Hotelier Middle East looks at the region's 10 hottest new hotel restaurants, featuring a KSA debut by a three-Michelin star chef and a TV giant returning to Dubai for a second helping.
 

Kiyi

Location: Fairmont Ajman, UAE

Opening date: September 2015

Cuisine: Turkish

Head Chef: Fahri Karatas

Concept: Ottoman Turkish menu and setting.

Interior designer: GAJ Architects

Seating capacity: 85 indoors, 24 outdoors

Summary of USPs: Two separate private dining rooms (one with capacity for 10, the other with capacity for 15), views of the Arabian Gulf, traditional and modern Turkish recipes on the menu.

Hotelier’s favourite feature: The restaurant’s interiors are inspired by Imperial Ottoman Turkey, including Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace. The dining room features majlis style seating, and Turkish crafts such as hand-painted
Iznik tiles.

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