Best Restaurants in Emirates Living, Dubai '26
The villa communities and golf clubs around The Lakes and Emirates Hills. The verified Emirates Living restaurants, our highest-rated first.
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The short version
Emirates Living is residential Dubai at its most established, the villa communities of The Lakes, Meadows, Springs and Emirates Hills wrapped around two championship golf courses. Dining here is a neighbourhood affair, split between community-centre favourites and the clubhouse restaurants looking out over the fairways, and it rewards people who know where to look.
The quality is higher than a suburb's reputation suggests. Carine, Izu Ani's French-Mediterranean room at Emirates Golf Club, anchors the fine-dining end; Hunter & Barrel handles steak, Kasumigaseki brings neo-Japanese fire cooking, and Orilla, Isola and Isabella cover the Mediterranean and Italian. Every venue below is an Emirates Living room we've confirmed is live, ordered by rating.
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Good to know
The two golf clubs, Emirates Golf Club and the Montgomerie, hold several of the better tables, and they come with course views and easy parking. The rest cluster around the community retail centres, so it's a drive-between-spots district rather than a walkable one.
These are neighbourhood restaurants first, so they're busiest in the evenings and at weekend brunch, when residents come out. The golf-club dining rooms are worth booking for a view table; the gastropubs and community spots are more walk-in friendly.
Questions
What are the best restaurants in Emirates Living?
By our live ratings, Orilla, Kasumigaseki and Hunter & Barrel lead, with Joe's Backyard Gastropub and Isabella Cucina Italiana close behind. The ranked list above pulls live from our index, so it reflects what's open and rated now.
Where in Emirates Living is good for a nice dinner?
Carine at Emirates Golf Club, Izu Ani's French-Mediterranean room, is the area's standout occasion table, with Hunter & Barrel's steakhouse and Kasumigaseki's Japanese close behind. Book a course-view table at the golf club.
Are there family-friendly restaurants in Emirates Living?
Yes, it's a family area at heart. Joe's Backyard Gastropub, Reform Social & Grill and Isola Ristorante are all relaxed and welcoming, with garden and lakeside settings that suit a casual family meal.
Which Emirates Living restaurants have golf-course views?
Carine and Spike Bar sit at Emirates Golf Club, while The Garden Project and Reform Social & Grill look over the Montgomerie. They're the picks when you want the fairway view alongside the meal.
Do I need to book in Emirates Living?
For the golf-club dining rooms and weekend evenings, yes. The community gastropubs take walk-ins most of the week, but weekend brunch and dinner are the busy windows, so a reservation helps.
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