropub, with breakfast from 8am, a lakeside garden, proper pub classics and a packed weekly diary.
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The UAE's European restaurant edit.
From 17 matching venues, 6 researched picks made the cut.
THE QUICK ANSWER
For European restaurants in the UAE, start with Reform Social & Grill for lakeside garden and proper pub atmosphere, Bistro des Arts for classic French bistro cooking with current prices, The Guild for multiple beautifully designed rooms and 21grams for Balkan comfort food. Every restaurant shown here has enough editorial research to earn its place; the wider directory is kept separate.
Bistros, brasseries and contemporary European rooms with a clear point of view rather than an airport-lounge approach to geography.
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BritishReform Social & GrillFeatured restaurant
FrenchBistro des ArtsPlate Snob Pick
Bistro 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.
Balkan21gramsPlate Snob Pick
21grams
Umm Suqeim 2, Dubai
Soulful Balkan cooking, excellent pastries and a breakfast crowd that knows what it is doing.
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.
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BritishReform Social & GrillPlate Snob PickHot right now
Reform Social & Grill
The Lakes, Dubai
Dubai’s original British gastropub, with breakfast from 8am, a lakeside garden, proper pub classics and a packed weekly diary.
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.
The shortlist
The restaurants that made the cut.
BritishReform Social & GrillFeatured restaurantPlate Snob PickHot right now
Reform Social & Grill
The Lakes, Dubai
Dubai’s original British gastropub, with breakfast from 8am, a lakeside garden, proper pub classics and a packed weekly diary.
FrenchBistro des ArtsFeatured restaurantPlate Snob Pick
Bistro 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.
EuropeanThe GuildThe Guild
DIFC, Dubai
A sprawling home-grown brasserie in ICD Brookfield Place with distinct rooms, a seafood counter and serious all-day range.
Balkan21gramsPlate Snob Pick
21grams
Umm Suqeim 2, Dubai
Soulful Balkan cooking, excellent pastries and a breakfast crowd that knows what it is doing.
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.
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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