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.
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We compared 25 venues against the brief. 14 researched picks made the cut.
THE QUICK ANSWER
For a visitors booking, start with Bistro des Arts for classic French bistro cooking with current prices, Nayzak for a proper restaurant inside Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, Cafe Milano for handmade pasta and seafood and Bar des Prés for 51st-floor skyline views. Every restaurant shown here has enough editorial research to earn its place; the wider directory is kept separate.
The UAE tables we would confidently book for someone with limited time and very high expectations.
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FrenchBistro des ArtsFeatured restaurant
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.
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.
LevantineBait MaryamPlate Snob Pick
Bait Maryam
Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai
Warm, deeply personal Levantine home cooking in JLT.
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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.
French-JapaneseBar des PrésHot right now
Bar des Prés
DIFC, Dubai
Cyril Lignac's French-Japanese dining room on the 51st floor of ICD Brookfield Place.
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.
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.
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 InternationalNayzakFeatured restaurantPlate 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.
ItalianCafe MilanoCafe Milano
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
A refined Italian restaurant at Four Seasons Abu Dhabi with handmade pasta, seafood and a waterfront terrace.
French-JapaneseBar des PrésHot right now
Bar des Prés
DIFC, Dubai
Cyril Lignac's French-Japanese dining room on the 51st floor of ICD Brookfield Place.
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.
LevantineBait MaryamPlate Snob Pick
Bait Maryam
Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai
Warm, deeply personal Levantine home cooking in JLT.
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.
Seafood ContemporaryOssianoPlate Snob Pick
Ossiano
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
An underwater fine-dining room built around a long, theatrical seafood tasting menu.
Italian ContemporaryTalea by Antonio GuidaPlate Snob Pick
Talea by Antonio Guida
Corniche, Abu Dhabi
Warm, polished Italian fine dining inside Emirates Palace.
CreativeMoonrisePlate Snob PickHot right now
Moonrise
Al Satwa, Dubai
A rooftop chef's counter telling a highly personal Dubai story course by course.
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.
Japanese Contemporary3FilsPlate Snob PickHot right now
3Fils
Jumeirah, Dubai
A compact harbour-side restaurant serving contemporary Asian food with Japanese influence.
LebaneseBeirut Sur MerPlate Snob Pick
Beirut Sur Mer
Mamsha, Abu Dhabi
Colourful Lebanese dining by the beach at Mamsha Al Saadiyat.
Emirati ContemporaryErthPlate Snob Pick
Erth
Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi
A contemporary expression of Emirati cooking beside Qasr Al Hosn.
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