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Chef turned restaurateur Tom Arnel, the founder of EatX, is the mastermind behind The Guild
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The Guild is located on the first level of ICD Brookfield Place in Dubai International Financial Centre. All photos: The Guild
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The Nurseries within the restaurant combines aesthetic influences from Soho in London and Tribeca in New York City
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The Nurseries is a pastry boutique by day but turns into a lounge bar at night
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The Potting Shed is a sunken lounge that looks like a private greenhouse
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Chef turned restaurateur Tom Arnel, the founder of EatX, is the mastermind behind The Guild
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The Guild is located on the first level of ICD Brookfield Place in Dubai International Financial Centre. All photos: The Guild
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RKUQILTW4VGT3GIFIB6AWGN45U.jpg?smart=true&auth=230e797789ba285bd3c435cad474ede0037b409fd5f97649885423cdb1dc80de&width=400&height=225)
The Nurseries within the restaurant combines aesthetic influences from Soho in London and Tribeca in New York City
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3QIADOA7XJERBJ66EPO45BD4VU.jpg?smart=true&auth=cb56c4498ebde464c73cfb7aac2e718c36a3259e9fd97b6ff25daf6c42253aed&width=400&height=225)
The Nurseries is a pastry boutique by day but turns into a lounge bar at night
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LDJU2DUKGVDDXCSXNEIAX6MB74.jpg?smart=true&auth=e10c410ccbec9017c258838ae2a90b43c25dc40ac10d964e2f25db40e10d0e0a&width=400&height=225)
The Potting Shed is a sunken lounge that looks like a private greenhouse
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Chef turned restaurateur Tom Arnel, the founder of EatX, is the mastermind behind The Guild
The Guild in Dubai prepares to open second phase of restaurants
The new venue at ICD Brookfield Place has a cafe, lounge, pastry shop and dining hall
One Carlo Diaz
29 August, 2023
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