Dubai Restaurant Database
Welcome to our Dubai Restaurants Database, here you will find a selection of some of the best restaurants in Dubai.
Below are listed a small selection from our detailed database, this section alters monthly however all the restaurants are listed underneath there specific headings on the left hand side.
Amwaj
Seafood Cuisine Restaurant at the Shangri-La Hotel
In a city where many restaurants have all the atmosphere of an out-of-favour morgue, Amwaj boasts chatter, plenty of people and that all-too-elusive factor, ambience. Virtually every table was full when we last visited, always a good sign, but intelligent table spacing and moody low lighting means the setting is paradoxically intimate.
Al Nafoorah
Arabic / Lebanese Cuisine Restaurant at the Emirates Towers Hotel
When your daily diet typically consists of runny supermarket hummos, watery tabbouleh and towel-dry vine leaves, it’s easy to start feeling ambivalent about the region’s dominant cuisine. Luckily, the occasional visit to a restaurant like Al Nafoorah reminds the falafel-fatigued just how unique and fantastic Lebanese food can be.
Tel: +971 4 319 8088
Address: Shk Zayed Road, Dubai
Taxi Directions: Emirates Towers Mall
China Club
Chinese Cuisine Restaurant at the InterContinental Hotel
Juxtaposed with the brash charms of Yum! noodle bar, you’ll find one of the InterContinental’s best-kept secrets. The name ‘China Club’ is particularly apposite, describing not only the cuisine (which must rank among the most authentic gourmet Chinese food in the city).
Tel: +971 4 205 7333
Address: Deira, Dubai
Taxi Directions: Inter Continental Hotel
Glasshouse
International Cuisine Restaurant at the Hilton Dubai Creek
It’s hard not to feel sorry for Glasshouse. A mere lobby’s width away from Gordon Ramsay’s Verre, this artfully-lit, stylishly modern restaurant has the unenviable task of playing second fiddle to an eatery often considered one of Dubai’s finest.
Tel: +971 4 227 1111
Address: Deira, Dubai
Taxi Directions: Hilton Dubai Creek
Indego
Indian Cuisine Restaurant at the Grosvenor House Dubai
London-based Vineet Bhatia, the first Indian chef to be awarded a Michelin star, is consultant chef at Indego where his haute curry – using first-class ingredients and European methodology to give a contemporising tweak to Indian food – goes down a treat.
Tel: +971 4 399 8444
Address: Jumeirah, Dubai
Taxi Directions: West Marina Beach
Legends Steakhouse
Legends’ sweet and tender stalks of asparagus topped with a lightly browned and bubbling hollandaise sauce are meltingly, mouth-wateringly perfect. Creamily decadent but with a seriously fresh bite, they are a wonderful accompaniment to the feast of rich red meats and sauces which dominate the menu.
Tel: +971 4 295 6000
Address: Garhoud, Dubai
Taxi Directions: Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club
Marrakech
Moroccan Cuisine Restaurant at the Shangri-La Hotel
This upmarket Moroccan joint is effortlessly elegant. The décor is clean-cut North African — lots of graceful arches, subdued lighting, plenty of pottery, and an imposing, tiled and tomblike central feature bedecked with artfully arranged twigs.
Tel: +971 4 343 8888
Address: Shk Zayed Road, Dubai
Taxi Directions: Shangri-La Hotel
Medzo
If post-modernity is your bag, you’ll be blissed out by the Medzo experience. You’re likely to be served at your terrace table by a French speaking Filipino who can advise on the subtleties of Italian haute cuisine amid faux Egyptian artefacts, proving that (quirky) style doesn’t always come at the expense of substance.
Tel: +971 4 324 0000
Address: Garhoud, Dubai
Taxi Directions: Wafi Pyramids
Mezzanine
European Cuisine Restaurant at the Grosvenor House Dubai
Jacques Chirac joked you can’t trust the British because, after Finland, their food is the second worst in Europe. Surprising then that the latest Dubai venture by a made-in-France hotel chain boasts exemplary British credentials: Mezzanine’s chef patron, Gary Robinson, spent seven years as personal chef to Prince Charles.
Tel: +971 4 399 8888
Address: Jumeirah, Dubai
Taxi Directions: Dubai Marina
Sarband
Sarband is a pretty little place, more Mediterranean chic than conservative Iranian dining room, with bright blue and yellow walls, sparkly pottery, a smart bar and a pleasant outdoor terrace.
Tel: +971 4 283 3891
Address: Garhoud, Dubai
Taxi Directions: Aviation Club
Hard Rock Cafe
The Hard Rock Cafe sits beside the main junction of Mall of the Emirates and Dubai marina. The menu is typical American with enourmous portions and a fantastic service from the start. You will see the distinctive guitar standing outside what was a large building in Dubai it is now very small in comparrison to the towering blocks around.
Planet Hollywood
Interior decoration is focused around an extensive collection of movie memorabilia highlighting each theme. The Planet Hollywood tour begins with Schwarzenegger's 'Terminator' watching over the main lobby area. In the 'Adventure room', you are confronted with the alligator from 'Eraser' and if you manage to survive then venture into the 'Sky' room and watch the Migfighter from 'Air Force One' cruising overhead and the 1993 motorcycle from 'ConAir'.
The Cellar
Step into a comfortable and relaxed contemporary restaurant that evokes the décor of a medieval guildhall and delight in our tempting cuisines. T
o make the perfect wine and dine experience we offer a full service bar created in a rustic character offering Dubai's widest selection of wines. The contrast in the interiors goes from gothic stained glass and rafters, exposed concrete and steel to industrial and modern versus traditional furniture.
It offers a splendid view of the lake to The Irish Village as well as a charming open terrace for the cooler months.
