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11 Woodfire.

11 Woodfire.

Wood fire wins.

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Courtney Brandt
Jan 09, 2022
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Driven by fire | Fueled by heritage

Come together and discover new culinary creations at 11 Woodfire. Located in a villa on Jumeirah Beach Road, the restaurant is chic but casual, centred around the concept of gathering around a warming fire.

So, we can agree that I enjoyed Goldfish and the original version of 3 fils (aww, my review from 2017), so I fully expected to enjoy Chef Akmal’s latest adventure, 11 Woodfire. And reader, yes, my first official outing of 2022 was an excellent one. On the first working Friday in fifteen years, I happily drove to Jumeirah to find the restaurant much larger than I imagined it to be (and with, bliss, plenty of nearby parking).

The interior is filled with light, high ceilings, an open kitchen, and unique seating areas. Rumor has it there are not one but two private dining rooms. What I notice more than anything is the crisp smell of wood smoke, which permeates the space. With so many ‘sheltered’ kitchens in the UAE, I liked that my olfactory senses were…

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