FAMISHED EXPLORER

This place is located in one of the by-lanes in Jumeirah and would be hard to find without a map.  I went there on a weekday and just managed to get a parking spot in the nick of time. This place is a bit dimly lit, and the tables are really close to each other. Also, it gets a bit noisy. It isn't the ideal place if you just want to sit back and relax.  I managed to get a table, but this one seemed like it was in the middle of the pathway. Everyone seemed to be walking right beside it. That's when we asked them to shift us to another one at the side. The place had got pretty crowed by then and customers had to wait for sometime before they were seated.  They have a huge coffee selection, including filter coffees like the chemex, v60, aeropress, kalita etc. They also have the dirty chai latte which caught my attention. This one is a tea with Indian spices, and to that they add milk and a shot of coffee. It was served in a french press and the quantity was huge....

State 88 has just opened about two months ago by two brothers who love sandwiches and wanted to create something unique.  They love the number '8', and it also happens to look like a rotated infinity sign - and that is the limit for their menu items - infinite. Their restaurant is based on a few values or what they call 'articles of constitution' just like a state would; and that's where the name comes from. I got an invite from the restaurant and at first when I saw this place online, I though it's just another sandwich place, but the photos were tempting and they had some innovative items, which is why I was looking forward to it.  Upon entering, I was greeted by a waiter called James. He was friendly and showed us to a table.  The place is rustic, yet classy. It has interesting qoutations written everywhere.  They've got a good selection of sandwiches and also have salads, drinks and dessert.  We decided to start with a salad and a coupl...