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Best Chinese Restaurants in Dubai: 10 Picks by Meal and Budget

My Chinese restaurant shortlist in Dubai is unapologetically specific: Hakkasan for a Michelin-starred Cantonese dinner, Hutong for a DIFC set lunch, Mott 32 when the pre-ordered duck is the occasion, and Shoo Loong Kan for a Dubai Mall hot-pot meal. For dumplings, I’d open Din Tai Fung’s branch menu. For Indo-Chinese dishes in Karama, Gypsy…

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Hidden Dining Gems in Dubai 2026: The Insider’s Guide

For a less obvious Dubai dinner, I’d choose a different format—not pretend a restaurant is a secret because it is new to me. Kinoya’s ramen, Chef Kuv’s hosted menu and Trèsind Studio’s tasting sequence make three very different evenings. Eleven Green, Ostro and Somewhere answer smaller or more practical plans. The discovery is finding a…

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The Michelin Guide Expands in the UAE

The Michelin Guide’s UAE coverage now includes the published 2026 Dubai selection, announced on 6 October 2026. It lists two three-star restaurants, four two-star restaurants, fourteen one-star restaurants, twenty-two Bib Gourmand restaurants and eighty Selected restaurants. For a diner, the useful question is what kind of meal each distinction helps you find. A star, a…

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