TimeOut Dubai Kids – August 2019

Food

Time Out UAE Kids August 2019 43

ITALIAN

Il Borro Tuscan Bistro If

you’re looking for excellent

Italian food and charming

surroundings, then there’s no

better place in the city than Il

Borro. A winner for a second

year running, everything on

the menu here is outstanding

and won’t break the bank.

O Open daily 12pm-3.30pm,

7pm-1am. Jumeirah

Al Naseem, Madinat Jumeirah

(04 275 2555). ★★

BASTA! BASTA! serves up

hearty Italian dishes with

heaps of flavour. Literally

translating in English to

“enough!” portions are

generous and the dining room

is bright, vibrant and fun. It’s

solid family-friendly food,

marrying generous portions

with relatively reasonable

prices too.

O Open daily noon-midnight.

Renaissance Downtown Hotel,

Dubai, Business Bay

(04 512 5522). ★

Il Ristorante – Niko Romito

This spot is a new entry. It’s

super smart and exclusive,

yet doesn’t feel at all stuffy.

The food is excellent, well

presented and everything

is wonderfully flavoured. It’s

super smart and exclusive, yet

doesn’t feel at all stuffy.

O Open daily 12.30pm-3pm,

7pm-11pm. Bvlgari Hotel

& Resort, Jumeirah

(04 777 5433). ★

JAPANESE

TOMO Dishes are delicious

and authentic, the vistas are

top-notch and you can sit on

traditional-style tables trying

rarely found dishes. The word

gatherings, the restaurant

offers an equally intimate

but slightly bigger seating

capacity with the private

dining room.

O Open daily

12.30pm-3.30pm,

6.30pm-midnight. Bvlgari

Hotel & Resorts, Jumeirah

(04 777 5555). ★

Zuma Consistently excellent,

Zuma celebrated a decade

in Dubai in 2018 and it’s still

packed day in, day out. The

black cod is world famous

bar to start off in before

wolfing down ceviche and

stellar tableside guac. Plus,

many more delicacies.

O Open Mon-Wed

12.30pm-1.30am,Thu-Sat

12.30pm-2am; Sun

noon-1.30pm. Four Seasons

Resort Dubai at Jumeirah

Beach (04 316 9600). ★★

La Carnita This funky Mexican

restaurant made waves in

2018, offering up a super-

cool vibe and terrific tacos.

Staff are super and the food

TOMO is literally translated

as longtime friend, and that’s

exactly what you’d call

this restaurant.

O Open daily 12.30pm-

2.30pm, 6.30pm-10.30pm.

Raffles Dubai, Oud Metha

(04 357 7888). ★★

Höseki The most authentic

Japanese experience you’ll

find in the city, this will

set you back a bit, but it’s

worth it if you’re looking

for something special. It

seats just nine. For larger

and the vibe is buzzing.

O Sun-Thu noon-3.30pm,

7pm-midnight, Fri

12.30pm-4pm, 7pm-1am, Sat

12.30pm-4pm, 7pm-midnight.

Gate Village, DIFC

(04 425 5660). ★

LATIN AMERICAN

COYA Dining at this cool

global chain is always going

to be special. There’s a trendy

is delicious.

O Open Sun-Wed 6pm-1am,

Thu 6pm-2am, Fri

12.30pm-2am, Sat

12.30pm-1am.

InterContinental Dubai Marina

(04 425 4030). ★

LIMA Dubai From Michelin-

starred chef Virgilio Martínez

Véliz, expect vibrant dishes

• both in terms of flavour and
  presentation. It’s a real treat.
  O Open daily noon-midnight.
  City Walk Dubai, Jumeirah
  (056 500 4571). ★

Simply the

BASTA!

Head to this inviting, family-friendly

Italian in the heart of Business

Bay for bowls of brilliantly fresh

pasta and piping hot pizzas. Food

is served family/sharing-style – but

after a mouthful of the rigatoni

cacio e pepe, you may not want to...

O Open daily noon-midnight. Renaissance

Downtown Hotel, Dubai, Business Bay

(04 512 5522).

WHAT IS IT...

Calicut Paragon, one

of the best Indian

restaurants in Dubai

WHY GO...

For the superb

seafood dishes

and keen prices

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