This outlet in City Walk 2 is Eggspectation’s second; the much loved first and original branch being at The Beach, JBR. Without the beachfront terrace and view, there is little resemblance between the two siblings. The interior of this latest incarnation is decorated in the Euro-café style which is all the fashion these days; take … Continue reading Eggspectation – Al Safa
Vietnamese Foodies has finally opened its second branch. Located in the newly finished Burj Vista Residence (Tower 1) on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard in Downtown Dubai, it has free parking available in Dubai Opera P3. But in case that is as confusing to you as it was to me, you can always valet the … Continue reading Vietnamese Foodies – Downtown Dubai
Brunches at Atlantis are as legendary as the hotel itself, and include events at culinary giants such as Nobu, Bread Street Kitchen and Hakkasan. I hadn’t even heard of Saffron till I got invited to a boy’s brunch there. The restaurant is massive and set-up like a club where you pay at the door (a … Continue reading Saffron – Palm Jumeirah
Asian5 is a restaurant franchise which includes dishes from Thailand, China, Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia in its menu. There’s something for everyone including vegetarians and vegans. In fact, there’s an extensive vegan section including red curry and laksa. The interior of Asian5’s Downtown Dubai branch (the original) is clean-cut and modern and will not look … Continue reading Asian5 – Downtown Dubai
Dum Pukht is an affordable restaurant franchise specialising in Pakistani cuisine. I first visited Dum Pukht years before I became a blogger. Located in Karama, the original was an outlet I would drive by on my way to BurJuman. It’s still there although it has been thoroughly revamped. Later they opened a branch in JLT … Continue reading Dum Pukht – International City
Xiao Mi Feng, which means the Little Bee in Chinese, is an authentic Szechwan cuisine restaurant in the China Cluster of International City. Its interior is a simple brown wooden table and chair affair with one wall lined by high-back seating benches running from end to end and the other, a full-length glass wall separating … Continue reading Xiao Mi Feng (Little Bee) – International City
Tomato & Basilico is an Italian restaurant franchise with (now) four branches in Dubai, including this smallest one in Kite Beach. Although limited in size, its interior is beautifully rustic and Mediterranean in décor with uneven mosaic flooring offsetting a ceiling draped in realistic looking vine leaves and walls of narrow planked wood and natural … Continue reading Tomato & Basilico – Umm Suqeim
As its name suggests, Chaat Masala is a chaat and Indian street food restaurant. Located on the ground floor of the Al Shaya building towards the end of Street 2B behind the Park Regis Hotel in Karama, the restaurant looks like it was built for Thumbelina – it’s two tables and a cash counter small. … Continue reading Chaat Masala – Karama
Savoy Grill is a small Iranian restaurant in the Aswaq Mall on Al Wasl, where Alborz used to be. There is absolutely no connection between it and Gordon Ramsey’s Michelin starred restaurant of the same name. There is however a very strong connection between this Savoy and the Kabab Hut franchise in the UK. In … Continue reading Savoy Grill – Al Safa
Sensational is the one word which best describes Maison Rouge at the Conrad Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road. Located on the mezzanine floor where Russian restaurant and lounge Vesna used to be, the interior of Maison Rouge is a bar, a lounge and a cluster of dining areas separated by small, elevated stages where the … Continue reading Maison Rouge – Trade Center Area
