Panna Munyal While many restaurants offer children’s menus (some that even go beyond all things deep-fried), here are 13 that also have dedicated play areas to keep the little ones happy and busy. The latest child-dedicated restaurant to open in the emirate, at Bluewaters, Ribambelle also has outposts in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Russia. Ribambelle has been done up in bright lashings of green and has slides, ball pits and designated play zones.
Its art and cooking classes are suitable for children aged three an over. Options include coconut candles, bottled sand art, soap-making and T-shirt painting; plus culinary lessons for volcano cakes, gingerbread, cake pops and healthy energy balls. A expansive spread, everything from healthy breakfast dishes and salads to fast food and meat, seafood and poultry mains is on offer.
A few to try include: skirt steak bruschetta; cottage cheese pancakes; sea bass ceviche; cauliflower popcorn; and miso-marinated black cod. The dedicated children’s menu offers chicken piccata, lamb meatballs and noodle soup. The interconnecting Georgian and Italian restaurants at Dubai Hills Mall are at once cosy and friendly, with delicious menus for children and adults.
An indoor play area, with a life-size tepee, a wooden climbing deck, edutainment models, plus loads of books and soft toys, and a face-painting artist. Shvili serves hearty khinkhali dumplings and cheesy khachapuri flatbreads, plus a range of other Georgian staples. Osteria Mario does I.