Kobe Kissaki
A seared steak plated with sides under low, dramatic light

DIFC · Dubai

Theatre of the grill

A5 wagyu, seared on a mirror-polished iron plate in the heart of DIFC.

Reserve
A charred, seared cut of beef in extreme close-up

The grade

Read the marble

Lean closer. The score is written in fat and steel.

Then the iron takes over, and the heat begins to rise.

A5
The highest grade Japan awards
BMS 10-12
Beef Marbling Standard, top band
Tajima
The Kobe bloodline, Hyōgo

The performance

The chef performs. The beef melts.

Kobe Kissaki is theatre of the grill: A5 wagyu and teppanyaki performed on a mirror-polished iron plate in a dark, bordeaux-lit Dubai room.

Twelve counter seats face the plate. Every dinner is staged in three acts - the blade, the flame, the rest.

  1. The blade

    The cut is presented and the kissaki drawn - a knife point of Sakai steel.

  2. The flame

    Fat meets polished iron at 200 degrees. The sear takes ninety seconds and total silence.

  3. The rest

    The beef rests off the heat and melts the moment it is served.

Grilled meat resting in a hot skillet

Cuts & sets

Five plates, one stage

Prices in UAE dirham. The cut list follows the market and the season.

  • Kissaki Omakase

    Seven acts at the counter, the chef's selection of the night

    AED 950

The rooms

Kept in half-light

Bordeaux walls, steel details, tables that keep their distance.

A fine-dining table set in a dark room
A table set in the dark
A hushed dining room held in deep shadow
The hushed main room
A fine-dining plate composed on dark ceramic
A course from the set
A glass of rosé wine catching the light
Rosé, poured to finish

Concierge

Take a seat at the plate

Our concierge confirms every table personally. Counter seats face the plate; the private room seats eight.

Private appointment

Gate Avenue

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Reviews

  • Found it by accident on a walk home and have been back twice since. Even my daughter, who eats almost nothing, cleared the Grilled Lobster. One of the few places in Dubai I would happily queue for.

    Bastian R.3 weeks ago

  • We had ninety minutes before a train and said so at the door; they made it work. The Yuzu Cheesecake had none of the heaviness this kind of cooking usually carries. The wine list is short and every bottle on it earns its place.

    Nora E.a month ago

  • First proper meal out since the baby arrived, so the bar was high. They talked me out of what I was going to order and into the A5 Wagyu Teppanyaki. Good call. It is not a big menu. That is deliberate, but go knowing it.

    Paolo G.5 weeks ago