Dubai Restaurant Reviews By FooDiva Guests

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Sheer menu folly by Nick and Scott?
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My initial reservations about having to traipse through tourist-laden Souk Madinat Jumeirah are banished as the convivial atmosphere of a new Dubai restaurant, Folly by Nick & Scott (on the first floor of the former Rivington...
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Mama Matto: another Italian restaurant in Dubai?
Written by JEC 1 comment
From the creators of Iris and Indie, comes a home-grown Italian restaurant in Dubai, Matto in the Oberoi. Replacing Umai, the hotel’s Far-Eastern concept, Matto translates to 'crazy', aptly named given this is the first...
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Does The Lighthouse show the way to casual, comfort dining?
Written by AC 4 comments
Finding my way to Dubai Design District, or D3 as it's lovingly called, is a challenge in itself and not being able to see The Lighthouse is ironical. I lay the blame on bad signage in a new free...
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Is Il Borro a tasty Tuscan treat?
Written by ICY 3 comments
The new Il Borro Tuscan Bistro tucked away in Madinat Jumeirah's Al Naseem hotel in Dubai has been imported from the Ferragamo family's sprawling estate in Tuscany. Does it stay true to its roots serving regional Tuscan...
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Morah: where Middle East meets Mediterranean
Written by JEC 4 comments
Newly opened Canadian restaurant concept Morah, promising Eastern Mediterranean cuisine, is the younger sibling of Weslodge. Perched just above, in the same tower of the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, on the...
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Does Rüya successfully reimagine Turkish cuisine?
Written by Lolly 7 comments
Set on a waterfront terrace in Grosvenor House, Rüya is an elegant Turkish restaurant and lounge recently opened in Dubai Marina. The menu is playful, paying homage to what Rüya calls traditional Anatolian cuisine...
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Fish Beach Taverna: what’s the catch?
Written by Lolly 11 comments
When gorgeous photos of a new Dubai restaurant, Fish Beach Taverna, located at Le Meridien Mina Al Seyahi start to appear on my Instagram feed, I can't help but get excited about what promises to be an "Aegean" culinary...
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Carnival by Tresind: finally the right dose of fusion?
Written by AC 1 comment
It used to be Indego by Vineet in the golden olden days, then there was Rang Mahal and Tresind, followed by Farzi Café – an ongoing effort in Dubai to make Indian cuisine more creative and contemporary, and now I hear...
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Is Namu worth dining for the Korean or Japanese fare?
Written by JEC 1 comment
We have a new Japanese and Korean licensed restaurant in Dubai. It's the latter cuisine I am more excited about, given Dubai only has one other...
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