Tabu Dubai

Tabu sits inside the St Regis in Business Bay. The room runs smart, leaning into modern South American and Argentinian cooking.

While the surrounding Business Bay area is often busy with corporate travellers, Tabu moves with a theatrical intensity that feels distinct from its neighbours. You are a fifteen-minute walk from the Burj Khalifa, yet the restaurant resists the gravitational pull of the nearby tourist hubs to focus on a moody, conceptual identity. It is the antithesis of the airy, casual spots that define much of the district. If you want a quick meal, the places lining the path to the Dubai Mall are better suited; Tabu requires a level of engagement that those more conventional spots do not.