SHI refreshes its menu with four new dishes and reimagined classics
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
On Bluewaters Island, the contemporary Asian restaurant welcomes Otoro Maki, Eel Roll and Duck Bao Bun, alongside seven elevated reinterpretations of its signature offerings.
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Against the sweep of Dubai’s illuminated skyline and the dark waters of the Arabian Gulf, SHI has refined its culinary proposition with four new dishes and seven reimagined favourites, available from the opening of November. The restaurant, perched on Bluewaters Island, continues its evolution as a destination for contemporary Asian dining, where each plate now carries the weight of considered refinement.
The Otoro Maki stands among the new arrivals as a meditation on Japanese technique and ingredient. Otoro, that prized fatty cut of tuna celebrated for its buttery richness, appears here in a creation that speaks to precision and restraint. Alongside it, the Eel Roll brings seafood intelligence to the menu, its careful construction a counterpoint to the softer pleasures of the Duck Bao Bun, where tender duck nestles into pillowy bao for a textural conversation between yielding and yielding.
What distinguishes this menu evolution is not merely the addition of new dishes but the thoughtful recalibration of seven existing favourites. Each has been given a fresh presentation, a renewed attention to the colours, details and visual architecture of the plate. These are not wholesale reinventions but rather the subtle reworking of familiar dishes seen through a clearer lens, allowing guests to rediscover what they thought they knew.
The dining room itself amplifies this sense of refinement. Floor to ceiling windows frame the night cityscape while golden pendant lights hang like suspended jewels above tables dressed in warm wood. Indoor and outdoor seating offer both intimacy and spectacle, each vantage point a different reading of Dubai’s nocturnal landscape.
SHI opens daily from 1 pm until 1 am on weekdays and 2 am on weekends. Reservations can be made on 04 393 999 0 or via WhatsApp on 050 367 48 00.
Imagery courtesy of SHI (@shi.dxb).