The hostess escorts us to our semi-banquette table, sandwiched so tightly between two tables, LPM-style, we can hear every word of the neighbouring conversation ...

The hostess escorts us to our semi-banquette table, sandwiched so tightly between two tables, LPM-style, we can hear every word of the neighbouring conversation. I request another table for two that I ...

From when I first started reviewing, 14 years ago, I have always insisted that Dubai needs modern Emirati restaurants for the dining scene to be taken seriously on the global culinary map. More ...

My annual Dubai restaurant guide celebrates its tenth edition, so with this milestone, change is afoot. The restaurants featured are those that I choose to frequent socially, some more often than ...

When I heard that the ex-chef director of the sensation that is Dishoom, one of my go-to restaurants in the UK, had moved to Dubai to open his own concept, I had an inkling Khadak would impress.

A staggering 95% of you voted for my new header-style format that I had proposed for my restaurant reviews, which brings great joy to the organisational freak in me. Why kick off with concept? It’s ...

I rarely have a dud meal when travelling. Why? Because I spend weeks researching restaurants and must-try dishes. Often spending more time on trawling local recommendations than the actual travel. But ...

If you don’t know chef Akmal Anuar, then you should. He’s the ex-chef patron of 3Fils, a game-changing concept that, arguably, kickstarted the Dubai trend for independent, chef-led unlicensed ...

Whilst I have been publishing restaurant reviews on this website for over 13 years, reviews from today onwards will be housed on my Substack newsletter – and are for paid subscribers only. You can ...

They have free reign to nominate any restaurants, apart from their own, or those with a business interest. Obviously. With these recommendations, I guarantee you’ll have heaps of local and global ...

Let’s see who’s old-school Dubai. Do you remember golden oldie Japengo? With a Japanese and broader Asian menu. The Souk Madinat Jumeirah outpost overlooking the waterway sadly shut shop nearly a ...