The iconic restaurant, lounge and bar boasts a fresh urban revamp with breathtaking 360-degree views of Dubai Marina, The Palm Jumeirah and onwards to the Arabian Gulf.

Giacomo is the Bar manager for Siddharta lounge by Buddha Bar, he grew up in Italy in small town called Salerno. At the age of 19 moved to London – after went to work in Ibiza for Fusion restaurant lounge & Paris for Buddha Bar Hotel as Head Bartender. In 2014 he moved to Dubai as Head Bartender in Luxury Collection Grosvenor House Hotel in Siddharta Lounge.

The cocktail featured is the “Balloon Blast”, the inspiration started when Siddharta lounge was being refurbished and Giacomo was walking around the venue checking to see if the bar was near complete. In the distance Giacomo saw a balloon far away flying, at that point the image stuck in his head.

The image also represents when we were younger, given people that hidden smile of the past. Small things like that matter!!!! Then he added a wish to the drinks once he finished studying and creating recipes after 8 months. “Balloon Blast” is now one of the best sellers on our beverage menu!

Bar 44 has spectacular views over Dubai and the Palm Jumeriah on the top floor of the Grosvenor House tower one. Bar 44 is where the chic crowd heads when the sun goes down. An almost circular bar dispensing a dizzying range of cocktails by they’re expert mixologists and an international wine/champagne list.

Bar 44’s bar  manager, Ruslan Svezhenko is orginally from Ukraine and started his hospitality career doing weekend or occasionally weekdays overnight shifts in a night club called “Rich”, as a waiter. He became interested in the bartender position, as the bar was the center of operation and bartenders were doing amazing attractive flair tricks. As he started to practice flair after a year he finally got his bartender position in a new opening club Cuba.

After his graduation in 2009 he decided what he wanted to do in life, as was he was tired of his routine day job, so he jumped back into the bar world, starting with opening a brand new resort hotel, by Azov Sea.

Ruslan went to the capital Kyiv, and took a one month bartenders course in local Bar School. Ruslan started as dispense bar bartender in St.Regis Abu Dhabi, after working in St. Regis Abu Dhabi he Graduated with award for “Best in Class” and “2nd Place working “Flair internal Competition”.

UAE helped to get more experience and knowledge, as well as push his career forward.

Ruslan strongly believes that competitions helped him improve with his product knowledge and how to be creative. Ruslan was the World Class finalist UAE 2017 and Moscow Mule Senior Bartender Competition Winner 2016.

Ruslan says “I applied for World Flair Association Yellow Level diploma where they tasting your flair and pouring skills & failed 3 times in a row but i will never stop trying and learning.”

 

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Fun and mischief. That’s the Hindi translation for Masti, La Mer’s first licensed restaurant. As Indian restaurants go, Masti is definitely not your typical neighbourhood curry spot.

Firstly, its location overlooking the sea is brilliant. The terrace that snakes around the restaurant is a kaleidoscope of lime, aqua and fuchsia surrounded by leafy foliage that creates a contemporary, bright and inviting atmosphere.

The menu is split into cold plates, sea, earth, poultry, red meats, sides and sweets, and each person is advised to select two or three plates. Each dish is inspired from around the world, but incorporates Indian spices and flavour combinations.

The cocktail menu created by Adam Carr complements the food and the venues concept.

The featured mocktail consists of mando & mint sorbet, wild nettle cordial, cucumber soda, sparkling grape juice & edible gold.

The drink has a fresh and fruit forward taste, accentuated by the carbonation of the cucumber soda and the sparkling grape juice. You could say its a twist on the ever so popular”minted lemonade” here in the Middle East.

The cocktail is fun, its served in a black & gold glass, with a small decorative spoon (for eating/mixing the sorbet). Garnished with a mango leather (fruit roll up) and edible gold dust, brought to life by a small reading light.

Buddha-Bar Dubai will wow you by the stunning new interior, which takes sophistication to new heights.

The majestic two-storied venue features striking overhead chandeliers, opulent décor and large bay windows with exceptional views of Dubai Marina taking you on a magical journey.

Indulge in delicious flavours of Far-East & Asia from an innovative menu inspired by the cuisines of China, Japan and Thailand in the Sodo dining room or party upstairs at the Dragon bar to the eclectic tunes from the resident DJ.

Buddha Bar’s uniqueness makes it an unforgettable visit and the hip venue is Dubai’s nightlife hotspot. A wealth of sensory experiences awaits you.

Since its creation in 1996, Buddha-Bar Paris has been the precursor to a true ‘Art of Living’ concept, with confluent influences from the Pacific Rim.

This restaurant-bar-lounge, located on the ultra-chic Faubourg St Honoré, was created thanks to the visionary imagination of its founder Raymond Visan, owner of the famous Barfly in Paris.  On a constant quest for new ideas gathered during his numerous trips, particularly to California, Mr. Visan launched the Buddha-Bar that rapidly became a must-see and be-seen in the French capital.

 

For 20 years, the Buddha-Bar concept has continued to grow and spread its positive energy throughout the world, with restaurants, hotels, spas, beauty care lines, music… today, it is found in over 25 countries and tomorrow… many more.

Buddha-Bar cultivates its concept with its Parisian and international clientele, by providing much more than an invitation to travel to distant lands, through its exotic cuisine from around the world… It offers a fully original experience.

Buddha Bar Dubai cocktail menu was created by Matthias Giroud who is Buddha Bars executive worldwide bar chef.