Archive for May, 2023
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 […]
A nice Lebanese food experience: Restaurant Shababik (21. March 2023)
The Shababik was one of the restaurants, which had been recommended to me by a local, so I was curious to see what it had to offer. The nice thing I realized when arriving to the restaurant was that there are a bunch of restaurants in the same place, which looked quite nice. In any […]
Quite a lovely dining experience with overcaring service personnel: Restaurant Dasha (20. March 2023)
I was looking for a place I hadn’t visited yet and which was rated quite high on Google, so I found Dasha, which – with a 4.8 – seemed definitely interesting. And I must say, it was. The place is located in The Esplanade, which is a place where many restaurants are located – and […]
One of the best Executive Lounges I’ve seen in over 1’450 hotel nights @ Marriott: Level 5 Lounge @ Grosvenor House Dubai (19. March 2023)
Frankly, I was absolutely blown away when I entered the Level 5 Lounge in Tower 2 of the Grosvenor House Dubai. I mean, you are welcomed personally, brought to a table, and you’re asked straight away what you want to drink. That is something I have not experienced so far in any executive lounge. It’s […]
