Al Futtaim Malls is set to welcome 20 new dining concepts ‘under one roof’ at Dubai Festival City mall.
Scheduled to open by the end of the year, it will be the UAE’s largest dining venue, covering 100,000 square feet.
Solutions Leisure Group, the F&B operator behind the project, said the space will have “sensory-driven international dining concepts with an impressive line-up of unique artisans, renowned food names, talented performers and innovative attractions, transporting guests into a collective of the most famed streets of the world on a culinary journey they’ll never forget.”
Paul Evans, founder and CEO of Solutions Leisure, said visitors will embark on an international adventure – without having to leave the UAE.
“When Covid literally stopped us in our tracks and we couldn’t travel, we saw a gaping hole emerge for an innovative, immersive and centralised destination that took you away from the day-to-day, without leaving the UAE, a hole we are excited to have filled with our incredible partners at Al Futtaim Malls.”
The announcement follows the mall’s introduction of more F&B options last year “in line with our strategy of focusing on the best customer experience across leisure, lifestyle and entertainment,” said Timothy Earnest, group director of Al Futtaim Malls.
Alexis Marcoux-Varvatsoulis, head of Foodservice Consulting Mena at real estate consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle, who helped to broker the deal, said the space will set itself aside from traditional food halls.
“Following our review of the development and specific opportunity, it was clear that delivering yet another food hall was not the goal. This space had to be second to none, entertaining youngsters, families, teenagers and adults at any time of the day, he said.”
