Date Night, properly chosen.

A traditional French bistro on the Dubai Marina waterfront.

French sophistication and Japanese precision high above DIFC.

A bright Riviera-inspired dining room in DIFC.

An intimate Japanese izakaya and ramen restaurant in The Onyx.

A contemporary Japanese restaurant at Mamsha Al Saadiyat.

A relaxed Mediterranean restaurant at Yas Marina.

Contemporary Cantonese dining at Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental.

A polished contemporary Japanese restaurant at The Galleria.

An intimate tasting-menu restaurant pushing modern Indian cooking into its own orbit.

An underwater fine-dining room built around a long, theatrical seafood tasting menu.

A tiny chef's-table tasting experience high above Dubai Marina.

Restrained, highly polished Italian cooking at Bulgari Resort Dubai.

Elegant French fine dining in the hushed grounds of One&Only The Palm.

A rooftop chef's counter telling a highly personal Dubai story course by course.

Bold, borderless cooking with a lively Downtown dining room.

Produce-led cooking from an open kitchen and wood-fired oven.

A rooftop garden lounge drawing across the Middle East and North Africa.

Mediterranean sharing plates, serious vegetables and a sustainability-minded cellar.

Jazz-age styling and polished Japanese cooking in Restaurant Village.

Modern Portuguese cooking with a sea-facing terrace and rooftop pool views.

A vegetarian Indian tasting menu with confidence, precision and no consolation-prize energy.

Contemporary Anatolian cooking with a polished Palm dining room.

Sky-high fine dining at Burj Al Arab with views that do not believe in understatement.

Polished Tuscan-led Italian cooking in DIFC.

A relaxed neighbourhood Japanese restaurant with sharp sushi and charcoal-grilled skewers.

Borderless, deeply personal cooking from three brothers, rooted in Syria and fluent in Dubai.

Warm, polished Italian fine dining inside Emirates Palace.

Contemporary Indian cooking with a terrace overlooking the palace beach.

A 1920s Chicago-style steakhouse with swagger, martinis and serious beef.

Colourful modern Peruvian dining with a high-energy bar and waterfront terrace.

Bright Riviera cooking and one of Al Maryah's most reliable power-lunch rooms.

Polished Italian dining with waterfront views and a capital-city power-table mood.

A handsome modern steakhouse at Al Bateen Marina.

Lively Spanish tapas with a glossy Etihad Towers backdrop.

A relaxed contemporary Japanese restaurant overlooking Al Qana.