Dubai Restaurant Reviews By FooDiva
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Why I struggle with tasting menus. And a restaurant review of Manao.
Share your commentsI struggle with many tasting menus, especially in Dubai. Why? Sky-high price points. For one imported concept here, the exact same menu is AED400 more expensive than its...
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New Dubai restaurant opening, Khadak. By the ex-chef director of Dishoom.
Share your commentsWhen I heard that the ex-chef director of the sensation that is Dishoom, one of my go-to restaurants in the UK, had moved to Dubai to open his own concept, I had an inkling Khadak...
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Can Sushiyaki compete in Dubai’s crowded Japanese scene?
Share your commentsLet’s see who's old-school Dubai. Do you remember golden oldie Japengo? With a Japanese and broader Asian menu. The Souk Madinat Jumeirah outpost overlooking the waterway...
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Fujiya Japanese Restaurant: Go. Now
4 commentsI know I've discovered a good restaurant when: a) the place is brimming with natives jovially tucking into their food - in this case Japanese b) tables are littered with five menus each - and c) I want to order every single dish.
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Is Little Miss India hit or miss?
4 commentsMy experience with Indian restaurants in Dubai are hit and miss. I love punchy flavour, but I can’t, or rather my stomach can’t tolerate high doses of chilli spice. Digestion issues aside, I feel that, a little like truffle, extreme spice...
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Kohantei: Dubai’s first Japanese kaiseki restaurant
2 commentsDubai has its first traditional Japanese restaurant, Kohantei at Dubai Opera, that embraces ‘omotenashi’ hospitality through a formal multi-course ‘kaiseki’ menu focused on beef from Japan...
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Is chef Akmal Anuar’s new restaurant more osteria or ‘funkcoolio’?
Share your commentsIf you don’t know chef Akmal Anuar, then you should. He’s the ex-chef patron of 3 Fils, a game-changing concept that, arguably, kickstarted the Dubai trend for independent, chef...
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Bordo Mavi with solely seafood on the menu
Share your commentsA new restaurant in Dubai serving SOLELY seafood. And a few veggie dishes. But ZERO meat. Not even one single dish. So if you’re in the 15 per cent of my Instagram poll further below, then perhaps don’t read on...
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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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