The Journal

With a dense cluster of offices and residences overlooking its quays, Dubai Marina business lunches now serve the increasing professional needs with the same finesse it applies to leisure. The district offers some of the finest business-lunch venues in the city, ranging from discreet hotel dining rooms to lively terraces where contracts are reinforced and conversations carry well into late afternoons. As midday approaches, with its water gleaming like a polished mirror, work lunches carry as much weight as any boardroom. At this time of day, matching the room to the remit becomes an art in itself: certain venues favour discretion, offering subdued soundscapes and a considered distance between tables, while others trade in statement views – sky-high panoramas or yacht-line serenity.