Three standout restaurants in Dubai, now with 20% off for Privilee Members
On the table: three new excuses to go out…
Italian by the water, Parisian plates, and late-night sushi plans – three different moods, three different locations. Now on Privilee, Members can enjoy 20% off à la carte dining at Alici, Josette, and MayaBay, seven days a week, including public holidays.
Coffee catch-ups, long lunches, date nights, dinner with friends, and later reservations – these three restaurants cover all of it. Spread across Bluewaters, DIFC, and Jumeirah Al Naseem, each restaurant offers a completely different vibe, but all three get it.
If your group chat’s been quiet lately, this should help.
Alici
📍 Bluewaters
There’s a reason Alici has become one of the more talked-about restaurants on Bluewaters.
The setting is one you’ll love. Bright interiors, sea views, and a waterfront location that immediately feels a little removed from the city. The atmosphere leans relaxed but still elevated, somewhere between a long coastal lunch and a dinner reservation that slowly turns into the rest of the evening.
Inspired by the Amalfi Coast, Alici focuses on seafood-led Italian dining built around freshness and simplicity. Expect high-quality seafood, lighter Italian flavours, fresh pasta, and plates designed more for lingering over than rushing through. It’s the kind of restaurant that suits almost any version of the day, from family lunches to sunset dinners with friends.
For anyone searching for restaurants on Bluewaters that feel social, stylish, and really good for seafood, Alici fits naturally into the conversation. It delivers that coastal escape feeling without needing to leave Dubai.
And with 20% off through Privilee on à la carte, there’s a very good excuse to book the table, instead of just talking about it…
Josette
📍 ICD Brookfield Place, DIFC
Josette feels like stepping into a completely different version of DIFC.
Located inside ICD Brookfield Place next to The Arts Club, the restaurant brings a full Parisian dining experience into the middle of Dubai’s financial district, but in a way that feels playful rather than overly formal. The interiors are dramatic in the best way. Pink with rich textures, layered details, mirrored finishes, and a dining room that feels made for people-watching.
Breakfast til late, the menu leans classic French, with modern touches throughout. Rich sauces, indulgent dishes, and the sort of French comfort food people actually want to order. The croque monsieur and cordon bleu have already become our favourites for good reason.
Downstairs, the atmosphere shifts again later in the evening, with dinner service moving into a more theatrical setting where live performances become part of the experience on select nights. This one’s a vibe.
Josette works especially well for the DIFC crowd looking for somewhere that feels a little more social than a standard business lunch spot, but it’s equally good for date nights, birthdays, or dinners that turn into longer evenings.
For anyone looking for a French restaurant in DIFC with strong food, standout interiors, and an atmosphere that actually feels memorable, Josette brings all three together very easily.
MayaBay
📍 Jumeirah Al Naseem
For later reservations, lower lighting, and dinners that feel a little more atmospheric, MayaBay enters the group chat.
Located within Jumeirah Al Naseem, the restaurant blends Thai and Japanese cuisine inside a setting inspired by Monaco nightlife and more immersive evening dining spaces. It’s all about darker interiors, warm lighting, handcrafted cocktails, and music to set the tone.
The menu moves between sushi, dim sum, Thai dishes, and share-style plates that work best ordered across the table. It’s very much designed around social dining rather than quick dinners. The kind of restaurant where ordering “a few things for the table” somehow becomes the whole menu.
There’s also a strong bar scene here, which changes the energy of the space as the evening goes on. On select nights, DJs add to the vibe, giving the space a little more after-hours energy.
MayaBay suits date nights especially well, but it also works for groups wanting somewhere with more personality than a quieter dinner spot.
For anyone searching for Thai and Japanese restaurants in Dubai or restaurants in Jumeirah Al Naseem with cool evening energy, MayaBay is that girl.
Three different moods, one membership
From seafood lunches on Bluewaters to French dinners in DIFC and sushi later into the evening at Al Naseem, these latest additions bring three completely different dining experiences onto Privilee.
Members enjoy 20% off à la carte dining at Alici, Josette, and MayaBay seven days a week, including public holidays.
Three different moods. Three different locations across Dubai. Three very good reasons to make the reservation.
Explore the venues now in the Privilee app, book directly with each restaurant, and show your app to redeem your exclusive Member rate.
