Restaurants

You’ll find this café hidden away in the maze of streets that make up Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of modern Dubai and explore this quiet, historical area. The XVA Café is in a courtyard in the middle of the boutique XVA Art Hotel, and serves up gourmet vegetarian dishes. It’s also home to an art gallery and a shop that stocks products by independent designers and brands, including jewellery, clothes and accessories. Once you’ve eaten, there’s plenty of shopping opportunities nearby, from Deira City Centre and BurJuman to the bustling Gold and…

In the trendy Dubai Design District, Harper’s Bazaar Café serves up casual dining with a stylish edge. It’s the world’s first Harper’s Bazaar Café, which should come as no surprise – this is Dubai, after all. This daytime dining spot is an ideal break for visitors taking in Dubai’s art, design and creative scene, and it doubles as an event space. The chic, sophisticated venue epitomises the luxury of Harper’s Bazaar, with a menu of sharing platters and cosmopolitan dishes, as well as décor that highlights the fashion and art normally found within the pages of the magazine. Tel No.   +971…

Set in The Dubai Mall, in the heart of the mall’s Level Shoes, Vogue Café is a bright, open-plan restaurant with plush furnishings, stylish staff and top-notch service. Choose a snack from the European-style menu of nibbles, salads and sandwiches or fill up with a more substantial main course. A must-try for fashion forward ladies is The Quintessential Vogue Café Afternoon Tea. Savour the delicately crafted sweet and savoury snacks, recharge with a cup of the finest freshly brewed tea, and then continue your Dubai Mall shopping spree.

Emporio Armani Caffe in Mall of the Emirates and Armani Caffe in The Dubai Mall are both prime examples of where great fashion and stylish food collide. Both cafés are surrounded by stylish designer clothing shops, meaning you won’t have to venture far if you’re looking to treat yourself to some retail therapy. Pop into either one for some true Italian-style coffees and indulgent breakfast bites – featuring pastries and delicate egg dishes – and start the day off right before you embark on your day of shopping.

Check out all-day dining restaurant Cuisines for a hearty meal of international cuisine. Satisfy your appetite from the extensive buffet or choose from the tempting a la carte offerings. The restaurant invites you to watch the chefs in action in the show kitchen, cooking on the lava stone grill, baking pizzas in the stone oven or stir-frying in the Chinese wok. The wide and varied food menu is complemented by an equally extensive selection of drinks.

Offering a contemporary and casual dining experience, Andiamo is a chic Italian restaurant taking culinary inspiration from northern Italy. If you like hand-baked pizza and fresh to order pasta, this is your kind of restaurant. Open for lunch and dinner every day, Andiamo also serves a Friday brunch, which includes a tempting selection of antipasti, carving stations for roast lamb or beef, wood-fire oven baked pizzas and a delicious tiramisu station.

Al Dhiyafa is Arabic for ‘Hospitality,’ and whether you’re looking for breakfast, a light lunch or a more hearty evening meal, Al Dhiyafa will welcome you to enjoy fresh healthy dining. The menu offers a wide choice of international and Middle Eastern cuisine to suit every palate. Situated within the Habtoor Grand Beach Resort & Spa, the restaurant also has a fabulous beach location.

If you’re a golfer, or just admire landscaped lush greens, the Spike Bar provides the perfect setting. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the extensive international menu has something to satisfy your taste buds at any time of day. The terrace overlooks the manicured putting green with a vast choice of seating, both indoor and outdoor. On or off the course, Spike Bar is a relaxing venue for golfers and non-players alike.

With a Parisian-style boulangerie on the ground floor and a crisp white bistro on the first floor, this is a popular spot among the business fraternity. There’s not a set lunch menu, leaving diners free to choose from the a la carte menu – whole roasted chicken with foie gras and truffle anyone? Bon appetit!