Although the UAE’s dining scene typically has fewer launches during the summer, there are still a handful of new restaurants opening in the country this month.
From fine dining and fusion menus to fast-food spots, here are three to check out.
Simitci Dunyasi, Abu Dhabi
Cuisine: Turkish, bakery
Paying homage to simit (Turkish bagels), this international cafe chain is now open in the capital's thriving food hub Al Qana.
On the menu are all manner of simit – served with options such as sesame, sausage and kashar cheese – plus baked goods, such as borek and gozleme (including one with Nutella).
The cafe also serves hearty mains and breakfast dishes including menemen-style eggs, manti pasta, sucuk pizza, pilaf and kofte.
Open daily, 8am to 11pm; Al Qana; 056 687 0008
Chez Wam, Dubai
Cuisine: French fusion
Chef Hadrien Villedieu – best known for his work with experiential dining hub Inked – blends his French roots with international flavours at the latest restaurant to open at St Regis Gardens on Nakheel Mall's rooftop. The cosy lighting, upbeat music and comfortable seating are meant to emulate being at a friend’s house, and the restaurant’s name is French slang for “at mine”.
The fusion menu offers dishes such as beef tartare with wasabi peas, confit duck ravioli, foie gras bao with plum sauce and deconstructed lemon tart. In addition to regular seating, customers can book a spot at the chef’s table to watch their dishes being prepared fresh in front of them.
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 6pm to 2am; Palm Jumeirah, Dubai; 04 410 6707; book@chezwam.ae; www.chezwam.ae
Waffries, Dubai
Cuisine: Fast food
The Mall of the Emirates store is seeking to make eating waffles less messy but no less delicious by serving smaller versions.
The bite-sized waffles can be eaten in the food court or on the go, and Waffries offers sweet and savoury options. From zaatar, halloumi and nutrient-rich super-seed waffles, to chocolate fudge and strawberries, the waffles come in an array of flavours with various toppings, plus sauces such as banana toffee and dips such as Asian sweet and spicy.
Open daily; 10am-10pm; Mall of the Emirates, Dubai; www.waffries.com
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How to get exposure to gold
Although you can buy gold easily on the Dubai markets, the problem with buying physical bars, coins or jewellery is that you then have storage, security and insurance issues.
A far easier option is to invest in a low-cost exchange traded fund (ETF) that invests in the precious metal instead, for example, ETFS Physical Gold (PHAU) and iShares Physical Gold (SGLN) both track physical gold. The VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF invests directly in mining companies.
Alternatively, BlackRock Gold & General seeks to achieve long-term capital growth primarily through an actively managed portfolio of gold mining, commodity and precious-metal related shares. Its largest portfolio holdings include gold miners Newcrest Mining, Barrick Gold Corp, Agnico Eagle Mines and the NewMont Goldcorp.
Brave investors could take on the added risk of buying individual gold mining stocks, many of which have performed wonderfully well lately.
London-listed Centamin is up more than 70 per cent in just three months, although in a sign of its volatility, it is down 5 per cent on two years ago. Trans-Siberian Gold, listed on London's alternative investment market (AIM) for small stocks, has seen its share price almost quadruple from 34p to 124p over the same period, but do not assume this kind of runaway growth can continue for long
However, buying individual equities like these is highly risky, as their share prices can crash just as quickly, which isn't what what you want from a supposedly safe haven.
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