TakaHisa Dubai

Awards

MICHELIN Guide

Selected restaurants

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OAD

Asian Restaurants 2026, 433

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The World’s

50 Best

MENA's 50 Best Restaurants 2025, #41

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Chef

Hisao Ueda

Cuisine

Japanese

• 2026
• 2024

Dinner at TakaHisa Japanese Restaurant

on 03 Sep 2026

by Peter Verey

An ambitious project which I doubt can easily be replicated , @takahisa_dubai combines a sushi master and a Wagyu master who together offer 4 different omakase menus along with an a la carte offering using premium Japanese produce that is flown in 5 times a week .
The produce is the key to this endeavour with the likes of Yamayuki tuna and Ozaki beef available they certainly meet the premium brief .
The cuisine lets the produce shine , highlights included Steamed ankimo paired with... More

An ambitious project which I doubt can easily be replicated , @takahisa_dubai combines a sushi master and a Wagyu master who together offer 4 different omakase menus along with an a la carte offering using premium Japanese produce that is flown in 5 times a week .
The produce is the key to this endeavour with the likes of Yamayuki tuna and Ozaki beef available they certainly meet the premium brief .
The cuisine lets the produce shine , highlights included Steamed ankimo paired with a reimagined Kimo sauce which was unmistakable different , the use of egg yolks gave this a luscious mouthfeel and steered it towards a rich carbonara experience .
Matsutake are served in a terrific dashi but I loved the texture of the shrimp , eel and egg mousse it was paired with .
Thrilled to see my favourite fish on the planet featured- Nodogoro . Served simply with salt and daikon , pure and delicious .
The nigiri portion was rock solid , the shin Ika lovely and soft , the Shinko left you wanting more and both the Chutoro and Otoro had great length on the palate.
The Daisen Murasaki uni was super creamy and clean .

Sea jewellery is a fun savoury finale , incorporating Toro, uni , ikura , caviar and a little rice .

The price tag for the produce driven experience is hefty and matches the cost of world renowned FZN for example , but it is unquestionable worth the dirhams and I look forwarding to returning for the Wagyu focused menus in the future . Less

Dinner at TakaHisa Japanese Restaurant

on 15 Oct 2024

by Liam Collens

It’s challenging to write about collaborations in the full length review format because—let’s be honest—they are often one off events that you won’t be able to go to again and do you want to read about that? Read about something you missed?

Therefore I started writing about collabs and other events on my Substack (which you are absolutely encouraged to subscribe to) in the form of a photo diary?

What is a photo diary?

Well, I share the experience through a photographic journal.

Ok,... More

It’s challenging to write about collaborations in the full length review format because—let’s be honest—they are often one off events that you won’t be able to go to again and do you want to read about that? Read about something you missed?

Therefore I started writing about collabs and other events on my Substack (which you are absolutely encouraged to subscribe to) in the form of a photo diary?

What is a photo diary?

Well, I share the experience through a photographic journal.

Ok, but isn’t that Instagram?

Frankly Instagram’s word count is too short so Substack gives me more room.

Words and room to tell you about why this collaboration between TakaHisa x La Cime was original. Room to share what fine dining collaborations are usually like. Words to delve into why TakaHisa remains one of Dubai’s best restaurants in my view—and I’m really not clear why the Michelin Guide Dubai continues to blithely overlook it.

You can learn more about La Cime, a two Michelin star restaurant in Osaka, Japan. These collabs are usually a good moment to decide whether it is worth checking out the guest restaurant. I go on to tell you that I regularly visit guest collaborators when I am on their home turf.

I hope to go to Japan for an extended stay one day; La Cime would be on my list of should-visit restaurants.

Lastly, I was invited to TakaHisa which means this incredible lunch was gifted to me. Thank you to the teams as always.

#itsliamcollens #takahisa #takahisadubai #lacime #michelinguidedubai #michelinguidejapan #photodiary #substackwriter #wheretoeatdubai #omakaselunch Less