"A standout Levantine table — book Levant & Nar for Turkish and Lebanese mezze and chargrills with Arabian Gulf views at the InterContinental Mina Al Arab."
Levant & Nar opened in 2022 with the InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah Mina Al Arab Resort & Spa, the brand's first property in the emirate, on Hayat Island south of the old town. It pairs Turkish and Lebanese cooking with 360-degree views of the Arabian Gulf, an open kitchen at its centre and a fire pit out on the terrace. It is one of Ras Al Khaimah's most appealing resort tables.
The kitchen runs the Levant and Turkey from a single open pass. The strength is the hot and cold mezze — the signature acili ezme, a spiced spread of chopped vegetables, herbs and sour pomegranate, and a properly made tabbouleh — ahead of chargrilled meats and seafood from the wood and coals. Spicing is confident and the bread comes hot from the oven. A full mezze-and-grill dinner with drinks sits in the upper-mid bracket, in line with a five-star resort.
The setting is the draw: a temperature-controlled room wrapped in glass with the Gulf on most sides, plus a terrace with a fire pit for cooler evenings. The open kitchen keeps the room lively and aromatic, and service is warm and attentive. It works for a relaxed dinner with a view rather than a hushed formal meal. Sunset and terrace tables are the ones to request, so book ahead at weekends.
For a first date, an anniversary by the water or a relaxed client dinner, Levant & Nar is an easy win: the Gulf views, the shared mezze and the open-kitchen energy set the mood. A natural first-date and anniversary table, and a comfortable business-lunch booking.
Not for a quick budget bite or anyone after a hushed formal dinner — Levant & Nar is a lively resort room where the views and shared mezze, not silence or low prices, are the point.
Levant & Nar is at the InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah Mina Al Arab Resort & Spa on Hayat Island, with 360-degree views of the Arabian Gulf.
Turkish and Lebanese cooking from an open kitchen — hot and cold mezze such as acili ezme and tabbouleh, plus chargrilled meats and seafood.
It opened in 2022 with the InterContinental Mina Al Arab, the brand's first resort in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
A full mezze-and-grill dinner with drinks sits in the upper-mid bracket, in line with the five-star resort it sits within.
Yes. The terrace with its fire pit and the sunset-facing tables are the ones to request, and weekends book up, so reserve ahead.
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