KEY2 Pick
Best restaurants in Dubai
Counters, dining rooms and neighbourhood favourites, chosen for the way they actually eat — not for how loudly they market.
KEY2 Pick
KEY2 Pick
Indian • $$$$
Tresind Studio
A theatrical, three-Michelin-starred tasting menu reinventing Indian cuisine course by course.
Best for: Special Occasion
KEY2 Pick
Japanese • $$$$
Zuma Dubai
A buzzing izakaya-style room in DIFC known for robata grills and a lively bar scene.
Best for: Business Dinner
Emirati • $$
Al Fanar Restaurant & Cafe
A heritage-village setting recreating 1960s Dubai, serving home-style Emirati dishes.
Best for: Cultural Experience
Emirati • $$$
Al Hadheerah
A desert-camp restaurant serving Arabian grills and live folklore performances under open sky.
Best for: Special Occasion
Persian • $
Al Ustad Special Kabab
A wall-to-wall photo-covered Bur Dubai grill house serving Persian kababs since 1978.
Best for: Budget Eats
French-Mediterranean • $$$$
La Petite Maison
The DIFC outpost of the Nice classic, plating Niçoise-inflected dishes in a sun-drenched room.
Best for: Lunch
Japanese • $$$$
Nobu Dubai
The Atlantis outpost of the global sushi and robata brand, set beneath a dramatic pod-lit ceiling.
Best for: Group Dinner
Pakistani • $
Ravi Restaurant
A Satwa institution since 1978, dishing out no-frills grills and curries at rock-bottom prices.
Best for: Budget Eats
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