Drink and Dine
Laying the table.
The Milan room, facing the Gulf
Il Ristorante – Niko Romito
Restaurant · Tuesday to Saturday
The dining room is drawn from the original Bvlgari hotel in Milan, and 2 decisions shape it.
The banquettes are raised so that every table looks at the Arabian Gulf rather than at the table in front of it. The ceiling above them is black, which makes dinner feel as though it is happening outdoors after dark.
Beyond the à la carte there are 2 tasting menus, one of 5 courses and one of 8, and each is ordered for the whole table rather than for one person at it. The shorter of the 2 is the vegetarian one.
The kitchen buys as close to home as it can. The eggs, the salad leaves and the herbs are all grown in the Emirates, and the tuna carries a sustainable-fishing certificate. There is a private dining room off the restaurant, and it is where the wine tastings are held.
Kismet Recommends
- Scampo, lattuga, zenzero e gin
- Spaghetti e pomodoro
- Rana pescatrice arrosto con brodo di patate, capperi, salvia e zafferano tostato
- Cotoletta di vitello alla Milanese
- Babà al rum, con gelato al fior di latte e pesche
The kitchen
Giacomo Amicucci
Born in Emilia-Romagna and trained at ALMA, he cooked in starred Italian kitchens and then in Australia, and came here from Romito's own kitchen at Reale when the restaurant opened in 2017.
The ceiling above them is black, which makes dinner feel as though it is happening outdoors after dark.
