The Lana, Dorchester Collection, Dubai is to be home to restaurants from three globally renowned names when it opens in February 2024.
Chefs Martín Berasategui, Jean Imbert and pastry chef Angelo Musa will put their names to four venues in the new hotel in Business Bay.
Berasategui of Restaurante Martín Berasategui in Larsarte-Oria in the Basque region and Restaurante Lasarte in Barcelona, both in Spainm, will open Jara by Martín Berasategui.
Named after Berasategui’s granddaughter, it promises to be a story of “connection, family and love”.
There will also be Jara Bar, which will serve pintxos and coctktails. Both will be found on the 18th floor of The Lana.
Meanwhile Riviera by Jean Imbert is set to be a modern Mediterranean restaurant inspired by the chef’s travels. It’s also a first Middle Eastern opening for Imbert, who heads up the culinary team at Hotel Plaza Athénée in Paris.
Riviera will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, while Riviera Bar will serve Mediterranean cocktails.
A second concept from Imbert will be High Society, a pool bar by day and a lounge by night. It promises an extensive selection of champagnes – billed to be the largest in the UAE – and 180-degree views of Dubai.
Finally, Bonbon Café Angelo Musa will serve viennoiseries, breads, sandwiches, salads, cakes, chocolate bonbons and ice cream.
The acclaimed pastry chef leads the pastry kitchen at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée.
The hotel’s signature afternoon tea will be served at The Gallery, with sandwiches and scones, plus pastries from Musa. Breakfast, light bites, coffee, wine and champagne will also be available at The Gallery.
There will also be several bars including Veranda, an al fresco garden bar serving cocktails, champagne and wine, paired with tapas and Levantine dishes. Cocktail bar Bitter Honey will focus on, as the name suggests, bitters and honey.
Meanwhile Txkolina will be a speakeasy-style cigar lounge offering more than 45 cigars and fine spirits.
These outlets will be overseen by The Lana’s executive chef Oliver Jackson.
The Lana, Dorchester Collection, Dubai, will be the first from the group to open in the Middle East. It will feature architecture by Foster + Partners and interior design from Gilles & Boissier and will open on February 1, 2024.
Opening Feb 1, 2024. Business Bay, dorchestercollection.com/dubai/the-lana.