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How does the new Okku compare to the original?
Share your commentsThe original Okku that opened in 2009 became Dubai’s first independent, homegrown, licensed restaurant concept. Remember the wild disco brunch and Sunday L.O.V.E. promo? Those heady, old-school times are...
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A bientôt Chez Wam
Share your commentsI knew my cover would be blown. An open-plan kitchen with the chef patron on the pass in full view is a dead giveaway. However, I insist on paying the bill – hence you’re reading this review. Otherwise, what a waste of both my time and the restaurant’s...
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Does Grove Road reimagine the classics?
Share your commentsThe latest concept by the Bystro team, Grove Road at The Pointe West on Palm Jumeirah promises Melbourne-inspired, fresh, flavourful and fuss-free fare with full views of the world's largest...
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Chuan: a case for Chinese restaurants
Share your commentsOh the irony. I am frequenting Chinese restaurants more than ever. And going by how quiet these establishments are in Dubai, I am the anomaly. The threat of coronavirus has caused such discrimination amongst the...
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Would I return to Pan-Asian steakhouse Matagi?
1 comment“Cold sea. Cold earth winds. Fire sea. Fire earth. Hot bowl earthenware pots. Master meat cuts. Sprouts greens. Happy happy joy joy.” All these terms are bizarre menu headers. Going by the selection of dishes, cold and fire...
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Can Ena become more than a ONE-hit wonder?
1 commentAvgolemono. A traditional Greek egg and lemon soup. It may not sound particularly appealing, but if cooked correctly, it is. Trust me. This chicken-infused rice broth, whisked with eggs and the juice of freshly squeezed lemons is pure...
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What is The Pointe of Seafood Kitchen?
2 commentsFinally. A Dubai restaurant that does everything promised on the PR-tin. The PR blurb for Seafood Kitchen at The Pointe on Palm Jumeirah matches my experience. Free, easy-access parking leads to a spectacular, Insta-worthy view...
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Meet chef Alain Ducasse at his first restaurant in Dubai
Share your commentsThe legend that is chef Alain Ducasse has landed in Dubai. Softly spoken. Calm. Collected. And slightly reticent. His publicist acts as a translator when we meet over an 8am coffee and...
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Is a table worth bagging at the new Hakkasan Dubai?
Share your commentsI tried three times over the last month to book a table at modern Cantonese restaurant import Hakkasan, which recently relocated from Jumeirah Emirates Towers to Atlantis The Palm Dubai. On all three...
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