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Our Inspector's Highlights
- CARBONE Dubai’s cellar features more than 400 labels, including rare vintages, boutique producers and exclusive selections, making it one of Dubai's hot spots for oenophiles.
- The terrace overlooks the resort's Skyblaze Fountain, providing a beautiful backdrop for dinner.
- Unlike many fine-dining restaurants that quiet down after dinner service, CARBONE maintains a lively atmosphere well into the evening, blurring the line between restaurant and social club in true New York fashion.
- Designed by Ken Fulk in partnership with Bishop Design, the space channels 1950s Manhattan sophistication with leather banquettes, chandeliers, Venetian glass mirrors and jewel-toned seating. A massive jellyfish aquarium stretches across an entire wall of CARBONE’s dining room, creating an ever-changing focal point that gives the space some whimsy.
- Believe the hype about the spicy rigatoni. CARBONE's most famous dish strikes just the right balance with its creamy tomato sauce flecked with chiles. It douses a shareable platter full of curved pasta tubes.
The Chef
- Raised in Queens, New York, Mario Carbone built his culinary perspective around the Italian-American dishes and dining traditions that would later define his restaurants.
- A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, he honed his craft in acclaimed kitchens, including Café Boulud, Del Posto, Babbo and Lupa, before launching his own ventures.
- In 2009, Carbone partnered with Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick to create Major Food Group, the hospitality company behind CARBONE, Torrisi, Sadelle's and other globally recognized restaurants.
- Carbone is credited with elevating classic Italian-American "red sauce" cuisine through meticulous cooking, theatrical service and design-driven dining rooms.
- What began as a New York restaurant has grown into an international brand with outposts spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Amenities
Bar
Business casual
Dinner
Gluten-free options
Outdoor seating
Private dining
Reservations recommended 
Valet parking
Vegetarian options
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