Palm Jumeirah is a string of separate dining pockets, not one walkable restaurant strip. This is a selected cross-Palm guide, ordered from the central mall and trunk toward West Beach, Club Vista Mare and the outer crescent. The useful choice depends on the meal: an all-day café with a bakery, a set-menu lunch above the island, Lebanese seafood picked from the day’s catch, or a Crescent meal that stretches from weekend lunch to tasting-menu dinner. Prices stay attached to their actual menus; where a venue leaves the charging unit or fees unstated, that is called out. A restaurant booking does not buy beach, pool or sunbed access.
At a glance
| Restaurant | Palm area | Price or offer to know |
|---|---|---|
| The Lighthouse Cafe | Palm Jumeirah Mall | Margherita AED 85; halloumi fries AED 55 |
| SUSHISAMBA | The Palm Tower, trunk | Vivo lunch AED 169 pp / AED 219 pp with a drink; 7% municipality fee extra |
| Ibn AlBahr | Club Vista Mare | Daily catch by weight; ask for current price |
| Cinque | West Beach | Lunch AED 149 / AED 179; unit and fee treatment unstated |
| Social | East Crescent | 3 courses AED 350 pp / 5 courses AED 550 pp; listed fees included |
| Nobu Dubai | Crescent / Atlantis | Weekend 2-course lunch AED 165; unit and fees unstated |
| Ossiano | Crescent / Atlantis | 9-course tasting AED 1,350; unit and fees unstated |
Shortlist order follows area, from the central Palm toward the outer crescent; it is not a ranking.
The Lighthouse Cafe, Palm Jumeirah Mall
A relaxed all-day table near Al Ittihad Park. At Palm Jumeirah Mall, The Lighthouse gives the central Palm a neighbourhood-style option: a café, bakery and concept store with a terrace looking toward Al Ittihad Park and the Golden Mile. It opens daily from 8am. The Mediterranean-leaning menu includes a Margherita pizza for AED 85, halloumi fries for AED 55 and baked feta for AED 62; the live menu also lists breakfast, business-lunch and children’s menus. These are à la carte prices, not a set package, and the menu page does not spell out fee treatment. The all-day range makes it a good fit when the table wants a relaxed meal without committing to a hotel tasting menu.
SUSHISAMBA Dubai
A Japanese–Brazilian–Peruvian set lunch with a view. At Level 51 of The Palm Tower, SUSHISAMBA pairs Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian flavours with a wide view over the island. Its Vivo lunch is AED 169 per person for two courses or AED 219 per person with a drink. The operator’s offer page says Sunday–Friday, noon–3pm, while its linked SevenRooms booking page lists Monday–Friday, noon–3pm, and Sunday, 1–3:30pm; neither lists Saturday. Confirm the Sunday slot in the live calendar. The attached menu says 10% service and 5% VAT are included, while the 7% municipality fee is additional. Vivo is available alongside the à la carte menu. The Palm Tower is on the trunk, not at the far end of the crescent, and its restaurant-specific calendar currently accepts bookings.
Ibn AlBahr
Lebanese seafood shaped by the catch at Club Vista Mare. At Club Vista Mare, Ibn AlBahr builds the meal around seafood rather than a fixed tasting menu. The restaurant says its daily catch is displayed on ice and prepared to order; mezze and grilled fish make it a natural long lunch or shared dinner. It opens daily from noon to 1am and cites a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand history for 2022–2025. One important budget detail: the operator’s current menu page is image-based and does not give a readable current price for catch sold by weight. Ask for the species, weight, preparation and price before ordering, especially if you want lobster or a larger fish. Older menu images should not be used to estimate today’s bill.
Cinque Ristorante
An Amalfi-inspired Italian lunch on West Beach. Cinque brings Amalfi Coast flavours and a dry-aged meat selection to FIVE Palm Jumeirah on West Beach. Its daily lunch runs 12:30–5pm: AED 149 for two courses or AED 179 for three, with a cocktail or glass of wine listed as an AED 49 add-on. The operator page does not label the set-menu price unit or state fee inclusion, so confirm both when you book. Thursday–Saturday from 8pm, the room adds lounge and jazz-inflected music. Reservations are required; children are welcome. This is a restaurant choice, not a West Beach access or sunbed package.
Social, Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
Two Italian tasting formats with stated treatment of listed fees. Social brings contemporary Italian cooking to the Waldorf Astoria on the East Crescent. La Tradizione is three courses for AED 350 per person; La Ricerca is five courses for AED 550 per person. Hilton says those menu prices include the 7% municipality fee, 10% service charge and 5% VAT; separately ordered extras may not be covered by that menu price. Dinner is served daily from 6:30–10:30pm, and children aged six and over are welcome. The venue recommends checking with the hotel before visiting because operating times can change.
Nobu Dubai
Japanese–Peruvian cooking and a weekend set lunch. Nobu sits on the 22nd floor at Atlantis, The Palm, with a high-energy room and views across the Palm and Dubai Marina. Its weekend lunch lists two courses for AED 165, Saturday and Sunday, 12:30–4pm. The current operator page does not label that offer’s price unit or state fee treatment, so confirm both when booking. Expect Japanese cooking with Peruvian influence, plus a sushi counter and separate bar. The Atlantis Aquaventure monorail stop serves the resort; allow for the walk from the station to the restaurant entrance.
Ossiano
An occasion built around an underwater tasting menu. Ossiano is Atlantis’s signature underwater meal: a nine-course tasting menu served beside the Ambassador Lagoon. The operator lists the menu at AED 1,350, with pairings at AED 385 non-alcoholic, AED 1,195 wine or AED 2,600 premium wine. Its page does not state the price unit or fee treatment, so confirm the total before booking. There is also a child-age inconsistency across Atlantis’s official pages: its FAQ says dinner welcomes guests aged 10 and above, while its property terms say children aged 13 and above. Ask the restaurant which rule applies to your date. The menu, setting and spend make this a deliberate occasion rather than a quick meal.
Plan the Palm, not just the table
The Palm Monorail helps with the central stretch: Palm Jumeirah Mall station serves The Palm Tower and Club Vista Mare; Al Ittihad Park station connects to Palm West Beach; Atlantis Aquaventure is the line’s final stop. The Lighthouse is by the mall station. For the East Crescent and Waldorf Astoria, plan a taxi and verify the last mile. The island’s areas are spread out, so allow transfer time rather than assuming the next restaurant is around the corner. Before booking, confirm current menus and fee treatment—especially Ibn AlBahr’s catch by weight, Cinque’s set-menu unit, and the AED 165 Nobu and AED 1,350 Ossiano prices, whose operator pages leave the unit or fees unstated. Atlantis’s two pages also disagree on Ossiano’s dinner age rule (10+ versus 13+), so ask the restaurant. A restaurant reservation does not include beach, pool or sunbed access unless a separate package says so.
Updated 2 October 2026.
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