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TOP 10 MIDDLE EASTERN
RESTAURANTS
1 Tagine
An exquisitely decorated restaurant
serving fine Moroccan cuisine (see p87).
2 Arabian Tea House Café
Affordable Arabian fare is served in
a pretty courtyard garden (see p69).
3 Zahr el Laymoun
MAP B6 • Souk Al Bahar, Dubai • 04
448 6060 • Open 10am–midnight
• www.zahrellaymoun.com • DD
Enjoy good Lebanese cuisine at this
place overlooking the Dubai Fountain.
4 Shabestan
MAP L2 • Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai
Creek • 04 205 7333 • Open 12:30–
3:30pm & 7:30–11:30pm • DDD
A table setting at Indego by Vineet Expect quality Iranian cuisine and
creek views at this hotel restaurant.
Indego by Vineet
7 5 Awtar
Vineet Bhatia, India’s first
MAP E2 • Grand Hyatt Dubai, Dubai
Michelin-starred chef, showcases • 04 317 2222 • Open 7:30pm–3am
his unique talents at this stylish Sun–Fri • DDD
restaurant. It offers a mix of This place offers good Lebanese food
traditional Indian favourites along- with regular bellydancing performances.
side more unusual contemporary 6 Al Nafoorah
creations, blending European and Top-quality Lebanese cuisine is served
subcontinental influences (see p87). in a sedate setting (see p75).
7 Almaz by Momo
Hoi An
8 A Moroccan café owned by restaurateur
Mourad “Momo” Mazouz (see p81).
The spirit of colonial-era
French Indochina lives on at these 8 Bastakiah Nights
beautiful wood-panelled restaurants, A lovely courtyard restaurant in a
located in the Shangri-La Hotel in both beautiful old Al Fahidi mansion (see p19).
Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The menu offers 9 Atayeb
delicious and innovative Vietnamese– MAP W4 • Yas Viceroy, Abu Dhabi
• 02 656 0600 • Open 7pm–1am
French cuisine (see p75 & p101). Sun–Fri • DD
Rhodes Twenty10
9 Offers an iconic view. Dishes include
Emirati fare.
The brainchild of UK celebrity
chef Gary Rhodes, this unpretentious 10 Lebanese Flower
Abu Dhabi residents flock to this
and affordable restaurant serves up excellent Lebanese restaurant (see p95).
Rhodes’ signature reworkings of
traditional British classics alongside
a selection of more Middle Eastern-
influenced creations (see p87).
Pai Thai
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Approached by abra (water
taxi), this waterfront restaurant offers
one of Dubai’s most romantic dining
experiences. The stunning setting
is perfectly complemented by the
fresh and authentic Thai food. Expect Arabian Tea House Café
crisply flavoured curries (see p81).
For a key to restaurant price ranges see p63

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