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The black cod is still theatre. Whether the bill is justified depends on who's paying — we went three times to find out.

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Al Ustad Special Kabab

Four decades of Iranian kebab in a museum of a dining room. Under AED 60 a head — we'd take it over half of DIFC.

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Zuma Dubai

The izakaya every hotel opening still gets measured against. Book the robata counter, skip the terrace.

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