Fredrik Filipsson

Co-Founder & Lead Critic, Where To Eat Dubai

Fredrik Filipsson is co-founder and lead critic of Where To Eat Dubai, which he runs 50/50 with co-founder Morten Andersen. Dubai-based since 2021, he eats out five or more nights a week across every district from Al Qusais to Palm Jumeirah, writing reviews, area guides, and ranked lists that readers use to decide where to eat tonight.

Before Where To Eat Dubai, Fredrik spent fifteen years in enterprise technology advisory with clients in London, Stockholm, New York, and the Gulf — work that trained a critical eye he now applies to restaurants, dishes, service, and menus. He has sampled more than 1,000 restaurants in the UAE and catalogues every meal with receipts, photographs, and on-the-night notes.

His editorial line is simple: pay for the meal, arrive unannounced, disclose anything comped, and rank honestly. Where To Eat Dubai does not accept paid reviews or pay-for-placement in ranked lists.

  • Based inDubai, UAE — since 2021
  • Reviewing since2021
  • Restaurants visited1,000+
  • ExpertiseMiddle Eastern, South Asian, European cuisines
  • LanguagesEnglish, Swedish

Editorial policy

Every restaurant review on Where To Eat Dubai is based on a live visit. We pay for our own meals in the vast majority of cases. When a meal is hosted, we say so, and we do not publish ranked positions on best-of lists based on hosted experiences. Read the full methodology or how we rank.

Recent guides by Fredrik

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