Dubai Restaurant Reviews By FooDiva

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  A maiden dining journey that is all style and no substance

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  A new homegrown Chinese restaurant, Maiden Shanghai at the Viceroy Palm Jumeirah, is a classic example of a Dubai restaurant that is all style and no substance. It officially opened on the...

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  How authentic is Brussels Belgian Bar & Bistro?

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  So it opened as Bapas in The H Hotel six months ago, but has since rebranded to Brussels Belgian Bar & Bistro. The same ownership remains, but the word ‘bapas’ didn't resonate...

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  How does the new W Grill & Cocktail Terrace at Wafi fare?

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  Dubai; Wherever I turn of late, a new steakhouse springs up, whether it's called just that, or a grill, same difference frankly. Gaucho at DIFC, Terra Firma at Intercontinental Festival City, The Grill at Citymax hotel, or W Grill at Wafi. Does this town not have enough decent steakhouses already?

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• Itching for Japanese; Icho [formerly Benkay]

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  Dubai; Walking into the lobby of the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Dubai (formerly JAL Hotel and more on that later), here’s what I encountered...

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• A taste of Turkey at Lalezar, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray

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  Dubai; Having holidayed in Istanbul a couple of years ago, or I should say Constantinople (thanks to FooDiva's Greek-Cypriot heritage), I've developed a fondness for Turkish cuisine. So with Lalezar, Dubai's first licenced Turkish restaurant now open at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray on the Palm, surely it warranted a FooDiva review?

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• Zest at One & Only The Palm Dubai

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  Dubai; Well FooDiva was back at the new One & Only The Palm Dubai, this time to try out Zest, the all-day dining restaurant. For those in the know, you can tell I am building up to the finale; Stay and Yannick Aleno’s Michelin star fine dining experience. It was Zest’s al fresco seating overlooking the infinity pool […]

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  Crab joint ‘Aprons & Hammers’ – a hammering or not?

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  Dubai; I always had fond memories of the Mina Seyahi dhow at DIMC (Dubai International Marine Club) with its freshly caught seafood on display, fishmarket-style and a wonderful selection of sushi and sashimi, but sometime earlier this year Le Meridien ceased operating this little hidden gem at the end of the pier. It now floats by the name of Aprons & Hammers - a so-called upscale crab joint.

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