I give you the ninth edition of the annual FooDiva guide to top restaurants in Dubai. A record number of 45 homegrown, locally developed concepts have made the cut. Dubai boasts a matured restaurant ...

I first met maverick chef Gaggan Anand six years ago in Dubai, when I interviewed him at a pop-up here. His irreverence and wit were refreshing, and his cooking style so memorable, that I booked ...

The Cocktail Dandy is a man on a quest to find the best cocktail bars in Dubai. So far, he has visited more than 200 bars in this city alone, and reviewed more than 100 on his Instagram page. Here is ...

Dubai boasts a staggering 20,000 or so restaurants, but many go under the radar. This guide celebrates those gems, all homegrown concepts, that deserve more love from us. These low-key establishments ...

On the back of multiple requests to recommend private dining rooms, known as PDRs in our industry lingo, I have scoured Dubai’s homegrown restaurants and compiled this guide. Whether you’re looking to ...

My annual Dubai restaurant guide celebrates its tenth edition, so with this milestone, change is afoot. The restaurants featured are those that I choose to frequent socially, some more often than ...

Discovering a Dubai restaurant with a licence to cook pork is like searching for a diamond in the desert. So a new independent Spanish tapas restaurant that reveals a menu with 19 out of 57 savoury ...

I struggle with many tasting menus, especially in Dubai. Why? Sky-high price points. For one imported concept here, the exact same menu is AED400 more expensive than its home country. Three to four ...

Grapeskin – La Ville Hotel, City Walk: a wine bar in the truest sense of the word, this low-key spot lets you know where its heart really is – rugged wooden surfaces, rustic metal, and ...

When Natasha Sideris, the founder and CEO of The Tashas Group, first mentioned that she was developing a new homegrown, independent restaurant in Dubai, Bungalo34, at Nikki Beach Resort, she ...

On the back of FooDiva’s sell-out dining experiences, which are open to all to book, we also organise and curate bespoke dinners, lunches, pop-ups, events and activations: ...

From when I first started reviewing, 14 years ago, I have always insisted that Dubai needs modern Emirati restaurants for the dining scene to be taken seriously on the global culinary map. More ...