Restaurants open on New Year's Day in Dubai

The short answer

Dubai eats late on 1 January and then eats well. Most restaurants open, many an hour or two later than usual, and the recovery brunch has quietly become its own tradition.

Book the brunch

January 1 brunches book out faster than people expect, because every group that stayed out past 2am has the same 1pm idea. Venues confirm their New Year's Day programmes in December; they list here as they land.