
Huqqa predominantly serves Turkish cuisine but with a modern – and theatrical – interpretation. It was one of the first restaurants to open inside the Fashion Avenue expansion back in 2018 and managed to bag a premium spot on the top floor overlooking the fountains. If you like a bit of drama with your meal, you might want to pay a visit to Huqqa The Market. Home Bakery, first floor, Fashion Avenue, Dubai Mall, daily 10am to 12am. Founded by local restaurateur Hind Habib Al Mulla in 2011, Home Bakery now has several outposts across the city, including this one on the first floor of Fashion Avenue. The range of baked goodies available includes cookies, sponge cakes, pancakes and waffle croissants, and at peak times you’ll be hard-pressed to find a seat. It’s with good reason, too as their desserts are pretty irresistible. Home Bakery has a legion of devoted fans – including H.H. Gia, Ground Floor, Fashion Avenue, Dubai Mall, Mon to Thu, 10am to 11.30pm, Fri and Sat 10am to 12.30am Sun 8am to 12.30am. Gia is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The dining area is light and airy, while the terrace overlooks the fountain. It’s a lovely combination, where the focus lies on traditional Italian recipes and fresh ingredients and features an array of added flavours to cater to local tastes. Gia in Fashion Avenue marries the atmosphere of a Milan power-lunch venue and the elegant menu of a fine-dining restaurant in Tuscany. The pistachio bombolini in particular is a gloriously oversized doughnut stuffed with a decadent pistachio cream.Ĭipriani Dolci, Fashion Avenue, Dubai Mall, daily 10am to 1am. Don’t leave without trying something sweet from the counter. Mains include cheese and ham toasties (one of the best in the city), plus pizzas, pasta and salads. There are a handful of breakfast options: scrambled eggs or sunny side up, eggs Benedict, omelette, and croissants.

The food is just wonderful: simple yet elegant. The interior designers have done what they can with the oval space to create an ode to Harry’s Bar, the famous Venetian restaurant opened by Giuseppe Cipriani Senior in 1931. Cipriani Dolci is a luxurious take on the Italian Pasticceria, located smack bang in the middle of the fashion avenue thoroughfare in Dubai Mall. A power player in the Italian fine-dining world, Cipriani has created a café in Dubai worthy of its fine reputation.
