New Dubai restaurant reviews by FooDiva

All new restaurant reviews are now published on my Substack newsletter – and linked below. FooDiva’s editorial policy is explained HERE.

Sometimes I give restaurants a second chance

The former executive chef of The Maine Group, Saradhi Dakara’s new restaurant Orilla reviewed. The definition of restaurant criticism. How I select openings that are ripe for review.

From Mexico to France. Two new Dubai restaurants reviewed.

Cocina Tres and Maison Mer. Homegrown concepts, of course.

Is Kraken all it’s cracked up to be?

I couldn’t resist this clichéd idiom for a headline. Chef Gregoire Berger’s new seafood restaurant reviewed.

Is Middle Child worth the queue?

Plus…Lana Lusa opens a third licensed branch. Bull & Bear’s Sunday roast.

A trio of new restaurant openings reviewed

Yubi. Three Bros. Piehaus.

NOTE: This post is updated monthly.

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