United Arab Emirates
Surprisingly decent airport food: Restaurant The Noodle House @ Dubai International Airport (DXB) (6. May 2023)
Since I had spent the whole day at the pool and didn’t really find time to have something for dinner, I decided to eat something at the airport. Something I usually try to avoid, but given I saw a ‘The Noodle House’, I figured, why not. The place is actually surprisingly decent in terms of […]
A typical lovely St. Regis breakfast selection: Restaurant Cordelia @ The St. Regis Dubai, The Palm (6. May 2023)
What I like about the Ambassador status with Marriott is the included breakfast. And since I was not able to try the breakfast buffet the first day, it was definitely on my list for the second day. And the offering is quite broad ranging from a variety of different breads … … to freshly pressed […]
The perfect place for some afternoon pool chilling: Dip Pool Bar @ The St. Regis Dubai, The Palm (5. May 2023)
What I truly like about the pool bars in Dubai is that they serve shisha at the pool, so, it was time for me to take my “double apple shisha” (110.00 AED) by the pool and enjoy the day. The preparation time of the shisha is, especially when you order at 1pm, when they are […]
Overrated, overpriced and way too loud: Restaurant Sushisamba (5. May 2023)
I’ve only been to the Sushisamba once before and that was more than 10 years ago in London, but given it was located in the same tower as The St. Regis, I decided to give it a try. I started with a “Samba Corcovado” (80.00 AED), which was a nice and spicy start into lunch. […]
A traditional Emirati breakfast experience – or something like that: Platinum Heritage Desert Camp (5. May 2023)
I decided to do one of these desert safari things, which included breakfast. Hence, you end up in the “Platinum Heritage Desert Camp” in the middle of nowhere, where you get your breakfast in a very traditional setting. And the breakfast starts with a “pot of foul beans”, which you can then enrich with coriander, […]
A truly amazing culinary journey through the Indian cuisine at The World’s 50 Best No. 11: Restaurant Trèsind Studio (4. May 2023)
When I visited the Trèsind Studio back in May 2023, the restaurant was No. 2 on The World’s 50 Best MENA list – and since this visit, it has further increased its ranking, now being No. 11 of The World’s 50 Best – and I must say, it’s a well-deserved promotion. It’s a bit uncommon […]
An Argentinean dining experience in the UAE: Restaurant Sucre (30. April 2023)
I am starting to run out of restaurants I haven’t tried above a certain rating, so I ended up picking Sucre, which was ‘kind of’ close to my hotel. But, I was more than positively surprised! They welcome you in a very friendly and caring way – and serve you some bread (still hot) and […]
Varying quality of the dishes with caring service in a nice atmosphere: Restaurant Gonpachi (29. April 2023)
The Gonpachi was recommended to me by a friend, and I was curious to try it out. Hence, I tried a few different dishes starting with “karaage (fried chicken)” (72.00 AED), which looked nice and had great sauce, but the stuff, which was fried, was more chicken leftovers than actual chicken. So, to be fair, […]
