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Lowe, Al Barari, Dubai – Restaurant Revisited
“I am glad you ordered…” — returning to Lowe, where the best dishes are often the ones you didn’t mean to choose.
Apr 9
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Why Neighbourhood Food Hall in Motor City is worth checking out right now
A timely update on Neighbourhood Food Hall in Dubai’s Motor City, from burgers and udon to Thai, tacos and Indian grills, and why this homegrown food…
Apr 6
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Last Call at BOCA
After 12 years, BOCA pops its last cork next week. Three Friends of BOCA reflect on its legacy and their fondest moments.
Mar 28
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Amused Bouche 04
Bite-sized commentary. In this issue: re-focusing on the good out there, eating rescue food, ignoring Thai food purists, croutons as a life hack and my…
Mar 26
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The Places We Love The Most
I asked Dubai to call out restaurants and places they love. You spoke. This is a community-led list of the places worth showing up for, before it’s too…
Mar 20
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MOLI by Shi, Dubai Hills - Restaurant Revisited.
Uninvited Opinion: I was teased with the promise of endless corporate frivolity. It never happened. MOLI by Shi comes close.
Mar 12
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TaoXiang Taiwan Hotpot, Dubai restaurant review. "Fortune favours the brave in International City."
Uninvited Opinion. TaoXiang Taiwan Hotpot is big on flavour and reminds us that some of Dubai’s best meals are not in obvious places.
Feb 19
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Kraken, Dubai restaurant review: "There is Real Skill Beneath the Theatre".
Pull back the maximalism to discover Kraken’s familiar tricks, but it does not want for ambition. Dive deeper and, perhaps, the best is yet to come.
Feb 11
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Amused Bouche 03
Bite-sized if not biting commentary. In this issue: a two-Michelin-starred shrug, delivery butchers, a "seven-starred" beach club, black sriracha and a…
Feb 8
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Middle Child, Dubai restaurant review: “Calm Cooking, Loud Opinions and a Bistro Caught in the Noise.”
The food is good. Sometimes very good, but the noise around Middle Child is hard to swallow.
Jan 28
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Hashmi Barbeque, Dubai restaurant review. "Where nyama choma meets the tandoor."
Uninvited Opinion. Elbows-on-the-table casual and finger-suckingly good. You’ll need to be rolled out the door.
Jan 8
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Al Muntaha, Dubai. Restaurant review.
Sharper cooking, gentler décor, lunch is the move here.
Oct 31, 2025
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