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jwmarriottmarquisdubailife.com) at<br />
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, is regularly<br />
voted the best Thai restaurant in the city.<br />
Signature curries like creamy panang<br />
kung with tiger prawns and gai phad<br />
ka-prao with chilli and hot basil pack<br />
plenty of depth and flavour, while<br />
classics like tom yum have been honed<br />
to perfection.<br />
You’ll arrive at Madinat Jumeirah’s<br />
Pai Thai (+971 4 432 3232, jumeirah.<br />
com) via abra, floating across a winding<br />
waterway. Equally impressive are dishes<br />
like goong gra tiem prik thai: crispy tiger<br />
prawns teamed with garlic, coriander<br />
and a piquant green pepper sauce.<br />
SUBLIME SUSHI AND SASHIMI<br />
Beyond the elsewhere-mentioned<br />
Zuma, Dubai is home to a fair few<br />
standout Japanese restaurants,<br />
including an outpost of Nobu.<br />
Better still, TOMO (+971 4 357 7888,<br />
tomo.ae) at Raffles Dubai, is helmed<br />
by chef-owner Chitoshi Takahashi who<br />
has devised a vast menu of authentic<br />
Japanese delicacies, best navigated<br />
with the help of your waiter.<br />
There’s a fun vibe over at Izakaya at<br />
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai (+971 4 414<br />
3000, jwmarriottmarquisdubailife.com).<br />
For a start, the so-called Wasabi Girl<br />
(she has wasabi coloured hair) makes<br />
the head-blowing Japanese mustard<br />
at your table. Yet the food is of serious<br />
quality; plump, fabulously fresh sashimi<br />
and inventive sushi creations are always<br />
on the mark.<br />
Position yourself in full view of the live<br />
teppanyaki counter at Morimoto Dubai<br />
at Renaissance Downtown Hotel, Dubai<br />
(+971 4 512 5577, morimotodubai.com),<br />
which showcases Masaharu Morimoto's<br />
trademark culinary style, with seasonal<br />
seafood flown in from markets around<br />
the world, including Tokyo’s famous<br />
Tsukiji and Fukuoka fish markets.<br />
PAN-ASIAN FLAVOURS<br />
When you crave Asian food in any one<br />
of its guises, nowhere does it better<br />
than the award-toting Mekong (+971 4<br />
567 8304, dubai-palm.anantara.com)<br />
at Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort.<br />
Its lengthy menu includes myriad Thai,<br />
Chinese and Vietnamese highlights (the<br />
duck curry is a big hitter), which you<br />
enjoy on rickshaw-style seating.<br />
From the team behind the globally<br />
renowned Taiwanese chain Din Tai Fung<br />
(the Dubai branch of which you'll find in<br />
Mall of the Emirates) comes Asian fusion<br />
gastropub Han Shi Fu (+971 4 0228 1075,<br />
hanshifudxb.com), a funky spot in the<br />
Aloft <strong>City</strong> Center Deira hotel, where the<br />
handmade din sum is divine. Whatever<br />
IN THE KNOW<br />
Big name chefs<br />
JASON ATHERTON<br />
Marina Social,<br />
InterContinental Dubai Marina.<br />
+971 4 446 6777, ihg.com<br />
Atherton’s Social concept has won<br />
an army of fans in London, and its<br />
Dubai offshoot is a great destination<br />
for dishes big on detail.<br />
DAVID MYERS<br />
Renaissance Downtown Hotel,<br />
Dubai. +971 4 512 5522,<br />
marriott.com<br />
Myers oversees two restaurants<br />
at this hip hotel: Basta!, a go-to<br />
for Italian staples, and the French<br />
farmhouse style Bleu Blanc.<br />
HEINZ BECK<br />
Social, Waldorf Astoria Dubai<br />
Palm Jumeirah. +971 4 818 2222,<br />
waldorfastoria3.hilton.com<br />
A master of modern gastronomy,<br />
Beck’s artistry is best<br />
conveyed through sublime dishes<br />
like salt-baked sea bass with<br />
cauliflower, truffle sauce and<br />
orange perfume.<br />
Pai Thai<br />
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