Dubai's restaurant mix is as diverse as the city itself and it keeps growing rapidly. From glamorous Italian dishes, to organic delights and plant based tasting menu's. Gemma narrows it down to some of the favourites.

BRIX Cafe - For All-Day Breakfast

This waterfront spot in the charming and picturesque
Jumeirah Fishing Harbour is the perfect slow start to Saturday. Serving up all-day breakfasts, delicious in-house baked goods, freshly brewed coffee and desserts, BRIX blends culinary artistry (even the avocado toast is an art form) with a cosy ambiance that offers an escapism from Dubai’s bustling city spots. A true example of breakfast bliss.

BRIX Cafe

Jumeirah Fishing Harbour - Shop 1, Dubai

Tel: +971565255299

Open Monday to Friday, 8am – 10pm

Comptoir 102 - Best For Organic

This lifestyle concept store and healthy cafe in Jumeirah will feel worlds apart from the sea of sky scraping restaurants. What feels like entering a villa, the peaceful Parisian haven houses both an organic cafe and a boho-chic boutique, so you can shop from a curated edit of designers sourced from around the globe before finishing off with a wholesome bite. The café uses ingredients from local organic farms, and the entire menu is sugar and dairy-free. A robust menu of juices, smoothies, great salads, and standbys like buckwheat pancakes and chia seed pudding is perfect for those wanting to balance out the indulgence of Dubai’s culinary scene.

Comptoir 102 Concept Store & Organic Cafe

102 Beach Rd, Jumeirah 1, Dubai

Tel: +971 4385 4555

Open daily from 8am until 10pm

Folia- Best For Plant Based Cuisine

This exquisite plant-based restaurant at the Four Seasons Resort Jumeirah is a breath of fresh air for Dubai’s carnivore-clad restaurant scene. Meaning ‘from the leaves’ in Latin, Folia
offers vegan dishes rooted in a mission of crafting delicious healthy cuisine and celebrating the best of plants, which is complemented by the serene garden setting they are served in. Al fresco dining is at its finest here, but so is the food. Try the wild mushroom pizza and the coconut banana cream tart.

Tel: +971 4270 7777

Sun - Fri 1pm - 10pm

Saturday 6pm - 10pm

Ristorante Loren - Best for Glamour

Unbeatable views of Dubai’s Marina and stretches of
The Palm’s white sands makes this beachfront restaurant the perfect spot for a long leisurely lunch. Ristorante Loren is a love letter to the iconic glamour of the Italian Riviera, the seriously sophisticated interiors transporting you back to the 60s and 70s for La Dolce Vita. Amalfi coast inspired dishes from homemade pasta to creamy gelato is on the menu, and the portions are generous.
Take in the sunshine by day or cooling breeze at night –– this picture-perfect restaurant will sell you the Italian dream.

Ristorante Loren

The Club – West Palm – Jumeirah – Dubai

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