It's Official! Cafe Isan is Dubai's Best Thai Restaurant 2020

We’re so excited to share this news. It’s official. Cafe Isan is Dubai’s Best Thai Restaurant. You’ve [our incredible customers] been telling us this for years and that’s always been good enough for us, but last night we scooped the gong for ‘Best Thai’ at the Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards in association with @dubaifoodfest which is amazeballs [insert better word - feeling rough today] considering Chef New’s journey to the top spot started when she was a farmer in Isan, rural Thailand - this is the stuff dreams are made of!

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What a journey! It’s this deep connection with the source ingredients that has set her cooking apart and as some of you know, even today - she loves helping out on the farm when she’s in Thailand
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We’re so grateful to New’s mum, dad and grandparents for the knowledge handed down to her and what made last night even more magical is her dad was here with us - the very first time he’s travelled outside of the village, let alone visited another country
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Once we’ve digested how big this news is, there’ll be some kind of special celebration for you, our cherished loyal customers, family and friends - because as you well know, our journey to the top has not been pain-free and we’re so very very grateful to you all for continuing to support us through thick and thin
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Our promise to every one of you is that we’ll continue to improve as nothing’s ever really good enough, even when others say it is
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Now’s probably a good time to also let you know that Chef New is in the final stages of planning a Tom Yum Soup cooking class - where you’ll learn about the source ingredients and how to make it 100% from scratch. Watch this space for more info!