Dubai Restaurant Week

Dubai Restaurant Week will run from May 1 to May 17, with more than 125 restaurants across the city offering fixed-price menus. (visitdubai.com, gulfnews.com) Visit Dubai says the promotion is priced at AED 125 for lunch and AED 250 for dinner, with bookings routed through the Careem DineOut app. Careem’s guide says that means a two-course lunch or three-course dinner at participating venues. (visitdubai.com, careem.com) The lineup includes more than 30 Michelin-listed restaurants, according to event coverage published this week. Gulf News reported the broader field spans more than 25 cuisines. (qahwaworld.com, gulfnews.com) Named chefs tied to participating venues include Nobu Matsuhisa, Gordon Ramsay, Izu Ani, Alvin Leung and Akira Back. Those names place internationally known fine-dining brands alongside homegrown Dubai concepts in the same citywide promotion. (qahwaworld.com, zawya.com) Dubai’s tourism agency is pitching the event as part of a larger food-travel strategy, not just a restaurant discount campaign. The same Visit Dubai platform is also promoting “Dubai, A Fine Way To Dine,” a separate fine-dining push that ran from March 27 to April 18. (visitdubai.com, visitdubai.com) The Michelin tie-in comes as Dubai’s guide keeps expanding. Michelin’s 2025 Dubai selection listed starred, Bib Gourmand and selected restaurants across the emirate, following a 2024 edition that covered 106 establishments and 35 cuisines. (guide.michelin.com, michelin.com) For diners, the pitch is straightforward: a fixed-price entry point into restaurants that usually sit in Dubai’s premium dining tier. For Dubai, the event turns the city’s restaurant scene into a 17-day tourism product with set dates, set prices and bookable inventory. (visitdubai.com, careem.com)