Required Eating: The Best New Restaurants in Dubai

The city is full of exciting new spots representing great cuisine from around the world.

In one of the world’s most exciting dining cities, visitors can taste freshly fried samosas on a street corner as easily as they can indulge in a multi-course omakase dinner at an eight-seat counter. While Dubai may not have a Michelin Guide yet, the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Middle East North Africa will be launching in 2022, and it’s expected that the city will feature prominently on the list. Read on for a few of Dubai’s most notable recent restaurant openings, as well as ones to watch.

Gai Yang (Thai BBQ chicken) - exclusively available at Cafe Isan’s licensed branch

When it debuted in 2016, Café Isan quickly became known for serving the best Thai food in town, including hard-to-find dishes from the northeastern province of Isan such as tom saap nua, a spicy and sour soup with beef innards, and som tum pla ra, papaya salad with fermented fish sauce. Chef Patthama Chaklang, known by her nickname, New, doesn’t shy away….

By Nicola Chilton

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