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La Résidence: French haute cuisine or posh brasserie?
Written by DhabiDiva 7 comments
In a previously vacant space at Raffles Dubai, a new French restaurant has emerged on the ground floor, adding another fine dining venue to this...
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Bombay Brasserie: does Dubai need another Indian restaurant?
Written by AC 6 comments
Another new Indian restaurant opens in Dubai - does this town need one more? With the vibrant variety of Indian restaurants here - from low cost...
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Tre: is three times a charm for Roberto Rella?
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With Bice and Roberto's on his belt of ventures, Roberto Rella has made quite a (famous and infamous) household name for himself here in Dubai. The friendly and equally eccentric...
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Does the new-look Pierchic still offer a fairy tale ending?
Written by Alex 4 comments
Once upon a time, a fledgling kiwi, newly emigrated from New Zealand, was wined and dined al fresco by a prospective employer, at a...
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The Scene by Simon Rimmer – just British pub grub or more?
Written by SJ 6 comments
The Scene is British celebrity chef Simon Rimmer’s first restaurant outside the UK, and along with Asia Asia, the two latest additions to...
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Frioul Bistro De Luxe – it’s all about the concept
Written by The Man in the White Hat 12 comments
Frioul Bistro De Luxe is the new southern Mediterranean French restaurant at Souk Madinat Jumeirah replacing Jambase. It’s also a classic case study in how a confused...
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Don Alfonso 1890 – an (almost) bona fide Italian experience
Written by Abby 5 comments
Allow me to take you back to the fall of 2007. I was a university student studying abroad in Rome and without going into all of the (culinary)...
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The French Gateway to India – La Porte des Indes
Written by Reem 7 comments
I was intrigued to find an Indian restaurant in Dubai with a French name. 'La Porte des Indes' which translates to 'Gateway to India' has outposts in Brussels and London...
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Belgian food as haute cuisine – Café Belge
Written by The Man in the White Hat 10 comments
Café Belge is the new 1920s-style art deco 'Belgian grand café' at the Ritz-Carlton DIFC replacing the all-day dining restaurant Can Can (and launched with considerable...
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