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The Mediterranean beckons: Mika's European-style interiors lead onto a waterside terrace in Yas Marina. Photo: Mika
Restaurant of the week: Live the Mediterranean high life at a ludicrously low cost

Sunset dinners and one of the city's best dishes for Dh40 make this Yas Marina venue a must

FoodFebruary 16, 2024
Samegarei fish is one of 17 delicate and dainty dishes on the menu at Row on 45. Photo: Row on 45
TV chef's Dubai restaurant breaks into 50 Best list in four months

This isn't merely fine dining, this is blow-your-mind dining at the British chef's latest Dubai restaurant

FoodFebruary 14, 2024
Flamingo Room by tashas is one of three venues at the group's newest addition in the UAE capital. Photo: Flamingo Collection
Restaurant of the week: Grandma chic at the Flamingo Collection

Made-for-Instagram interiors meet retro recipes – and don’t miss the lemon tart

WeekendJanuary 19, 2024
Drummond Money-Coutts is performing his street magic-style routines at a theatre for the first time. Photo: Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental
DMC: My Abu Dhabi show puts the magic back into the craft

Netflix star Drummond Money-Coutts sits down with The National as his Abu Dhabi residency takes off with head-scratching card routines, mentalism and prediction, which involve the whole audience

Things to doDecember 15, 2023
The Buddha's Feast set menu starts at Dh200 a head, and comes highly recommended. Photo: Nuri Grill & Bar
Restaurant of the week: Yas's first taste of K-food is a knockout

Capably cool, excellent value and proper South Korean grilling - Yas Bay has a new star

WeekendDecember 08, 2023
American rockers Metallica, whose hit Enter Sandman was this writer's top song on Spotify. Getty Images
I'm in the top 1% of Spotify Wrapped – here's how I made it

There's no time to chat with colleagues at lunch, I grab my headphones and download a podcast to break into the upper echelons

Music & On-stageNovember 30, 2023
Alya offers familiar Middle Eastern dishes, such as grilled meats, kibbeh and soups, elevated with fusion-style cooking. Photo: Alya
Five dishes to try at Alya, Abu Dhabi's Lebanese newcomer

Chefs put modern spin on traditional recipes and pick their favourites – don't miss the seven-hour slow-roasted brisket hummus

FoodNovember 29, 2023
Atmosphere restaurant offers a delicious way to enjoy the sweeping views from Burj Khalifa. Photo: Atmosphere
Restaurant of the week: A tall order at Burj Khalifa's Atmosphere

French fine dining reigns supreme, but the piece de resistance is a doner kebab served 442 metres up

WeekendNovember 24, 2023
NH Collection Dubai The Palm has an infinity pool with peerless skyline views. Photo: NH Collection
The newcomer with Palm West Beach's best pool – Hotel Insider

The brand's regional debut is doing its bit for the environment with its own water plant and solar panels

TravelNovember 22, 2023
Gimi serves street-food-style dishes from South Korea. Photo: Gimi
Restaurant of the week: Gimi's comforting dishes are proper Seoul food

Comforting dishes champion the popular cuisine - and they're proper Seoul food

WeekendNovember 03, 2023
La Nina celebrates dishes from Portugal, Spain and Latin America. Photo: La Nina
Restaurant of the week: La Nina's oxtail is worth crossing oceans for

There's no 'cheffy' showboating, just proper cooking with slow-braised oxtail worth crossing oceans for

WeekendSeptember 29, 2023
A grinning Hahoetal mask is a sign of things to come at Hoe Lee Kow. Photo: Hoe Lee Kow
Restaurant of the week: Hoe Lee Kow brings K-food to Dubai

First there was K-pop, then K-drama. Now, chef Reif Othman works his magic on the country’s culinary output

WeekendSeptember 08, 2023
Eleven Green, where burgers do not disappoint. Photo: Eleven Green
Restaurant of the week: I'm relishing the best burgers in Dubai

Exceptional fast food has brought even quicker success to this neighbourhood venue, but it’s been years in the making

WeekendAugust 18, 2023
Leon Ford and former Pittsburgh police chief Scott Schubert team up to improve relationships between communities and officers. Photo: Joshua Franzos
Shot five times and paralysed by police - now he's a partner in restoring trust

Pittsburgh activist Leon Ford is choosing reconciliation over retaliation. He opens up about forgiveness, playing chess against Sir Richard Branson and a wake-up call in Dubai

WeekendJune 23, 2023
Nobu by the Beach is like something out of a Jay-Z music video. Photo: Atlantis The Royal
Nobu by the Beach review: 'Oh, I do like sushi by the seaside'

With more than 50 venues across five continents, this is the first beach club from the fine-dining Japanese-Peruvian chain

FoodMay 06, 2023
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