United Arab Emirates
Locally sourced, creating absolutely memorable experience: Restaurant Teible (29. April 2023)
Teible offers something unique, as they ensure that they have for each dish a local ingredient (or more than one), which is, frankly speaking, quite surprising. They are also dedicated to be sustainable, which is great, but always surprises me when I am in Dubai (since it’s not exactly a place I personally consider sustainable). […]
Definitely a place worth returning to, and a place deserving to be in The World’s 50 Best MENA: Restaurant Jun’s (28. April 2023)
It’s about one month ago since I’ve last been to the Jun’s, and I was actually looking forward to trying it again, as the last time it was rather stressful to be there (as I had to rush for the airport). This time, I went for the “rainbow heirloom carrots (smoked labneh, soy honey butter, […]
Absolutely overrated and far from VIP service: 1OAK Lounge (27. April 2023)
I was looking for a place close to my hotel where I could smoke a shisha shortly after arrival, and the 1OAK Lounge was recommended to me, so I figured I give it a try. Frankly, the place is vibrant, but it also has its “own audience”. There are quite a few ‘professional ladies’ in […]
A well-deserved place on The World’s 50 Best Mena (No. 44): Restaurant Jun’s (26. March 2023)
I have tried visiting the Jun’s a few times already since it was nominated No. 44 of The World’s 50 Best MENA, but somehow something got in between. So, before flying out at 8.30pm, I decided to visit it at 6pm. Hence, I had, obviously, not too much time to eat, but they made sure […]
Decent shisha but not really a place with a lot of atmopshere: Hookah Bar Le Tube (25. March 2023)
It wasn’t all too easy to find a shisha place, which was still open, close to my hotel, but luckily, there was one right next to it. The Le Tube is basically a very simple place, which offers “double apple shisha” (75.00 AED). And it’s functional. I mean, the shisha is okay, the prices are […]
Overall a nice experience with overly caring service staff: Restaurant Tàn Chá (24. March 2023)
The Tàn Chá was recommended to me by a friend and the hotel concierge at the same time, so I decided to give it a try. The “Treasure of Two Rainbows (hibiscus infused Tito’s vodka, raspberry shrub, strawberry lemonade)” (65.00 AED) was quite a nice way to start into the evening. To be fair, though, […]
A very decent breakfast, but not a place I’d travel to: Restaurant Hayal @ The St. Regis Downtown Dubai (24. March 2023)
My stay at The St. Regis Downtown Dubai was just exquisite. They were super friendly and upgraded me to a Deluxe Suite, and even when I extended the stay by a night, they offered me to do it on the same rate. Frankly, quite amazing service, really! Hence, I was looking forward to breakfast at […]
An absolutely delicious experience, but on the rather pricey side: Restaurant TABŪ (23. March 2023)
The Tabu is conveniently located on the top of The St. Regis Downtown, Dubai – even though you cannot access it directly from there, but you have to walk around it. The place was relatively empty for a Thursday evening, which might have been largely related to the fact that it’s Ramadan and people tend […]