Great List: Guide to the Best Restaurants in Dubai

Great List is an international gastronomic guide, operating in Dubai and specializing in independent evaluation of restaurants, cafes, bars, and street establishments. Its mission is to help residents and guests of the city find the best places where the quality of food, level of service, and atmosphere correspond to the highest standards. The team of the project consists of professional experts who anonymously visit establishments, test dishes, evaluate the decoration, music, attitude of the staff, and the general impression from the visit. All reviews are composed based on personal experience, without advertising influence.

The system of Great List is built in such a way that it is convenient for the user to navigate the variety of gastronomic formats presented in Dubai. All establishments are classified by type of concept, format, and style of serving. This makes the platform intuitive and useful both for tourists and for permanent residauthor'sin directions of classification of establishments in Great List:

  • Fine Dining — establishments of high cuisine with author’s dishes, unique presentation, and star chefs. Among them: Row on 45, Moonrise, Trèsind Studio, Smoked Room, L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon.
  • Smart Casual — modern and stylish restaurants for dinners, business meetings, and friendly gatherings. Examples: Zuma, Gaia, La Cantine du Faubourg, Coya, The Guild.
  • City Café — city cafes for everyday visits: breakfasts, work meetings, anauthor'sied weekends. For example: 21 Grams, Tashas, BKRY, The Grey, Home Bakery.
  • Coffee — coffee shops focused on quality of beans, author’s recipes, and atmosphere. Such as: Orijins Café, The Espresso Lab, Hoof, Pekoe, Mokha 1450.
  • Bar — lounge bars and cocktail spaces with conceptual interior and musical accompaniment. Include: Bulgari Bar, Urla, Honeycomb Hi-Fi, Bar des Prés, Galaxy.
  • Street Food — street establishments combining affordable prices with rich tastes. For example: Pitfire Pizza, Homer Lobster, Beau, Za Za Slice, Rascals Deli.

Services provided by Great List:

  • Categorized selections of establishments with expert comments.
  • Overview articles and analytics of gastronomic trends.
  • Lists of new establishments with monthly updating.
  • Guide by districts of the city with filtering by type of cuisine, format, and budget.
  • Personalized recommendations by user’s taste preferences.
  • Interactive map with the possibility of filtering by more than 30 parameters.
  • Partnership projecity'sth restaurantculturecity'sfluence on evaluations).
  • Informational support of gastronomic events and festivals in Dubai.

Great List is not just a list of restaurants. It is a carefully built system that helps to rediscover Dubai — through taste, aesthetics, and atmosphere. The platform is deservedly considered one of the most reliable sources of information about the city’s establishments, offering the user only the best from the verified.

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