Dubai Restaurant Reviews By FooDiva Guests

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Is Chingón too cool for its own good?
Written by Matt 4 comments
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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3BK: what on earth is an upscale multisensory global dining experience?
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“Upscale multisensory global dining experience”. Words that strike fear through my stomach as another Dubai restaurant – 3BK - attempts to find a niche in one of the most competitive food...
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Can Opa smash it?
Written by Matt Share your comments
Another Greek restaurant in Dubai. Another Greek restaurant review? That's my thinking as we trudge towards another ‘authentic’ experience, but in the same way that the plain elevator in the Fairmont Dubai on Sheikh Zayed opens to a mesmerising...
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Masala Library: finally Indian food with the right dose of fusion?
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For those growing up in India in the 1980s, the legendary food columnist and gastronome Jiggs Kalra was a household name. His son and restaurateur, Zorawar Kalra, founded renowned...
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Can Alici bring a taste of the Amalfi coast to Dubai?
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Italian food has to be one of my favourite cuisines. The versatility of its native ingredients combined with the simplicity of its cooking style, intrigue me in a way that no other food culture does. This intrigue brings me to new
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Is Avli by Tashas a temple to modern Greek dining in Dubai?
Written by Matt 1 comment
Avli by Tashas in DIFC has replaced Laluz as the tenth licensed Greek restaurant addition to a saturated Dubai dining scene and one that I am keen to try after my disappointing experience at...
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Can Indya by Vineet bring street food to a restaurant setting?
Written by A K Share your comments
Whose mum cooks the most delicious chicken curry? Do the golgappas, those small hollow crisp puris with a savoury filling and tangy tamarind syrup, on the streets of Kolkata taste better...
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Is Osh worth the dosh?
Written by Jen Sahi Share your comments
The latest opening at La Mer is a rather novel concept. Osh is a licensed Dubai restaurant that, according to the press release, serves modern Uyghur cuisine, a first for this emirate. Incidentally, the restaurant’s website makes no mention at all of the Uyghurs...
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How does Han Shi Fu compare to sibling Din Tai Fung?
Written by JEC 1 comment
Hailing from Singapore, I am always excited about a new Asian restaurant opening in Dubai - especially one owned by the same team behind Din Tai Fung, my go-to for xiao long baos (Chinese soup...
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