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Restaurants

Mezlai
1 Hotel. Opt for the blind-tasting menu,
MAP N1 • Emirates Palace,
and choose between a seat in the
Dubai • 02 690 7999 • Open beautiful old-world dining room or
1–10:30pm • DDD on the terrace outside (see p101).
This innovative restaurant features
Qbara
authentic Emirati cuisine in a lavish 4
setting. Guests are given five-star MAP E2 • Wafi City (adjacent to
treatment and can choose from a Raffles Hotel), Dubai • 04 709 2500
selection of local dishes, including • Open 6pm–1am • DDD
fire-grilled seafood, Gulf-style There’s a distinct hint of Arabian
biryanis and creamy desserts. magic in this very chic restaurant,
with its intimate, dimly-lit interior
and star-like illuminations twinkling
overhead. Arabia dominates the
menu, too, with mouthwatering
mezze and inventive mains.
Anise
5
Modelled on the eight points
of the star anise, this charming
eatery offers eight cooking stations.
Diners can watch as the chefs
create their meal with flair and
passion. It also has a beautiful
terrace that boasts views over
The lavish dining room at Mezlai the Dubai Creek (see p63).
Eauzone
Buddha Bar
2 6
Located in the One&Only
A cavernous, dimly-lit
restaurant overseen by an enormous Royal Mirage (see p113), this is
Buddha, this is Dubai’s most spec- one of Dubai’s most romantic res-
tacular piece of culinary theatre. taurants. Visit after dark and dine
Food focuses on Pan-Asian cuisine, at tables in miniature Arabian tents
including an excellent selection of set between floodlit pools. The
Japanese dishes (see p87). food features top-quality Pan-Asian
cuisine including some traditional
Bord Eau
3 classics and delicious contemporary
fusion creations (see p87).
French fine dining is the
theme at this upmarket restaurant
housed in Abu Dhabi’s Shangri-La Eauzone, set beside a floodlit pool

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