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.
Start with the mood
Outdoor Dining, properly chosen.
We compared 5 venues against the brief. 4 researched picks made the cut.
THE QUICK ANSWER
For a outdoor dining booking, start with Reform Social & Grill for lakeside garden and proper pub atmosphere, Bistro des Arts for classic French bistro cooking with current prices, Nayzak for a proper restaurant inside Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi and Beirut Sur Mer for beachfront terrace. Every restaurant shown here has enough editorial research to earn its place; the wider directory is kept separate.
Terraces, gardens and waterfront tables for the glorious stretch when the UAE weather earns its keep.
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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.
Modern InternationalNayzakPlate Snob PickHot right now
Nayzak
Saadiyat Cultural District, Abu Dhabi
Nayzak is the all-day restaurant inside Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, with a globally minded menu, exact prices, terrace seating and online reservations.
LebaneseBeirut Sur MerPlate Snob Pick
Beirut Sur Mer
Mamsha, Abu Dhabi
Colourful Lebanese dining by the beach at Mamsha Al Saadiyat.
New & hot
The tables making noise.
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.
Modern InternationalNayzakPlate Snob PickHot right now
Nayzak
Saadiyat Cultural District, Abu Dhabi
Nayzak is the all-day restaurant inside Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, with a globally minded menu, exact prices, terrace seating and online reservations.
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.
Modern InternationalNayzakPlate Snob PickHot right now
Nayzak
Saadiyat Cultural District, Abu Dhabi
Nayzak is the all-day restaurant inside Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, with a globally minded menu, exact prices, terrace seating and online reservations.
LebaneseBeirut Sur MerPlate Snob Pick
Beirut Sur Mer
Mamsha, Abu Dhabi
Colourful Lebanese dining by the beach at Mamsha Al Saadiyat.
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How does Plate Snob choose restaurants?
We edit for food, character, value, setting and genuine usefulness, not for the size of a marketing budget.
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