Routine Italian Restaurant offers few surprises from its central Sheik Zayed Road location

A posh Arabic oasis on Sheikh Zayed Road

Live music and Arabic food

Affordable and intriguing updates on British cooking, only spoilt by the Mall-like setting

Cool restaurant by London-based club brand at The H Hotel

A top seafood eatery with superb service, yet an unfortunate lack of atmosphere

Arabian ambience in the Monarch's lobby

A traditional Thai restaurant in the Dusit Thani

Fairmont restaurant with good sweets and business lunches

Roberto Cavalli’s celebration of the finer things in life is an upmarket Italian restaurant in Dubai

Pleasant vibe, friendly fast-food service and custom sushi rolls

Super-stylish wine bar in the Fairmont Hotel

After nine years with its doors shut, Diamond Lounge has been relaunched as a chic-but-affordable restaurant/lounge bar

Over-the-top décor and tasty Italian treats

Two-tiered English pub with food and football

Café-based brunch in the Shangri-La Hotel on Sheik Zayed Road

Excellent deli with take-away and sit-in dishes

Casual yet sleek sushi joint complete with conveyor belt