Restaurants

This new Californian restaurant is housed at Andaz the Palm, and as well as having brunches and lively after-parties, it serves up a menu of west coast cuisine every night of the week. Expect salads including the LA Diet (quinoa, pomelo, butternut squash) and Green Goodness, as well as seafood platters, Dibba Bay oysters, a range of poke bowls as well as burgers, sliders, Baja fish tacos, pizzas and more. Plus there are super views over the Palm and beyond to check out while you dine. Open daily noon-midnight. Andaz Dubai the Palm, Palm Jumeirah (050 107 3766).

There’s a reason Northern Indian cuisine has spread to become popular throughout the world, and that is simply because the flavours work. One of Dubai’s foremost purveyors of classic Northern Indian food is Amala, focusing wholeheartedly on doing what cooks in India have been doing for centuries: serving up tasty, flavourful and devilishly spicy dishes. Of course, as one would expect from any restaurant in the grand surroundings of the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray (on the left crescent of the Palm Jumeriah), the exquisitely decorated venue – with marble floors and impressive mosaic-tiled pillars – is something befitting an Indian raj.

Take a seat at the idyllic 101 Dining Lounge, situated at the One&Only hotel in Palm Jumeirah, for breathtaking views of the skyline right from the water. Choose from the restaurant’s selection of light Mediterranean-inspired bites in the open-air dining area as you gaze into the deep blue distance with your loved one. Tel No. +971 4 440 1030

Situated on Palm Jumeirah, the AED120 million retail complex Club Vista Mare has recently launched with seven new restaurants, all set directly on the beach boasting of great views of the city’s landmarks. Top picks include Aji, a restaurant that’s creating a fusion of Japanese and Peruvian flavours, a blend known in the culinary world as Nikkei. With a trendy interior and outdoor seating situated on the Palm’s eastern shore, this restaurant is a must-try for foodies seeking a combination of atmospheric dining and great eats.

Anantara’s first Dubai property, Anantara Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa, recently launched its signature Thai restaurant, Mekong. The restaurant is the second Mekong outlet at an Anantara property – the original outlet is located in Anantara Xishuangbanna, China – and the first in the region.

Tea-time never seemed so enticing. Dukes Dubai at Palm Jumeirah hosts its own brunch version of the English tradition at its stylish Tea Lounge, decorated in gold leaf and bright colours. The Partea brunch features endless dainty cucumber and cream cheese and roast beef and horseradish sandwiches, light sponge cakes, lemon meringue pie and freshly-baked homemade scones with dollops of clotted cream and strawberry jam. Exotic blends have been specially selected from the hotel’s designer tea company, Tchaba, so this is the place to try ‘silver tips’ white tea alongside traditional classics. Best for: A light brunch alternative When: Saturdays, 2 – 6pm Cost: AED295…

Sit back, relax and settle in for a leisurely breakfast with a view. Revo Café at Anantara The Palm serves up vistas of the Arabian Gulf’s shimmering waters as well as a selection of healthy dishes created using fine, fresh ingredients. You’ll be spoilt for choice here with homemade muesli and granola, pancakes, waffles, French toast and scrambled eggs to name just a few of the breakfast delights on offer. Don’t forget to toast to an incredible morning by the beach with a refreshing detox juice blend before taking in the sights at Palm Jumeirah. Tel No. +971 4 567 8304 

Fine-casual dining is the aim of the game at Chef Beck’s restaurant, found at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah. The world-renowned chef – who was awarded three Michelin stars for his Rome restaurant, La Pergola – brings familiar flavours of Italy to Dubai, via dishes such as spaghetti with lobster and zucchini, and grilled tuna in Mediterranean perfumes with fennel and red onions. In keeping with Dubai’s Friday Brunch tradition, Social’s Signature Brunch is an all-out Mediterranean affair with antipasti, an oyster and carvery station, and an à la carte menu with pastas and miniature desserts. +971 4 818 2222