Restaurants

This family-friendly restaurant is a firm favourite with the Filipino community and the food is plentiful and tasty. Max’s Restaurant, located on Mankhool Road in Karama, serves up favourites such as fried chicken served with rice or kamote fries (yummy sweet potato fries). The menu also boasts traditional dishes such as kare-kare (oxtail and tripe stew) and lumpiang ubod (crab meat sauteed with fresh coconut). Head there early on a Sunday as things get pretty busy. Telephone +971 [0] 4 325 7797 Email maxsrestaurant.karama@cplmg.com

PLAY, crowned Best Asian and Restaurant of the Year at this year’s Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards, exudes luxury. From the slick, dark interiors and stunning 36th floor views that leave a lasting impression, to the decadent smell of truffle in the air, the experience is a super-high-end one. It leaves its mark on all your senses. The cuisine is “Mediterrasian”, a blend of light, fresh Mediterranean flavours with the bold, powerful tastes of Asia, and the kitchen does this tremendously. But the theme goes beyond the food – PLAY has that easy-going, unhurried Mediterranean charm that allows for lingering…