The Best Restaurant Dishes in Qatar for 2023
I’ve been compiling the best restaurant dishes in Qatar for more than seven years now. And we have had good years; great years and some pretty average ones. I compile the list throughout the year and...
View ArticleReview: Does Carbone Doha Transcend the Hype?
Carbone’s NYC mother restaurant opened more than a decade ago and it’s still one of the hardest reservations to score. A living room of sorts for A Listers (Selena, Bad Bunny, Beckham offspring,...
View ArticleReview: 10 Years After it Opened, is IDAM Still Doha’s Fine Dining Leader?
With a landmark location and an impeccable fine dining pedigree, IDAM has always stood apart from anything else in the Doha dining scene. But 10 years after it opened, can we still call IDAM Doha’s...
View ArticleReview: Is there more to OPA Doha than its Instagrammable interiors?
OPA Doha takes the “more is more” approach to its decoration. It’s almost an assault on the senses – a wall of busts of imperious Greek philosophers (or the younger, hotter cousins of Socrates, Plato...
View ArticleBrunch Review: ZUMA Doha has Hype and Celebrities but Does it Deliver A Great...
Let’s be honest. First impressions were not great – a questionable table and a server with an attitude as chilly as Doha in late February. Our Zuma Baikingu Friday brunch experience was off to a rocky...
View ArticleWhat is it Like to Dine in Qatar Airway’s Al Safwa First Class Lounge?
Have you always wondered what it is like to dine in Al Safwa, Qatar Airway’s first class lounge at Hamad International Airport? I took a spin back in 2018 but had been itching to get back inside it’s...
View ArticleDoha Dining Hit List May 2024 – new, hot and just reviewed restaurants and bars
It’s been a hot minute but my dining hit lists are finally back… by popular demand. So, here is my Doha dining hit list for May 2024 including all the new, hot and just reviewed restaurants and bars...
View ArticleReview: Gymkhana Brings Some Michelin Gloss to Doha’s Indian Fine Dining Scene
It doesn’t take a food writer to tell you that Doha is spoiled for choice with some good Indian food at all price points. At the upper end, we’re also well – Rivaaj, Jamavar, Chingari among the...
View ArticleDoha Dining Hit List October 2024 – new, hot and just reviewed restaurants...
It’s been a while I know, but as the city gears up for a busy end of year, it’s time to bring back my monthly hit list. Summer, to put it bluntly, was slow. But time to clear the backlog, shine a...
View ArticleYour January Doha dining hit list: the hot, new and just-reviewed places to...
Sliding into 2025 with some recommendations to start your year as you intend to continue it! Here’s my January Doha dining hit list: the hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now....
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