A Foodie’s Guide to Restaurants in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

I booked my trip to Dubai in January, otherwise known as Annual Report Hell. It’s not that I dislike the corporate copywriting work that I do – I actually appreciate its diversity – but January reached fever pitch, when I was five months into the project but couldn’t yet see the finish line. Then KLM released their World Deals, and I remembered that one of my closest school friends was living in Dubai for three years. A few WhatsApps later and I’d booked my flight for the day my project finished. After that, I didn’t think much more about it – I was going for warmth, sunshine and a chance to catch up with an old friend. I very definitely wasn’t going for work, and I didn’t do any prior research about restaurants in Dubai. But two days into my holiday, I found myself eating at the newest Japanese warayaki restaurant on the block (more on that below) and before I knew it I was busy scouring the internet for the best places for Pakistani curries and then walking five kilometres to eat at them. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).