Dubai Restaurant Reviews By FooDiva

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  A soft shell crab dish you must eat

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  Once or twice a year I come across a dish in a Dubai or Abu Dhabi restaurant that is so addictively delicious, it warrants a review in its own right. There are three words that make my...

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  A new Peruvian restaurant in Dubai: Garden

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  Would a gift of US$50,000 entice you to open your own restaurant in Dubai? It’s mere pocket money really but it can pave the way for local talent to develop their own concepts. And that’s exactly...

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  Does Heinz Beck’s new casual restaurant in Dubai offer a taste of Italy?

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  “It’s like Eataly,” enthuses my dining companion as we meander into Taste of Italy, chef Heinz Beck’s first foray into casual dining at Dubai's Galleria...

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  The Sum Of Us: is it all hype?

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  I am usually sceptical when hype surrounds a new restaurant or café opening in Dubai, or anywhere for that matter. Expectations rocket higher than Burj Khalifa, one is...

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  Another Catch docks…in Dubai

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  Why do some restaurants in Dubai insist on a bevy of pretty hostesses all huddled at the entrance ready to pounce? Are a couple of ladies not enough to check reservations...

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  Palm Grill: dinner and vino on the beach

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  I like to think that I have a knack for discovering new restaurants slightly off the beaten track. On this occasion though a fellow foodie gave me a heads up on this relatively new spot in Dubai...

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  What’s La Cantine du Faubourg trying to be?

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  La Cantine du Faubourg is a new French restaurant import now open in Dubai, at Jumeirah Emirates Towers. The name conjures images of a quaint Parisian bistro with tables spilling out...

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  Cove Beach for lunch with a view

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  A sleek and sexy restaurant sits sheltered in a cove on Dubai’s Jumeirah beach with gorgeous views of Burj Al Arab. Newly opened Cove Beach at Jumeirah Beach Hotel is owned...

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  Nusr-Et – an expensive cut of steak in Dubai

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  When the rumour mill started that Nusr-Et was set to open a restaurant in Dubai (at the Four Seasons), I couldn’t understand the appeal of a steakhouse import from Turkey. Don’t get me...

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