The Aquarium

Bastakiah Nights

”The building that houses this popular hangout is one of the oldest structures in this relatively new city. A table...”  More

Certo

Chalet

”A café serving huge portions of Indian biryanis (slow-cooked rice dishes) and grilled meats. Guests whose bill exceeds $12 for...”  More

Lime Tree Cafe

”This café near the Jumeirah Mosque serves great comfort food like paninis and frittatas—and surprisingly good carrot cake....”  More

Mezzanine

”Grosvenor House, site of the Dubai branch of Paris’s famed Buddha Bar, opened this Franco-British restaurant last summer and lured...”  More

Nineteen

Pierchic

Rhodes Mezzanine

Verre

”British chef Gordon Ramsay's modern European restaurant on Dubai Creek....”  More

Al Hambra

”Its top restaurant, Al Hambra, has vaulted ceilings and terra-cotta floors, a reference to the Moorish edifice in Andalucía from...”  More

Al Nafoorah

”In Dubai, for a couple million dollars, you can own a house on the frond of a palm tree. You...”  More

Al Qasr

”I don’t mean to sound like an undergrad philosophy major, but in Dubai...”  More

Bice

”In Dubai, for a couple million dollars, you can own a house on the frond of a palm tree. You...”  More

Bikanervala Restaurant

”If you gathered India’s best street-food vendors and assembled them in a bright, McDonald’s-like space, you’d have a good approximation...”  More

Blue Barjeel Restaurant & Café

”I don’t mean to sound like an undergrad philosophy major, but in Dubai...”  More

City Moon Café

”Though barely large enough to hold its five tables, the City Moon Café serves as both an eating place and...”  More

Kalha Restaurant

”This pleasant Palestinian restaurant is in the emirate of Sharjah, about a 15-minute drive from Dubai’s business district and home...”  More

Marrakech, Dubai

”In Dubai, for a couple million dollars, you can own a house on the frond of a palm tree. You...”  More

Sho Cho

”In Dubai, for a couple million dollars, you can own a house on the frond of a palm tree. You...”  More

Simran's Aappa Kadai

”A little lighter and a little spicier than the northern Indian or Moghul cooking that most Americans know as Indian...”  More

Wafi Gourmet

”The traditional salads and spreads—hummus, moutabbal (eggplant spread), okra with dill, chicory with lemon—are all supremely fresh and delicious....”  More

Zheng He's

”In Dubai, for a couple million dollars, you can own a house on the frond of a palm tree. You...”  More