Italian ContemporaryIl Ristorante - Niko RomitoFeatured restaurantPlate Snob Pick
Il Ristorante - Niko Romito
Jumeirah Bay Island, Dubai
Restrained, highly polished Italian cooking at Bulgari Resort Dubai.
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The UAE's Italian restaurant edit.
From 29 matching venues, 5 researched picks made the cut.
THE QUICK ANSWER
For Italian restaurants in the UAE, start with Cafe Milano for handmade pasta and seafood, Fi’lia Dubai for 70th-floor skyline views, Il Ristorante - Niko Romito for refined Italian cooking and Talea by Antonio Guida for Italian classics refined. Every restaurant shown here has enough editorial research to earn its place; the wider directory is kept separate.
The useful edit: excellent pasta, serious regional cooking and pizza that does not need a novelty topping to hold your attention.
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Plate Snob picks
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Italian ContemporaryIl Ristorante - Niko RomitoFeatured restaurant
Italian ContemporaryTalea by Antonio GuidaPlate Snob Pick
Talea by Antonio Guida
Corniche, Abu Dhabi
Warm, polished Italian fine dining inside Emirates Palace.
The shortlist
The restaurants that made the cut.
ItalianCafe MilanoFeatured restaurantCafe Milano
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
A refined Italian restaurant at Four Seasons Abu Dhabi with handmade pasta, seafood and a waterfront terrace.
ItalianFi’lia DubaiFeatured restaurantFi’lia Dubai
Business Bay, Dubai
Female-led Italian cooking on the 70th floor of SLS Dubai, pairing handmade pasta and firewood baking with skyline views.
Italian ContemporaryIl Ristorante - Niko RomitoPlate Snob Pick
Il Ristorante - Niko Romito
Jumeirah Bay Island, Dubai
Restrained, highly polished Italian cooking at Bulgari Resort Dubai.
Italian ContemporaryTalea by Antonio GuidaPlate Snob Pick
Talea by Antonio Guida
Corniche, Abu Dhabi
Warm, polished Italian fine dining inside Emirates Palace.
ItalianPitfire Pizza JLTPitfire Pizza JLT
Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai
Pitfire's Cluster D lakefront pizzeria, with two pizza sizes and a menu that rewards checking the sharing maths.
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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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