11 Woodfire Dubai

11 Woodfire sits in a standalone villa on 75B Street in Jumeirah 1. The restaurant holds a Michelin star and the no. 13 spot on The World's 50 Best MENA list. It is a twenty-minute walk from Jumeirah Beach.

Many international grill houses in the city hide inside hotel basements, but 11 Woodfire uses its residential setting to create an entirely different rhythm. By focusing strictly on open-fire cooking, the kitchen strips away the artifice that often accompanies dining in this district. The room runs smart, yet it avoids the stifling feel common to the area's more traditional grill rooms. Choosing this villa over a hotel location means trading air-conditioned uniformity for the constant, elemental scent of wood smoke.