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  How does Asia de Cuba in Dubai compare to Abu Dhabi?

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  As a loyal patron of imported Latin-American restaurant concept Asia de Cuba in Abu Dhabi, I am excited to see how the Dubai counterpart fares at The Westin Mina Seyahi Beach Resort...

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  Luigia Dubai: a pizzeria where quality AND quantity rule

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  A new licensed Italian restaurant in Dubai boasts a menu with 33 pizzas, and that excludes five calzone dishes. Couple that with feedback from foodie friends raving about the pizza is...

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  Is Beefbar worth the high price point?

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  Here comes every vegetarian’s worst nightmare – a new Dubai restaurant by the name of Beefbar. Located in DIFC's Al Fattan Currency House, Beefbar is tucked away in a cosy corner on the podium level and strategically located next to sister restaurant, Crazy Fish - both have replaced Cle...

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  Does the Mexican food at Luchador match the view?

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  I have discovered a new way of dining out on a weekend in Dubai. I arrive at my chosen restaurant for an early cocktail, around 5.30pm pre-‘sunset’. I order one starter with a cocktail, a second appetiser with a glass of wine. And so on with main courses and dessert. Out by 9pm. I am coining this...

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  The Fish House: a restaurant with a twist

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  The Fish House does exactly what it says on the tin, or in today’s world, the tin is social media. A contemporary fish restaurant is championing locally sourced seafood where possible, with a cooking style that has just enough of a twist to make the food intriguing. Don't expect your average Lebanese-style...

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  Is Ninive a restaurant or a shisha spot?

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  I find it off-putting when restaurants are described as shisha spots. Shisha, as does any smoking, ruins the palate and taste buds – so why would I choose to dine there? The opening of a new home-grown Middle Eastern restaurant with a twist in Dubai is too good an opportunity to miss though, so I...

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  Bleu Blanc by David Myers: should the gypsy chef have travelled to Dubai?

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  Even though imported 'celebrity chef' restaurant concepts are fast diminishing in Dubai, a few are opening up including David Myers', aka the gypsy chef's two restaurants Basta and Bleu Blanc at the Renaissance Downtown hotel in Business Bay...

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  Is Drift here to stay?

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  “That’s Dubai, eh…,” responds a manager to my statement that the menu at new chic Dubai beach club, Drift at One & Only Royal Mirage is overpriced. Well he does ask how our meal has fared. Allow me to paint a...

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  FooDiva’s 28 favourite Dubai restaurants (2018)

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  For the third consecutive year, here is my annual FooDiva round-up of favourite restaurants in Dubai in response to the question I am always asked. I have favourites, firstly...

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