Beyond its cafe strip, the Corniche has a genuine sit-down restaurant scene worth planning an evening around.
Restaurants along and just off the Corniche span a wide range — seafood specialists making the most of the Gulf setting, international menus aimed at both residents and visitors, and hotel restaurants with terrace seating looking out over the water.
Because the Corniche is a genuine public promenade rather than a resort strip, prices and formality vary more here than in a single mall food court or hotel dining precinct — worth checking a menu in advance if budget matters.
Pairing dinner with a pre- or post-meal walk along the promenade is the natural way to spend an evening here — arrive an hour or so before sunset, walk part of the Corniche, then sit down as the light fades and the skyline lights come on.
