The best restaurants United Arab Emirates

On the podium of the family, young and trendy, Koi is in the top 5! Located within the St Régis, but without having to enter the hotel, the seven hundred square meters of the restaurant host a sushi-bar, a bar and an outdoor terrace. The decoration, in which the elements of water and fire are present from the entrance, is subtle. Very good Japanese cuisine in fusion mode with Californian accents, electric atmosphere, the night is long and that's good, because the hotel's Budha bar is just next door to end it in beauty.

The Yas Links golf clubhouse, whose architecture is inspired by southern Spain, is a great option for lunch on the grass in a quiet environment away from the shopping mall and amusement park. Yas Links was designed by Kyle Phillips and is considered a challenging course, if you're so inclined as to put on your spikes. Breakfast is served until 11 a.m. and their egg specialties are delicious, such as omelettes and scrambled eggs. Casual, but chic all the same. The service is charming.

Bringing Italy to Dubai: that's the ambition of the founders! The concept is simple, with just three perfectly mastered specialties: focaccia, burrata and tiramisu. Ancestral recipes, top-quality ingredients in a refined, minimalist setting, with exceptional taste results. At the helm of the kitchen is Chef Davide, originally from Milan, who has teamed up with his uncle Maurizio Galbiati and his wife Karam. To be enjoyed on site, or why not take away for a picnic on Jumeirah 1 beach.

With a name like that, this café couldn't make its home anywhere else but on the very chic Jumeirah Beach Road! Inspired by the beautiful vacation homes of wealthy New Yorkers on Long Island, this three-story café-restaurant serves delicious breakfasts, both sweet and savoury, and makes its own pastries, including the inevitable date pudding! The refined decoration gives the place a relaxed atmosphere that gives the impression of being at a friend's house rather than a restaurant. It is also a must for a brunch.

Somewhat removed from the tourist sites of old Dubai, this Jordanian restaurant, which has been established since the 1960s, is well worth the detour. The speciality not to be missed on the savoury side is the falafel mahshi: a large falafel filled with a spicy paste, sumac and onions and don't hesitate to take it as a sandwich. On the sweet side, it is the kunafa, this typically Arab pastry made with cheese and angel hair, dipped in syrup and perfumed with rose water. A hearty menu at a small price that will suit even vegetarians.

If it is true that locating the place is a bit of an orienteering race, this very small Indonesian restaurant is nevertheless a real find. The manager and his team are careful to explain the menu to the novices of Indonesian cuisine and all the nasi goreng and other gado gado are served generously and spiced as it should be. The decoration of the room is sober, but pleasant with eight big white tables spotted in wood. The clientele is Asian and expatriate. This restaurant is often full on weekends

Located in the popular al-Karama district, Al Reef Bakery sells one of the best manakish in the city. This Lebanese snack, widespread throughout the Middle East, is a flatbread on which zaatar, Akkawi cheese or minced meat is spread before cooking it in a brick oven; an ideal snack to be quickly satiated while feasting. Don't be surprised to see the cars stopping and the driver hailing the waiter to get served directly in his car. A mythical place in Dubai.

On the corner of a busy street, in the district of tailors and cloth merchants, Al Mallah has been delighting passers-by for almost forty years. It all started with a modest juice bar until it became a reference in this neighborhood. Today, the Lebanese restaurant serves classic dishes such as falafel, manakish, grilled meats and mezze, but it's the shawarma that has made it famous and for which it's most popular. According to Time Out Dubai magazine, it is one of the best in the emirate!

On the 31st floor of the Sofitel, right in the middle of the Burj Khalifa and the hustle and bustle of the Downtown district, Inka is a Peruvian-inspired restaurant, intimate and warm in size, with an elegant Art Deco style interior. Light and fresh cuisine based on traditional Peruvian recipes, revisited and dusted off by Lima's native chef Christian Motte. For a cocktail with a panoramic view or a few Latin dance steps, head to the bar-lounge next door, hushed, glamorous, swaying like a salsa and lascivious like a tango.

The "warehouse chic" style of the London gastro-pub of the same name is repeated, with checkerboard floors, brown leather and polished wood. In the cooler months, tables are also set outside in the tranquil garden, where lunch is served under the frangipani trees. The menu offers classic British dishes, remarkably prepared using quality seasonal produce, all at very reasonable prices.

Built around a 1 km long artificial river and divided into four thematic areas, the central area of Dubai Parks & Resorts links the different parks together and is accessible to all. With a multitude of restaurants and cafes set in street recreations of 1930s India, 1950s America, medieval France, and ^19th century Europe, Riverland has something for everyone. Please note: most establishments have a liquor license.

The Rue Royale restaurant is a direct inspiration of the mythical Mère Brazier, who lived on Rue Royale in... Lyon. Whether you are inside in the retro-contemporary atmosphere or on the terrace overlooking the sea and located in front of the Atlantis hotel, the decoration of the establishment is very successful. On the menu, the French classics such as scallops with lemon confit and green pepper or pikebread with lobster sauce as in Lyon are revisited. The presentation is refined and refined and everything is delicious. Be careful, no alcohol!

Located in the heart of a small, chic shopping mall in the Jumeirah district, this nugget is frequented by locals and well-informed expatriates alike. It's best to arrive early or very late to hope for a table in this restaurant, which offers a small room inside, a small terrace outside and inside the mall. The quality of the food on offer is exceptional, and its reputation is growing all the time.

Tom & Serg is the meeting of Tom, an Australian chef, and Serg, a businessman from Madrid. Two and a half years later, they opened this café in the industrial district of Al-Quoz, wanting to make their (very good) coffee and healthy, quality food accessible to all. Good food at an affordable price in a large space with a waxed concrete floor reminiscent of a Brooklyn loft. During the week, it's full at lunchtime! A children's menu is offered with a playroom upstairs.

Built on two levels and flanked by picture windows that span the entire height of the building, La Serre deserves its name. The ground floor is reserved for the Parisian bakery, serving breakfasts and salads the rest of the day. The first floor is reserved for the bistro serving French Mediterranean cuisine. Classic menu: beef tartare, green asparagus with gribiche sauce or tarte Tatin tart are served alongside more original dishes, but from home.

This concept store and healthy café is very popular with a diverse clientele of expatriates and some locals, serving organic vegetarian cuisine, mostly meatless. For those who just want to take a break from their day, the café offers smoothies with evocative names such as Skin Glow or Skinny Boost. The only thing left to do is to choose where you want to sit: on the beautiful terrace that calls for lazing around, in the designer lounge-style dining room, or on the indoor terrace, which is closed to protect from the heat.

Between the beach and the JBR promenade, here is The Beach. We stroll between stores and attractions and to see the world we choose preferably the late afternoon to admire the sunset, like La Mer, City Walk. Many options of restoration flourished there and the list of the specialities represented is infinite, each one will thus find its happiness there. Here is our selection: Shake Shack, Bombay Bungalow (Indian cuisine), Eat greek Kouzina (Greek cuisine: fresh and colorful), Fratelli La Bufala (Neapolitan cuisine), P.F. Chang's.

Located on a small fishing port, Seaview offers very fresh seafood, and with good reason: it has a boat that is licensed to fish and provides supplies. Everything that is offered here comes from the fishing of the day: Several kinds of fish, shrimps, squid, sometimes crabs, depending of course on the season and the luck of the fishermen. You choose what you wish to have on your plate, the method of cooking (sautéed, grilled, tandoori or steamed), the possible sauce (garlic, butter, lemon, spices) as well as the accompaniment.

This Turkish restaurant has a large terrace right above the waves, which makes it popular with locals looking for shisha as the sun goes down, but it's also a great option for a traditional Turkish breakfast. On the menu, Turkish classics, each one as good as the next, and the bread straight from the oven is a delight. A good place to eat while admiring, in the distance, the dhows leaving for Iran and Oman. As the restaurant is not in a hotel, they do not serve alcohol.

Here is a must visit address in Al Aïn. Al Mallah was the first restaurant to serve Levantine cuisine when it opened in 1988. In a family and relaxed atmosphere, you will have a hard time making your choice. So ask your waiter to make you a small selection of hot and cold mezze. One thing to know though: the portions are very copious and the shawarma is only served from 5pm. Possibility of home delivery.

This South African restaurant chain, which has ten stores in the country, opened in August 2017 in the turtle lagoon of the Al Naseem Hotel. The arm-length menu offers a variety of world cuisine classics, from vol au vent to lobster, chicken with peri-peri sauce and a large seafood platter, as well as large hamburgers and detox salads. As for the decoration, everything has been imported from South Africa, for a subtle, warm and sophisticated result. A concept store right next door is well worth a visit. The restaurant is also a bar.

Shake Shack started as a hot dog stand in Madison Square in 2001. Since then, it has become a successful fast food chain with locations around the world. It offers natural, hormone-free beef burgers with a soft bun. Its spiral fries are legendary. The shakes are a must... and a calorie bomb too. The kids will love it and so will we. Located in the Bawadi mall in the center of Al Aïn. If you don't have too much time and are looking for a little break between two museums, this is a good alternative.

This is another of the city's popular restaurants. Nestled in the Radisson Blu Hotel, this restaurant, whose name means "my place" in Arabic, is one of the best in the city. The atmosphere is pleasant thanks to its terrace surrounded by palm trees. On the menu, tasty Levantine cuisine like delicious mezze, manakish and saj. Otherwise, a lot of people go there to smoke shisha to the sounds of oriental music. Come for dinner and stay for a nightcap. Friendly, attentive and fast service.

Al Seef is a new district just a stone's throw from the Iranian district of Al Fahidi. It is a life-size reconstruction of what Dubai was like in the 1950s, with a succession of fishermen's houses, pearl traders, spice sellers, and various restaurants. This district extends for almost 2 km along the Creek and ends with more modern shopping malls. Most of the shops change regularly, but the diversity of the offer will suit all budgets. However, the sale of alcohol is not allowed.

Parisians know his logo and his lifestyle. Founded by Parisian Emmanuelle and her husband Hervé, everything is cooked home-made, organic, without waste, gluten, soy, lactose, added sugar, additives or chemicals. Everything is good for your health and good for the Earth. The decoration is trendy bio-design. The concept fits very well in the Alserkal district, which is offbeat and trendy like the customers who frequent the place and is therefore a perfect break between two galleries. As a detox cure, try the Rehab Shot.

Vintage motorcycles, biker pants and jackets, bandanas and helmets welcome you in this café, a real haunt of spooks and young Emiratis. In this warm and friendly place, you can have a coffee or lunch in Chesterfield sofas, next to the motorcycle maintenance and creation workshop, a simple window separates you. A wrought iron staircase leads you to the first floor with foosball tables and a library, a stone's throw from the industrial district of Al Quoz and Alserkal.

Sitting comfortably on a terrace in the very noisy street of Rigga or hardly any quieter at the mezzanine in the fumes of the hookah, here is an address where Westerners don't hurry, but where the whole Middle East is flocking to... a real guarantee of quality. All the dishes are delicious on this mile-long menu, especially the vine leaves, which are neither bitter nor acidic. Don't hesitate to share as the quantities are so generous. Very fast and efficient service. No alcohol. The restaurant is located in the historic district of Deira.

And it was a wonder! This is what we can say about the unreal view that this marvellous terrace offers us: below, the dhows and their coming and going, testimony of a vanished past, and at the bottom, the insolent towers that stand on the whole horizon. Two Dubai, two eras, two worlds! The restaurant nestles at the top of the Rotana Hotel. On the plate, it is a market menu, according to the arrivals, Italian version: beautiful marriages of acidulous notes with fish carpaccios, beef cheek and tiramisu for dessert.

A beautiful terrace on the beach, all in blue and white with a few touches of colour for this restaurant with Mediterranean accents. Inside, large French-style chandeliers give a quirky air to the beautiful room. A holiday atmosphere, a chic cosmopolitan clientele rushes in to sit down day and night, far from hotel restaurants. The menu places a great deal of emphasis on fish, which is largely sourced from local fishermen. The restaurant has a zero plastic policy.