Restaurants. Hotels. Experiences
If you have been in Dubai for more than 5 years, chances are you have done the Fork and Cork brunch at some point or another. It’s Anantara the Palm’s big brunch. The last time we did this – we didn’t have any mini versions of ourselves at the table to attend to. It was […]
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Have you been to Canary Club? Have you heard of them? We went once, many months ago for their brunch with the family and loved it. Our friends have done their ladies night as well (missed that one, unfortunately!) So when we were doing the business lunch round up we knew we had to reach […]
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If you have been here long enough, you would have heard of Candypant’s brunches from friends or social media. They’re famous for doing a good, fun brunch – one fit for celebrations. Every Saturday – Candypant’s does one at Akira Back called Brunch Refined. We went over to Akira Back early May with friends to […]
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Have you been to Mama Zonia, in Pier 7? Having been there for a ladies nights awhile back, we returned to Mama Zonia on a Friday afternoon early May, to review their business lunch offer. Here’s one to do, particularly if you work in Marina Plaza and surroundings, and looking for a nice business lunch […]
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Nonya in Taj JLT have launched a fun brunch for the summer season – calling it, the Ultimate Southeast Asian Saturday Brunch. I think they’ve read enough memes to know the word ‘pan-asian’ have been used a little to much in marketing blurps – haha. As someone who comes from that side of the world, […]
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Have you heard of a pan-asian restaurant called Not Only Fish? A fellow marina mum told me about it many months ago, when she went there for their business lunch. She loved it, and these were her exact words ” It was so good… super packed. Service was amazing. ” Fast forward many months later […]
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One of our most memorable staycations was at the Address Beach Resort two years ago. I remember floating around in their infinity pool – mesmerised by the spectacular views from the 77th floor. Wouldn’t it be nice, to sit in a restaurant all afternoon – come winter or summer, and have that view? Well, hats […]
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Raffles the Palm have recently appointed three highly experienced chefs who have worked in Michelin-starred restaurants in Japan. The team have since introduced a new offer, know as ‘Sushi and Soul,’ – a very unique date night experience combining authentic japanese culinary dishes in Matagi, with an evening of jazz in Sola Jazz Lounge. We […]
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Right on the Bluewater Wharf sits Virgin Izakaya, an extension of the very popular bar in Ukraine. This is their fourth venue – and where else best to do it but in the heart of Dubai itself. Every Saturday they do a ‘Wild Izakaya Brunch’. We went over early February to review it – just […]
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We are possibly one of the last people in Dubai to dine in Ce La Vi. I am sure you have a photo on that swing – possibly a Dubai bucket list, isn’t it? Though we haven’t done their famous business lunch as yet, we did have the opportunity to review Ce La Vi’s Saturday […]
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If you are looking for a nice chilled spot to take a guest around Downtown Dubai for a drink, consider doing the ladies night offer at Karma Kafe. I remember doing their brunch almost 8 years ago – and it was such good food and so much fun. Returned early November to take a guest […]
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How about a 4-course lunch in a pan-asian fine dining joint somewhere close to home or work, for 99aed – which includes coffee or tea? Somewhere, with sweeping views of the Dubai Marina, and the Emirates Golf Course. Look further and you can actually see a teeny bit of the Burj al Arab. That’s business […]
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It only took me 10 months to finally pay a visit to the much-talked about – Sushi Samba. There were numerous attempts to do their business lunch, but when you have school pick ups to do – the 12-2pm timeslot never worked. Finally booked us a table during the school holidays, to try out their […]
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A dear friend was organising his birthday do with the troupe, and Trader Vic’s was the spot. Tiki Hula Hula Brunch it’s called – happening every Saturday at Hilton Dubai Jumeirah. They had been there just a few weeks prior and loved it so much for the food and party vibe that he decided to […]
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Depending on who you stalk on socials, you might have seen images of these two sumos with the Burj Khalifa in the backdrop. This – is Tabu, a newly opened Japanese restaurant located in Business Bay, managed by Infini Concepts – the company behind Ce La Vi, amongst others. We went over on a Saturday […]
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To add on to the detailed coverage of Nonya, this piece highlights their Afterwork Drinks offer – another way to call what we all know as ‘Happy Hour’ in Dubai. When? If you are feeling a little thirsty on a schoolday, and want to catch up with a friend – pop into Nonya for a […]
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There are some experiences that are better explained through images and video – and Koyo is one of them. Having done the Kabuki brunch with friends many weeks beforehand, I was pretty excited to take mum back there for ladies night. We got dressed up on a Wednesday night, jumped into a taxi and got […]
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We took the folks over to the Taj one afternoon mid-May to review the newly opened Nonya over dinner. I had found out about the venue on socials ; apparently it had ‘Malaysian and Singaporean influences’. Possibly the first time I’ve seen a fine dining joint specifically mention this in their social blurp. We got […]
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September 2023 Update : Please note that Mango Tree Thai Bistro is currently closed. We returned with the family on a Wednesday night to review the BBQ Night at Mango Tree Thai Bistro. This was early May, and surprisingly it was so nice and cool to sit outside in their terrace. For one evening, we […]
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We returned to Eauzone one fine school night, all excited and dressed up for a much-awaited date night. One&Only Royal Mirage’s modern asian beachside restaurant had recently introduced a new menu. It would be our first time dining there without the little people, which also means we can actually look at the food, eat it […]
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