Located in the international financial of downtown Dubai near the Burj Duabi, Zuma is a fashionable two-story Japanese Izakaya that got its start in the London culinary scene. At the forefront of the space is a bar and sake lounge that opens to the gate village along a large terrace with double-glass doors. Further inside, the main dining room is spread along two floors with modern staircase that connects the two spaces accented in amber lighting and moody wood details. A raised sushi bar is separated from the main rooms as well as a robata grill that sizzles specialties for an array of business elite and local scene stoppers. Those looking for a more removed setting find a private dining room within a long, narrow VIP area with solid teak dining table that can fit up to 20 of your closest friends.
The Food
A traditional Japaense Itzakaya menu offers small dishes like thinly sliced sea bass with truffle oil, beef carpaccio with miso and salmon tartare with sevruga caviar. Imported exotic fish mean excellent selection of sashimi platters as well as softshell crab with cucumber or wagyu sushi with caviar garnish. Robata dishes like shitake mushroom skewers and asparagus with sesame sauce are an excellent compliment to signature main courses like miso black cod, seared foie gras with crushed umeboshi and roast Boston lobster.
Last Word
Acclaimed Japanese Izakaya finds sexy home at the center of the Dubai Financial District.
