Although the Al Mahara restaurant has been a fixture at Dubai’s legendary Burj Al Arab hotel for years, it has recently welcomed an extended pop-up from Chef Andrea Migliaccio from the two Michelin-starred restaurant L’Olivo at Capri Palace Jumeirah in southern Italy. This being Dubai and The Burj, Al Mahara’s setting is extraordinary, as diners are served surrounded by a large coral reef aquarium.
Whether choosing their tasting menu or dining à la carte, the dishes come straight from Capri, including their tagliolini al limone. Delicate strands of homemade pasta are scented with lemon, oyster leaf and topped with burrata cheese and a spoonful of sweet red shrimp. An entree of gilt-head fish is lifted by the classic Sicilian caponata sauce, famed for its sweet and sour balance, before an apricot sorbet and meringues wrap up the five courses by once again celebrating the finest Italian ingredients.
L’Olivio at Al Mahara, Burj Al Arab, Umm Suqeim 3, Dubai