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  Will luck strike for La Môme?

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  Remember Forty Four Bistro in the Warwick hotel? Well, the Belgian owner closed it down and has opened a French restaurant, La Môme, just across the Sheikh Zayed, on the 49th floor of the Nassima Royal hotel, replacing Tre...

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  Is Couqley an authentic French restaurant in Dubai?

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  Dubai has a new up and coming licensed dining scene. Home to popular Greek restaurant Mythos, lively Southern American eatery Nola and...

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  Is Forty Four Bistro worth a meal?

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  A French acquaintance mentions that a Belgian-owned French bistro has opened in the Warwick hotel on the Sheikh Zayed. And it's not one I have heard of. I do love reviewing restaurants that open quietly without...

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  Can Bistrot Bagatelle compete with the French-Med restaurant set in Dubai?

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  We have an 8pm booking on a Friday for new French-Mediterranean import...

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  How genuine is Bistro des Arts in Dubai?

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  I happen upon a new Dubai restaurant on Instagram with many raving about its French authenticity. For once a restaurant opens here so quietly, without any of the usual PR onslaught...

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  Meet chef Yannick Alleno and his new sauce extractions pairing

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  A so-called ‘food and extractions pairing menu’ that chef Yannick Alleno has just launched in his Dubai restaurant, Stay at the One & Only Palm left me confused but intrigued. Wine...

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  Is Jean-Georges Dining Room worth the price?

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  Launched in June at the Four Seasons Resort in Jumeirah to much fanfare and celebrity sightings, Jean-Georges Dubai is US-based French chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s first venture in the...

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  La Résidence: French haute cuisine or posh brasserie?

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  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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  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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