15 Of The Best Tables To Reserve For Dubai Restaurant Week
Dubai Restaurant Week 2025 is here, and it's the perfect time to treat your taste buds to some of the city's finest culinary experiences. From award-winning fine dining spots to hidden gems offering global flavours, this year's line-up is bursting with must-try menus. We've curated an edit of 15 standout restaurants participating in the event that promise exceptional food, unique ambience, and a true taste of Dubai.
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Located at Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Varq, where delicacies are frequently garnished with a glimmer of edible gold or silver leaf, modern Indian fine dining reaches new heights. Authentic treats like burnt sweet potato chaat or palak patta chaat (crispy battered spinach leaves with dates sauce) are followed by flavourful main courses like marthbaan ke choley (piquant chilli spiced chickpea) or bamboo chicken. Specialities like Varqui crab with tandoori shrimp or Hyderbadi haleem (slow-cooked lamb with lentil and wheat stew) will be served for dinner for Dhs250.
Jun's
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Located on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Jun's is an awarding winning restaurant offering an ultra-luxe dining experience based on third-culture cooking, blending Asian and North American elements. Signature dishes like fried za'atar chaat, mapo burrata, and rainbow heirloom carrots, which highlight the restaurant's fun yet sophisticated approach to flavour, are a testament to chef Kelvin Cheung's cosmopolitan panache. Guests can enjoy a three-course dinner for Dhs250, which includes specialities such miso Chilean sea bass and corn-fed baby chicken in red coconut curry. The two-course lunch menu is Dhs125, and includes claypot rice specialities.
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Meat lovers must try 'The Art of Lazy Elegance' by Three Cuts Steakhouse & Bar, situated on Rooftop West at Nakheel Mall on Palm Jumeirah. Premium main courses like beef striploin and grilled royal sea bream are served after delectable appetisers like salmon tartare and beef carpaccio, especially curated for the Dubai Restaurant Week menu. Ideal for those looking for an elegant yet informal meal with enchanting views.
Lana Lusa
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The Four Seasons Private Residences' at Lana Lusa is perfect for those who love Portuguese cuisine. The Dhs250 menu starts with appetisers like the Lana Lusa salad, which consists of spinach, avocado, and goat cheese, or the classic octopus salad with capsicum and olives. The popular Portuguese steak, known as 'Bife a Portuguesa', is served with mustard sauce, veal ham and egg, as well as whole grilled sea bream with green salsa, or gnocchi with tomato confit and basil pesto. Indulge in delightful desserts like 'dulce de leche mille feuille' with 'fior di latte' ice cream.
Gerbou
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Gerbou in Nad Al Sheba offers a new take on internationally-inspired food with Emirati and Arab quirks. The lunch menu offers light options like feta and pistachio dip with mushroom crackers and fattoush salad, followed by supreme main courses such as Bahrini loomi kebab and chicken arseeyah. With appetisers like sea bass hadiqa or charred cabbage, main courses like vegetable salona with curry leaves and rice, or chicken macarona, and traditional desserts like date cake or logaimat, this is a spot for true foodies.
En Fuego
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This lively Mexican restaurant in Atlantis, The Palm, offers a dining experience that is bold, brimming with flavour, and utterly unforgettable. The menu offers traditional Mexican fare like marinated flank steak or salmon chaufa rice, followed by beef birria tacos or crunchy tortilla corn soup. Those with a sweet tooth will love dipping its warm, freshly made churros into the signature chocolate sauce and dulce de leche.
BOCA
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Located in DIFC's Gate Village, BOCA is a contemporary Spanish and Mediterranean eatery that is dedicated to sustainability. The menu for Dubai Restaurant Week includes delectable appetisers like smoked duck breast and cauliflower hummus, main courses like braised lamb shoulder and grilled eggplant with smoked burrata, and sweet treats such as vegan passion fruit panna cotta. BOCA, which is an award winning restaurant, proves that fine dining can also be environmentally friendly.
Studio Frantzén
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This creative dining idea at Atlantis The Palm, combines authentic Asian ingredients with traditional European bistro charm. The set dinner menu, which costs Dhs250, includes appetisers including veal minute ma-la with cep aioli, burrata with crushed beetroots and sancho pepper, and sea bass ceviche with 'tiger's milk' vinaigrette. Salmon with finger lime, baby chicken with roasted chicken aioli, or roasted cauliflower with truffle and hazelnuts are examples of main meals that highlight the restaurant's culinary creativity, served with classic sides like butter-braised greens and shallots or deep-fried Hasselback potatoes.
Ronin
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Japanese flavours take centre stage at Ronin in FIVE LUXE, Jumeirah Beach Residences, where celebrity chef Sin 'SK' Keun Choi combines culinary prowess with a rebellious warrior spirit. The creative appetisers on the Dhs250 dinner menu include the Ronin hot dog—think wagyu sausage and éclair bread—while the salmon robata yaki with goha, or the truffle chicken with yaki onigiri and miso soup are some of the tastiest main course options. Indulgent sweets like yuzu Hokkaido espuma, finished with a flourish of 24k gold leaf, make this a special spot to celebrate.
Akira Back
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Award winning restaurant Akira Back, at W Dubai The Palm, showcases chef Akira Back's creative interpretation of modern Japanese cuisine. The Dhs250 dinner menu offers imaginative dishes like salmon tataki with mustard su-miso and pickled wasabi, or AB tuna with umami aioli and white truffle oil. Dishes such as grilled salmon with garlic spinach and spicy teriyaki, Jidori chicken with potato purée and teriyaki sauce, or the decadent 48-hour short rib with braising jus and quail egg are examples of the main course selections that highlight his culinary brilliance.
Ariana's Persian Kitchen
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The award-winning television chef and cookbook author Ariana Bundy opened her first restaurant at Atlantis The Royal, offering authentic Iranian dishes with a modern twist. Traditional dishes such salad shirazi with three tomatoes, queen pourani dip with roasted beets, and specialities like joojeh kabab with saffron and butter are all included in the Dhs125 two-course lunch menu. Guests can enjoy sophisticated Persian cuisine for supper at Dhs250, which includes delicacies like kabab koobideh and mast o khiar, which is served with creamy yoghurt and walnuts.
Hutong
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Hutong, born in Hong Kong in 2003, redefined Northern Chinese food, and brought it to Dubai's DIFC in 2020. Signature delicacies like char siu, mapo tofu, and flame wagyu beef are featured on the Dubai Restaurant Week menu, providing a contemporary take on traditional Northern Chinese flavours. Interiors junkies will be in their element—the restaurant's interior is inspired by The Four Arts of the Qing Dynasty.
Gordon Ramsay's Bread Street Kitchen
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Inspired by the original London warehouse-style restaurant, this lively eating spot in Atlantis, The Palm, offers a flavour of Britain right in the middle of Dubai. Hearty main courses like chickpea & butternut squash tikka masala with coconut rice are served with traditional appetisers like spiced fried cauliflower with coconut yoghurt on the Dhs125 lunch menu. With extras like tamarind-spiced chicken wings and the legendary beef Wellington served with velvety mashed potatoes, the Dhs250 evening menu ups the ante. Cosy sweets like sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream round out the meal.
Ling Ling
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Ling Ling Dubai, a classy Asian restaurant with expansive views, is located on the 23rd floor of Atlantis The Royal on Palm Jumeirah. Starters like prawn tempura with cucumber, avocado and wasabi aioli or miso roasted eggplant with pine nuts and rice crackers are available on the Dhs250 dinner menu. Main courses include lamb shank rendang with lemongrass and coconut, roasted sambal salmon with green mango salad, or kung pao chicken with roasted cashews. Desserts include mango pandan sticky rice or hazelnut chocolate moelleux with sea salt ice cream.
Shang Palace
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Award-winning Shang Palace in Shangri-La Dubai, offers handcrafted Chinese tastes that have been refined over the course of 50 years. The lunch menu, which costs Dhs125, offers delicate dim sum platters with prawn, chicken, and veggie dumplings as well as Sichuan mayo prawn with kiwi fruit salsa. Guests can choose Cantonese-style golden garlic king prawns or aromatic crispy duck rolls with fragrant spicy bean sauce for supper for Dhs250. Main courses include deep-fried tiger prawns with spicy Sichuan soy sauce, or beef slices with broccoli in oyster sauce—good luck choosing between them.
Ninive
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Between a garden and a caravanserai, Ninive at Emirates Towers Hotel is a modern urban majlis. The evening experience costs Dhs250 and begins with a selection of traditional appetisers including cheese briwat with goat cheese and walnuts, beef fatayer with tomato salsa and pine seeds, or chicken patastilla with almonds and cinnamon. With sides of saffron rice and roasted new potatoes, the main courses feature regional specialities like mini tashreeb with braised spicy lamb shoulder, couscous royal with semoulina and various meats, and vegetarian options such pumpkin spinach kibbeh with quinoa and tomato sauce. Whatever you choose, you can't go wrong.
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