Perched on the 70th floor of one of Dubai’s newest and tallest skyscrapers, the SLS hotel—all of 75 floors—Fi’lia is an unusual restaurant in many ways. Yes, it is luxe, and the panoramic views of the Dubai Design district and of Downtown Dubai’s skyline are jaw dropping. But this bright, sunny space is surprisingly understated—the opposite of stereotypical Dubai OTT-ness.
For one, it’s a pizza oven (albeit state-of-the-art) that occupies pride of place in the restaurant. For another, the idea is to bowl you over with real food—Italian meets Arab—not spectacle.
(This story appears in the 04 November, 2022 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)