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Dubai's best foodie experiences in October
Thu, September 21, 2023
From limited-time menus to popular pop-ups, here's your insider guide to sampling the city's culinary highlights.
From limited-time menus to popular pop-ups, here's your insider guide to sampling the city's culinary highlights.
Meet celebrity chefs at Marriott's restaurants
Throughout October, Marriott is hosting its inaugural Restaurant Month, which will see top celebrity chefs from around the world visit Dubai. Massimo Bottura, Vineet Bhatia, Jason Atherton and Richard Sandoval will all be in town, hosting special events at their own restaurants. Spaces are limited, so be sure to download the More Cravings app for all the details.
See a collab between Slaw and Rove
Two homegrown brands, Rove Hotels and Slaw Burger, have joined forces to create a selection of limited-edition dishes. Featuring American-inspired creations such as the ‘burgeriZZA’, a burger and pizza crossover, the viral ‘taco cheeseburger’ you might have seen on TikTok and a parma sando. You can even book a night in the ‘Slaw Room’ at Rove City Walk, complete with burger-inspired interiors.
Try Fi’lia’s new tasting menu
Chic Italian restaurant Fi’lia is showcasing a new degustation menu, inspired by chef Célia Stoecklin’s love of Italy. Each of the nine dishes represents the country's regions, ingredients, landscapes and flavours. Promising new taste combinations created with artistry, the menu is priced at AED345 per person. A vegetarian version of the menu is also available.
Head to Jun’s for a pre-theatre menu
If you have tickets to Dubai Opera this season, nearby modern fine-dining restaurant Jun’s has launched a pre-theatre menu, making it the perfect pit stop before the show. Available every day between 5:30pm and 7pm, the two-course menu features a choice of dishes such as tempura veg and garlic noodles, corn-fed baby chicken with coconut curry, wagyu smash burger and fries or brown butter prawn salsa macha. The set menu is priced at AED150 per person.
Dine on a selection of cheeses at Burj Al Arab
If you’re a fromage fanatic, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to learn from Burj Al Arab’s in-house cheese specialist. The luxury hotel is hosting an eight-course multi-sensory experience, where guests can enjoy a selection of curated cheeses every Sunday and Tuesday from 4pm to 5:30pm. The experience starts from AED550 with a soft beverage pairing.
Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
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Experience a collaborative dinner at Orfali Bros Bistro
The number one pick on MENA's 50 best restaurants list, Orfali Bros Bistro is teaming up with Deepanker Khosla of the Michelin-starred HAOMA in Bangkok for an exclusiving one-night-only dining experience. On 2 October, guests will be treated to a gastronomic journey across the globe, with dishes inspired by the chefs’ travels. The menu will include Deepanker’s modern neo-Indian cuisine paired with Orfali Bros’ world class desserts and Instagram-worthy Middle Eastern fare. Bookings are open, so reserve your seats for AED650 per person.
Relish a limited-edition dinner at Tong Thai
Reserve your spots for a one-night-only feast that will see Tong Thai’s Rittiyos Hayatapan and BB Social Dining’s Alexander Stumpf collaborate. The two celebrated chefs will present a five-course Asian menu showcasing a perfect harmony of their individual styles on 13 October. Highlights include a Thai-flavoured gyoza, soft shell crab bao and pad Thai noodles with prawns. Finish off this flavour-packed spread with a serving of pandan custard, coconut dulce de leche and a mango ice cream-filled fusion of a bao and doughnut. Tables are filling fast, so book now at AED245 per person.
Dine on a selection of cheeses at Burj Al Arab
If you’re a fromage fanatic, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to learn from Burj Al Arab’s in-house cheese specialist. The luxury hotel is hosting an eight-course multi-sensory experience, where guests can enjoy a selection of curated cheeses every Sunday and Tuesday from 4pm to 5:30pm. The experience starts from AED550 with a soft beverage pairing.
Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
Sights & Attractions
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