Ten chef-led concepts turn City Centre Mirdif into a destination for food lovers.
- Chef’s Society Dubai brings ten fresh culinary concepts to Mirdif.
- Two MICHELIN Bib Gourmand kitchens join the diverse dining lineup.
- Global flavours range from Roman pizza to Emirati specialities.
- Three acclaimed chefs add fresh personalities to the collective.
A mall dinner used to mean picking one restaurant and settling in. Now, Dubai diners are increasingly treating food halls and chef-led collectives as social destinations, moving between flavours, desserts and coffee in one outing. That shift makes Chef’s Society Dubai particularly timely, bringing ten new concepts together at City Centre Mirdif. Come hungry.
The first thing friends will notice is the sheer variety. One table can order handcrafted dim sum from Ying Ji Dim Sum, while another reaches for Roman pizza from Chef Gabriele Bonci’s counters. Nearby, Anara brings Chef Kunal Kapur’s crafted Indian cuisine, while Slab by Chef Omar Rodrigues puts a seasonal spin on global street food. Variety wins here.
For families in Mirdif, the appeal is less about choosing one cuisine and more about letting everyone follow their cravings. Someone can settle into Bait Maryam’s soulful Levantine setting, while another heads for REIF Japanese Kushiyaki’s open kitchen and skewers. Kids can finish with My Cookie Dough, while matcha fans make a beeline for The Matcha Tokyo. Everyone gets their pick.
A closer look reveals that Chef’s Society is built around personalities as much as plates. Chef Salam Daqqaq’s Bait Maryam and Chef Reif Othman’s REIF Japanese Kushiyaki both carry MICHELIN Bib Gourmand recognition, bringing established names into the Mirdif mix. That’s a serious draw. Their presence sits alongside ATHAR By the Qlab, led by Chef Nabhan Abdulrahman, serving all-day Emirati dishes and speciality coffee.
Late afternoons could look different here too. Friends stretching a shopping trip into dinner can move from savoury plates to Beurre’s artisanal patisserie, while coffee becomes the final stop rather than an afterthought. That’s the social side. With Emirati, Indian, Cantonese, Levantine, Japanese, Italian and fusion flavours sharing one destination, Chef’s Society reflects the way Dubai itself eats, across cultures and culinary traditions.
For Dubai food lovers, the bigger attraction is having this much chef-led dining under one roof without needing a restaurant-hopping itinerary across the city. City Centre Mirdif now gives the neighbourhood a destination where dinner can become a longer evening of tasting, talking and discovering. Bring the appetite. Stay awhile!
Want to see Chef’s Society Dubai in action? Watch our launch reel here and get a closer look at the new culinary destination.
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