Here in Dubai we’re normally used to getting restaurants that first launched elsewhere, but this time we’re leading the pack as home-grown brand PLAY, moves to pop u in Cannes this summer. PLAY Cannes will swing open its stylish doors on July 1. Situated on the French Riviera, this is PLAY Dining Group’s first international location, and aims to attract the who’s-who of the jet set.
Choosing the town’s iconic Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic as its location for the summer season, PLAY Cannes will transform the hotel’s ballroom and terrace with a mix of the brand’s glitzy Dubai DNA and chic French flair. The pop up will welcome diners for a limited time this summer, delivering the restaurant’s signature Mediterranean and Asian fusion – “Mediterrasian” – flavours to the seaside escape.
Inside, diners will find raw wooden tables, sofas in soft camel leather, lounge chairs in cream chenille – a delicate vibe with an authentic South of France feel. A bright and inviting terrace seats 44, and leads to a 33-seat lounge with a 12-seat – all open every day from 2pm. The dining area seats up to 100 and is split level, featuring an exclusive elevated dining area and a DJ booth. The decadent restaurant will be open daily from 7pm until 3am.
The food is what set PLAY Dubai apart in the UAE and intends to do the same in Cannes. The award-winning “Mediterrasian” is by chef Reif Othman, who says he will “take our flavours from Dubai, the ‘Mediterrasian’ cuisine that we have cultivated at PLAY since its inception, but I will be using fresh ingredients and produce from the region to bring a new taste to our pop up in Cannes. Each week I will be creating a special seasonal dish that will be available only at PLAY Cannes. Our core will always remain in our ‘Mediterrasian’ roots, but with this pop up we wanted to use influences from the region, to bring a taste of the French Rivera into our food, so it will be a truly one-of-a-kind experience for our guests.”
Paul Murashe, Manager of Operations for PLAY Dubai and PLAY Cannes said, “There is a lighter feel to PLAY Cannes, you can see it especially in the pops of colour throughout the restaurant, the flowers, the votive candles as well as the hues of blues, whites and reds found in the restaurant’s décor accents. We have created a certain chicness that can only be found within PLAY Dining Group’s outlets. Our terrace in particular is my favourite area of PLAY Cannes with its floor-to-ceiling windows and bold gold pendant lights, which really emulate PLAY Dubai in this new location.”
PLAY Cannes runs from July 1, 2017 until the end of August 2017 at Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic in Cannes, France.
