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An evening at Alba: the Burj Khalifa through the window, the open counter, and the room filling up.,أمسية في ألبا: برج خليفة من النافذة، والكاونتر المفتوح، والغرفة تمتلئ.

Downtown Dubai · Dubai Opera Plaza

One house. Three rooms. One address on Dubai Opera Plaza.

Alba is a standalone building beside the Van Cleef & Arpels boutique, a few minutes' walk from the Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Fountain and Dubai Mall. There is a Japanese pub on the ground floor, a dining room above it, and a third room that is not on any sign. You arrive through the Dubai Opera valet.

Named among the most beautiful restaurants in Dubai by AD Middle East, and in the Gault&Millau UAE guide two years running — 2025 and 2026. A Japanese dining room, a hidden bar and a pub counter on Dubai Opera Plaza, minutes from the Burj Khalifa.

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The house

Three rooms, and they are not the same evening.

  1. A red-lit counter and stools on the ground floor at Alba.
    01 Ground floorNomikaiThe Japanese pub. Loud, informal, a room you walk into rather than plan around — 飲み会 is the word for the drink after work, and that is the idea.Read more
  2. The dining room at Alba, tables set beneath its lantern chandelier.
    02 UpstairsAlba LoungeThe dining room. À la carte all evening — a robata grill, a sushi counter and A5 wagyu. This is the room the guides come for.Read more
  3. The circular bar inside the Alba building, lit red beneath hanging lanterns.
    03 Behind the roomHimitsu秘密 means secret. There is no sign, no listing on the door, and an omakase seating at six and at eight, Wednesday to Saturday. It has its own front door and its own site.Read more

Dubai Racing Carnival · Meydan

Alba, Himitsu and Nomikai are trackside at Meydan.

For the Dubai Racing Carnival the three rooms move to Meydan Racecourse, trackside between the Horsemen's Lounge and the Royal Enclosure, directly in front of the awarding area.

Dubai Racing Club's season runs across sixteen race meetings from 6 November 2026 into March 2027. Trackside hospitality is booked through the Racing Club, not through us.

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Dubai Opera Plaza, Downtown Dubai.

Address
Dubai Opera Plaza, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd
Downtown Dubai, Dubai
Hours
Mon–Thu 16:00–00:00 · Fri 16:00–01:00 · Sat 12:00–01:00 · Sun 12:00–00:00
Telephone
+971 58 147 9888
Email
alba@metafoodiesgroup.com
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