More a gastro-eatery than a café, this is perfectly positioned for Marina dwellers, or those after a taste of Marina-living

An unfussy eatery with a rotating view

Floating restaurant with extra entertainment provided

Fine dining on the 27th floor of iconic Burj Al Arab hotel

Marvellous mezze in the Emirates Towers

Upmarket Mughlai all-you-can-eat experience

Amwaj is a pleasant enough seafood experience, the decor welcoming, the food reasonably promising but it just lacks that extra oomph to elevate it into the very good category

Sofitel’s French restaurant offers something different to the usual JBR walk

Aquara is a restaurant which offers an equal measure of substance and style, with impressive views complimented by some dainty dishes

Armani’s casual dining venture has a couple of haute surprises

Lebanese restaurant on the Royal Ascot Hotel with food and entertainment

Sports bar mixing simple snacks and sport

A classy yet relaxed Asian dining experience in Jumeirah Beach Hotel

It wasn’t until the Belgian Beer Café (often affectionately shortened to BBCopened its doors that Dubai could finally offer a decent – sophisticated, even – draft selection

An authentic teppanyaki experience hidden along JBR’s The Walk

Elaborate Thai restaurant with meal deals

Buffet restaurant with excellent lobster but less impressive meat