Festive
listings Where to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve in the country this festive season
Christmas
ROBERTO’S DIFC For an authentic Italian style Christmas dinner, make a beeline for the Cena di Natale at this renowned restaurant. Whet your appetite with sharing antipasti including seafood salad, stewed baby octopus in rich tomato sauce, sauteed mussels in black pepper, and king fish carpaccio to name a few. The primo course follows with a delectable spaghetti with clams and cured grey mullet roe, while secondi features a Besugo snapper in cherry tomato sauce. You can’t leave without desserts, a delightful assortment of homemade Italian desserts.
December 25 from 7-11pm. AED 395 per person.
MÖVENPICK HOTEL APARTMENTS DOWNTOWN DUBAI This well-loved home away from home for many guests is serving up deliciously crafted festive meals this season. At Bien, expect a magical Christmas eve dinner and Christmas day brunch with kid’s activities. Tuck into a festive-themed buffet complete with turkey, salads, seafood and meat for entrées, and decadent desserts.
December 24 from 7-11 pm and December 25 from 12:30-4pm (includes kid’s activities). AED 155 per person inclusive of unlimited soft beverages. Contact +9714 518 7777 or WhatsApp +97150 862 0642. 42 BBC Good Food Middle East December 2020
THE PANGOLIN Serving up a delicious three-course set menu, this newly launched restaurant by Sergio Lopez is ready to stun diners with their impressive culinary offerings. Feast on slow roasted salmon and peppered eye fillet wellington, along with a special beverage pairing menu. This package is the perfect warm up celebration before the Christmas Day festivities. Festive beverages and classic Christmas tunes will get everyone into the festive spirit.
December 24 from 7pm. AED 220 with soft drinks, AED 299 with house beverages and AED 395 with sparkling. Contact +97158 573 2594.
PAI THAI, SOUK MADINAT JUMEIRAH Dubai’s idyllic Thai restaurant is offering a four-course sharing menu with spectacular waterways views and live entertainment featuring a DJ and a Thai drum performance. The menu comprises a pre-starter, followed by starters including pomelo salad, grilled prawns, grilled marinated chicken sate, and vegetable dumplings; mains include chicken green curry, deep fried seabass fillet, and grilled Australian beef; as well as mango panna cotta for dessert.
December 24 from 6-11:30pm. AED 295 per person, with a minimum of two people to share. Contact 800 666353.
