Top 10: Gastronomic restaurants Dubai

Discovering a new country also means exploring its cuisine and surprising your taste buds with the best chefs, doesn’t it? For those who appreciate great cuisine, Dubai offers a wide range of remarkable culinary possibilities. We’ve put together a guide to the 10 best establishments on site: let yourself be charmed!

1. Ossiano

This restaurant really stands out from the crowd: like Captain Nemo, you can enjoy exquisite moments of discovery in a room worthy of the Nautilus. In fact, you can enjoy an underwater bar and restaurant! You’ll be able to choose from a wide range of seafood, lobster gaspacho, monkfish and caviar. It’s a unique setting where, at the bottom of the Ambassador lagoon, in the Atlantis zone, you can contemplate the thousands of fish swimming close to your table. It’s a totally unique experience!

2. Al Hadheerah

Let the splendor and magnificence of a traditional Arabian meal intoxicate you. Greeted by falconers holding their birds of prey in their fists, you’ll be amazed by the superb Arabian horses, Sufi dancers and horsemen in full regalia. A real show, both visually and in terms of taste! In fact, you’ll be able to taste lamb on the spit, cooked slowly over hot coals in a specially prepared pit. If you’re in a hurry to get acquainted with Emirati gastronomy, this is the address not to be missed!

3. Aprons & Hammers

This restaurant is located in the Dubai International Marine Club. And here you’ll immediately enter the marine and fishing atmosphere. It’s an area of particular importance to the country’s history, and the restaurant happily revisits these concepts. So you can enjoy your meal in an old-fashioned sailboat, in keeping with tradition. Armed with all the utensils needed to carve, slice or break up seafood carcasses, you’ll have a great time in a well-appointed setting. Pewter buckets, fishing nets, starfish, crab baskets – you name it! So don’t miss this unique opportunity to eat shellfish.

4. Pierchic

If you particularly enjoy seafood with personality, such as scallops, oysters or tuna, pay this restaurant a visit. You’ll still need to go to Jumeirah beach and follow the long private jetty. If you can’t walk easily, choose a small electric car provided by the establishment. The restaurant may look like an Arabian thoroughbred ranch, but make no mistake: this is a top-class seafood restaurant.

5. At.mosphere

Dubai is also famous for the world’s tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa. Take to the skies and enjoy refined European cuisine on the ^122nd floor. Like an eagle, you’ll be able to soar over the city and take in the breathtaking panorama. If you’re lucky, At.mosphere might just be the place to sample the creations of our world-renowned Michelin-starred chefs.

6. Tribes

This restaurant is definitely worth a visit! Famous for its tribal sausage dish, it’s located in the Mall of Emirates, and stands out for its strong personality. Indeed, if you like a bit of a show while you’re enjoying the most delicious steaks on the African continent, you’re in for a treat! In a typical décor featuring many characteristic handicrafts, you’ll carve your steakhouse-style dish with meat straight from Sharjah.

7. Black

This “black” restaurant offers you an unprecedented experience, popularized in TV gourmet shows. You’ll be deprived – momentarily – of your sense of sight, in favor of your sense of taste and smell. The chef and waiters will welcome you and guide you to your table, where you will taste all the dishes “blind”. At the end of the feast, you can discuss your impressions with the sommelier and chef. Where to find this establishment On Fairmont, along Sheikh Zayed Road. Unforgettable!

8. Bu Qtair

Perhaps you prefer to eat discreetly, on the go, rather than in prestigious establishments with high street credentials? This simple restaurant on Jumeriah beach is located on Route 4d. It’s an authentic fishmonger’s shack where you can enjoy seafood, shrimps and French fries in all simplicity. You can also take a booth nearby and have your order served there. Many expats have taken a liking to this cool, friendly restaurant. Why not try it yourself?

9. Al Dawaar Revolving Restaurant

Do you prefer Asian cuisine? If so, visit this revolving restaurant, where you’ll be able to admire the surrounding area as you revolve around its axis. At the very top of the Hyatt Regency, the ” Taste of Asia ” menu allows you to savor the great classics of Far Eastern cuisine: nasi goreng rice, tempura skewers and Peking duck are just some of the typical dishes awaiting you.

10. Donut BBQ

Perhaps you’d like to take a stroll along the famous Boardwalk. Here, why not embark – literally – on a unique experience in a large, original boat? Floating doughnuts”, real canoes chartered by Donut BBQ, await their guests, who can sit up to 6 people inside. Each boat is fitted out with a grill in its center, where you can cook your ready-made meats in an airtight box. You’ll love it!
So much for this list of unique dining experiences in Dubai. Make the most of it! If you want to go further, check out our article on how to live in Dubai or the range of things to do there.