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What's On
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- What's On
Iconic London institution Park Chinois is coming to Dubai
A taste of glamorous, golden, 1930s Shanghai… Londoners will recognise this name immediately – Park Chinois, one of the city's most glamorous and iconic restaurants is coming to Dubai and this is massive news because this is one luxurious, sought-after spot on Mayfair's street you can't miss. All about the glitz and glitter of the Shanghai of the 1930s, Park Chinois is an institution in itself, a staple in the high-flying social circles of London society, who like to wine and dine here for an experiential night out – dinner, drinks and ending the night with some dance. This opulence is making it's way to the shores of Dubai, all set to open at the Gran Melia La Mer on the new Port de la Mer Island. It's a big name for the upcoming hotel, gearing up to become the new address of luxury here and joining an incredibly exciting Zuma Beach House. This will be a gorgeous seaside iteration of Zuma Dubai, set to open in 2027, complete with a lounge and bar, day beds, and a stunning swimming pool. Uber exclusive, like the Park Chinois and the other glittering restaurants soon to join the F&B lineup of the property. The hotel is still under construction on the island seafront, and will be the third opening from world-renowned Melia Hotels in Dubai, joining the stunning desert resort Melia Desert Palm and sleek city stay, ME Dubai. The luxurious hotel will be the group's first beach resort. Gran Melia Dubai will boast 380 ultra-modern guest rooms and suites with stunning views of the glittering skyline and the shimmering Arabian Gulf. In addition to the impressive architecture, designed by MOMA International, the facilities include a wellness centre with a gym and spa, direct access to the marina, swimming pools, a private beach, and a number of international restaurants and bars. While we have no intel so far on the details of the new spot, except of course the location and the tentative opening, we do expect that the whole formula of Park Chinois London will be set into the Dubai landscape – two levels, the chic Salon de Chine for dining; as well as Club Chinois, a sultry after-hours spot for the exclusive, the Wave Bar and beyond. Watch this space for further updates… Images: Socials > Sign up for FREE to get exclusive updates that you are interested in
FACT
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- FACT
Park Chinois is heading from the UK to the UAE
The new restaurant will be located in Gran Meliá Dubai. Park Chinois will be expanding from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates. The original restaurant can be found in Mayfair, London, and it will now be opening in Gran Meliá Dubai. If you're wondering what to expect from this glamorous gem, here's what you need to know. ASB Hospitality and Island Hospitality are behind the expansion of Park Chinois. Located in Gran Meliá Dubai, the opening date for Park Chinois has not yet been confirmed. The hotel is set to open in 2026, and it will be situated near Port De La Mer. The restaurant will take over the rooftop space, and guests will be able to see views of the sun and sea. Plus, Park Chinois will also be in good culinary with the opening of Zuma Dubai Beach House, the brand's first beach club in the Middle East. Park Chinois Dubai prides itself on offering high-end Chinese cuisine. While the menu for Park Chinois in Dubai has not yet been unveiled, the menu for in London is available for lunch and dinner, spanning dim sum, duck, meat, fish and seafood. The original London restaurant draws inspiration from 1930s Shanghai. Guests enter through bright red doors and enter a world of opulence. Spanning two levels, the spaces include Club Chinois, Wave Bar, the main dining room and a private dining room. Park Chinois Dubai looks set to be home to that same style and sophistication. The renders of the restaurant show a space filled with red hot colours across the curtains, stools and lamp shades. The design looks set to be dazzling, with extravagant light features hanging over the bar and on the pillars. UK rapper Central Cee recently namechecked the celebrity favourite Chinese restaurant on the track Gata: 'Now it′s Beverly Hills, Mr. Chow or Mayfair nights in Park Chinois'. Check in with FACT for the best things to do in Dubai. GO: Visit for more information.
Emirates Woman
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Emirates Woman
London's iconic Park Chinois is opening in Dubai
Life by Alice Holtham-Pargin 3 hours ago Alongside Zuma Beach House, it's set to turn the Gran Melia La Mer into Dubai's hottest new hotel… It's a firm favourite with London's social set – not to mention one of the most decadent restaurants in the city. And now Park Chinois has set its sights on global expansion, with suitably glamourous Dubai confirmed as its next location. A uniquely glamourous ode to 1930s Shanghai, Park Chinois is one of London's hottest tables, home to an elevated experiential dining experience in Salon de Chin; as well as Club Chinois, a sultry after-hours spot for those in the know. We're expecting both to land in the city with the upcoming Park Chinois Dubai. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Park Chinois (@parkchinois) While it will likely be next year before we're dining on delicate dim sum and snapping chic shots in the oh-so-Instagrammable interiors, we do have a confirmed location for Park Chinois Dubai. Announced via a LinkedIn post, Park Chinois will join the culinary line-up at Gran Melia Port De La Mer. Under construction at the top of La Mer, the Gran Melia is set to become one of the city's most desirable resorts. While the renowned hotspots of J1 Beach including Gigi, Baoli and Sirene are within easy reach, the hotel will also house its own iconic beach club, Zuma Beach House. Set to open in 2027, Zuma Beach House will bring a breezy and refined seaside iteration of the renowned restaurant to the city. Featuring a stretching swimming pool, private beach and plush day beds, it's sure to be a stunning spot for daytime dining and imbibing. Park Chinois is one of a number of glittering restaurants and beach clubs that form Ibiza-born Island Hospitality. The group are also behind the brand's White Isle location, as well as Ibiza hotspot Beachouse and pretty Mediterranean restaurant, Finca La Plaza. Could Beachouse Dubai be next? We certainly hope so. Images: Park Chinois/ Instagram
The Independent
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Moses Itauma: ‘I watch my interviews and think... I shouldn't have said that'
Funnily enough, when you need just 117 seconds to navigate what is meant to be the toughest test of your career, there's not much to analyse. Yet, even if there had been, Moses Itauma might have shrugged at the idea of breaking down his first-round evisceration of Demsey McKean. 'That's my coach's job,' Itauma says. 'Do you know what's mad? I actually watch my interviews more.' Our conversation is not being filmed, as the British heavyweight speaks to The Independent from across a table, downstairs in Mayfair's softly-lit Park Chinois restaurant. So, there can be no post-chat analysis from the unbeaten 20-year-old – unless he is reading this article right now. 'I watch my fights for entertainment purposes; I watch my interviews and think of what I can do better,' Itauma reveals. 'I'm like: 'Ah, I shouldn't have said that. Ah, I should be smiling.' When I first turned professional, I had this thing where I wanted to be unapproachable.' I'll admit, I entered our conversation expecting some prickliness. He explains: 'I didn't want to be a guy where you'd be like, 'I wanna go talk to him,' but there's a difference between having that look and looking like a complete... Sorry for my French, but I was thinking: 'I look like a proper pr***, let me just be myself.' 'I don't want to be on camera and be a different person. I struggle with interviews sometimes because I'm not used to talking. When someone says, 'You're this good, you're that good,' I'm not the sort of person to speak in conversations like that. Matter of fact, I like being around one of my friends, Jordan, only because he loves to be the centre of attention. I love that, because I can just sit there, listen.' All credit to Itauma if he can avoid being dragged into the conversation around his future. It seems to have swallowed up the British boxing community. Itauma opted against a Team GB run and turned pro with Frank Warren's Queensberry in 2023, going 11-0 since. Nine knockouts, seven in round one. Some fans see Itauma as a generational talent, and many believed he could have broken Mike Tyson's record as the youngest-ever world heavyweight champion. Itauma believed, too. Yet Itauma would need a world title around his waist by 19 May to break that record, and current pacing suggests it will remain intact; champions Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois are out of Itauma's reach. Thus, the 20-year-old is open to facing Filip Hrgovic next, while former world champion Charles Martin (crushed by Anthony Joshua in 2016) is open to fighting Itauma. Some have questioned the whereabouts of Martin's marbles, although they couldn't question the whereabouts of his cojones. Itauma is not only a frightening prospect because of his effortless power and a speed that belies his size, or even his sometimes 'unapproachable' demeanour. He is frightening because of the sparring stories that surround him, like the one about a 15-year-old Itauma entering a gym in school uniform, forcing an experienced Joe Joyce to keep his wits about him in the ring. Itauma also says he held his own against Dubois and Joshua. Those stories have enhanced the aura around Britain's next great heavyweight hope. Yet he was born to a Nigerian father and Slovakian mother in the latter's homeland; do we overlook the pride he might have in that heritage? He ponders the question for some time. 'That's weird, because... Would you say, every time you were gonna interview someone, you thought, 'I need to do my country proud'? Of course my heritage is what takes me into the ring, and obviously without that heritage, I wouldn't be alive. But it's not the first thing on my mind.' What is the first thing on his mind? 'Everyone will tell you it's not good to have an ego,' Itauma says, 'but it is, because that's why great fights happen. The reason people don't want to back down is because they don't want to be humiliated. You see people unconscious, they don't know where they're at, and they're still trying to get up. It's because of pride: the same reason Joshua kept trying to get up against Dubois. If people didn't have egos, then the first time they ever felt a little punch, they'd go down and never come back up.' McKean's ego must have taken a hit in December, when Itauma – six days before his 20th birthday – dropped the 34-year-old twice inside two minutes for an outrageous win. Most inside boxing believed Itauma would see off the Australian (and that's saying something), but the efficiency and brutality with which Itauma dispatched the veteran was still alarming, even to Itauma. Two destructive, southpaw left hands did the damage, with the second knockdown looking especially sickening, as McKean folded into himself like a camping chair. 'I thought it would have gone a couple rounds,' Itauma admits. 'At the same time, I'm not surprised it went like that, only because the tactics were on point. Ben [Davison, Itauma's coach] said to me: 'You ain't even gotta spar the last two weeks.'' Itauma greeted the result with the slightest smile. 'Even though you don't see that I'm happy, deep inside I am,' he says. He may need to watch back a few more interviews to work on showing it. But watching back his fights? 'That's not my job,' he insists.
