101 Best Hotel Restaurants Around the World 2014. Al Mahara at Burj Al Arab (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) From the moment guests are whisked in a gold-plated elevator from the upper lobby of the 60-story sail-shaped Burj Al Arab to the subterranean Al Mahara (Oyster Shell), the tone is set for a lavish, impressive lunch or dinner. Lit by the glow of floor-to-ceiling seawater aquariums that surround the circular 74-seat dining room,
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