99 Sushi Bar & Restaurant relocated to Address Dubai Creek Harbour on 26 October. The new Dubai restaurant combines contemporary Japanese cooking with a larger bar and lounge and an outdoor terrace.
The bar and lounge remain the highlight at this location, giving guests somewhere to begin with a drink or continue the conversation after dinner.
A Taste of What’s to Come
Founded in Madrid in 2005, 99 Sushi has built its identity around contemporary Japanese cooking, premium produce and carefully judged combinations.
The menu centres on contemporary Japanese cooking, with sushi, seafood and Wagyu dishes alongside the restaurant’s signature red-miso black cod.
For regulars, the appeal lies in revisiting familiar signatures; for newcomers, the menu offers a useful introduction to 99 Sushi’s approach to premium ingredients and inventive combinations.
There, Alaskan King Crab Gunkan and Lobster Maki sit alongside Capumiso, a fermented-soy soup finished with truffle and tofu foam. The black cod, gratinated with red miso, shows the warmer, richer side of the kitchen.
There is plenty beyond seafood, too. A8 Wagyu gyozas continue that interplay of richness and freshness, pairing the beef with truffle and a bright lift of yuzu-pickled apple.
The Omakase Business Lunch is available Monday to Friday, from noon to 2.15pm, excluding public holidays. It includes hosomaki, Kobe Edamame, Capumiso Soup and Wagyu Gyozas, followed by maki, nigiri and the signature black cod. Mochi and coffee complete the meal.
Together, they serve an appealing avenue for diners who enjoy Japanese technique with a little indulgence, and for tables that like to move between sushi and cooked plates.
Group culinary director Thinus van der Westhuizen oversees culinary strategy across the international portfolio, bringing experience from 99 Sushi’s Abu Dhabi restaurant.
A terrace at Creek Harbour
Outside, the terrace introduces a different pace, with views and an open-air setting that should lend themselves to early-evening catch-ups and leisurely dinners.
For guests who choose a restaurant partly for the atmosphere, it gives the Creek Harbour address an appeal of its own.
The team is also exploring a Dubai version of Afterlight, its Monaco concept pairing drinks and bites around sunset. A Dubai launch has not been confirmed.
Why the Opening Matters
For Dubai Creek Harbour residents, the opening brings an established Japanese dining name into the neighbourhood.
For guests coming from elsewhere in the city, the combination of dining room, lounge and terrace offers several ways to enjoy the address, whether the plan is an occasion dinner or a sociable evening with friends.
The interest will be in how 99 Sushi balances those different moods while keeping the kitchen at the centre of the experience.
If its wider identity is anything to go by, Creek Harbour can expect Japanese dining with an appetite for good ingredients, a little creativity and evenings that need not end with dessert.
The details: 99 Sushi Bar & Restaurant, Address Dubai Creek Harbour.
