Taste of Abu Dhabi: 2016’s must-try dishes

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Here’s a sneak peek at this year’s must-try dishes, most of them from new restaurants in the capital.

JW Steakhouse Marriott Downtown Abu Dhabi

Mains on offer: braised beef cheeks and Kettyle’s Northern Irish Aberdeen Angus beef rib-eye (28 days dry-aged)

Must try: Lump crab cake appetiser with avocado, cucumber, lime, tomato Dh20

Loca - Set to open next year on Al Maryah Island

Mains on offer: meat tacos, chicken tacos, fish tacos, quesadilla filled with chestnut mushroom and cheese

Must try: Baja tacos with spiced, grilled kingfish and chipotle mayonnaise Dh30

Punjab Grill Venetian Village within the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal

Mains on offer: Kulhad biryani, butter chicken with rice pilaf and pindi chole

Must try: Prawn bhaji slider appetiser: shrimp and onion fritters sandwiched between Indian bread rolls Dh20

Tamba The Hub at The Mall at World Trade Center, Abu Dhabi

Mains on offer: seared salmon, tiger prawns, lamb chops, and sweet-and-sour pumpkin

Must try

Sweet-and-sour pumpkin with spinach paratha and tomato salsa Dh30

Velocity Marriott Downtown Abu Dhabi

Mains on offer: Wagyu burger with Gruyère cheese, and lobster and beef-bacon roll

Must try: Lobster and chorizo croquette appetiser Dh20

The Sportsman's Arms Zayed Sports City

Mains on offer: Cajun-spiced baby chicken, honey-chipotle chicken wings and its signature burgers

Must try: Jack’s pepsi-glazed beef sliders Dh30

Bu The Hub at The Mall at World Trade Center, Abu Dhabi

Mains on offer: Picanha anticucho (beef skewers), and quinoa with mushrooms and truffle oil

Must try: The dessert: alfajor cheesecake with dulce de leche, Dh15

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