Licensed. Armada Avenue Hotel JLT, Cluster P, JLT, cafeisan.co (058 529 1003). This longstanding spot at Park Hyatt Dubai has open show kitchens inside and a beautiful terrace for the winter months.

As I sipped from a slightly overpriced Costa coffee from the Alton Towers Hotel lobby, I watched as a lovely man in a pin-striped waistcoat greeted everyone who entered the place, asking how they ...