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  How does the new Okku compare to the original?

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  The original Okku that opened in 2009 became Dubai’s first independent, homegrown, licensed restaurant concept. Remember the wild disco brunch and Sunday L.O.V.E. promo? Those heady, old-school times are...

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  Bungalo34: a restaurant, not a beach club

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  When Natasha Sideris, the founder and CEO of The Tashas Group, first mentioned that she was developing a new homegrown, independent restaurant in Dubai, Bungalo34, at Nikki Beach Resort, she...

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  Goodbye Palm Grill. Hello Tamoka.

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  Remember the sand-in-toes gem Palm Grill at Ritz-Carlton Dubai on JBR Walk? Well say goodbye, and hello to new Latin-American restaurant Tamoka, with a separate beach bar...

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  Is Kinoya all hype or here to stay?

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  Instagram is swamped with photos of a new traditional Japanese restaurant in Dubai. Kinoya is the brainchild of ramen chef Neha Mishra, better known by her Instagram handle @astoryoffood...

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  Travel the world this summer with these Dubai restaurants

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  Thanks to ever-changing travel protocol and a drop in disposable income, many residents are choosing to stay put this summer. To appease that longing for a...

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  Dining out after the Covid-19 lockdown. Plus a few tips.

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  I’ll let you in to a little secret. The first few days of our Dubai restaurant lockdown were a welcome relief for me. I no longer HAD to dine out. Given prior, I...

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  Which Dubai restaurant will you visit first?

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  “Which Dubai restaurant will you visit first once you're comfortable venturing out?" To help inspire you, I asked some of this emirate's top restaurateurs, chefs and F&B operators to name their...

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  Is Chingón too cool for its own good?

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  Chingón promises to take Dubai’s dining scene by storm, but the closest it comes, is the actual storm raging outside the Grand Millennium Hotel in Business Bay. Chingón, which is slang for 'cool', is the latest modern Mexican...

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  To pop into Kayto or not?

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  Promoting a new Dubai restaurant as a six-month pop-up is, likely, a clever marketing ploy to entice diners quickly and often - before changing the concept to lure them back in again. With that in mind, I half-expect an outdoor-only venue solely operating for the winter...

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