Showcasing a signature flair for reinvention that put them firmly on the city’s culinary map, the team behind Farzi Café sees two design houses join forces to create the ultimate contemporary Indian interiors. From the colourful potency of peacock features to a dramatic wall mural depicting a powerful crowned goddess – the new-look Farzi Café reflects its culture-rich, vibrant cuisine.
Setting stylish eyes first on Farzi Café City Walk, the brand-new interior space is bursting with light – reflected off pale marble-topped tables, warm cream walls and vibrant leather-backed seats. These splashes of neutrality make way for bursts of multiple shades of green and coral seen across the restaurant – representing Indian’s abundance of natural environments – from the patchwork emerald green tea plantations to the dappled lime greens found in her wildlife-rich forests after the yearly monsoon.
Rising out of banquets and the central bar, instead of floral arrangements seen in some classic restaurants, the design teams have chosen to nod to a more natural declaration of style with arrangements of long pampas grass and the exquisitely patterned beauty of peacock features or mor pankh. As the national bird of India, a peacock’s feathers are regarded as an auspicious symbol and believed to bring good luck and prosperity into a space.
Moving down to the polished stone floor, contemporary tiles are stamped with a regal design reminiscent of a fleur de lis bringing us back to Europe and celebrating India’s long history palaces and nobility. Like everything in this modern mash up of interior design, the touch is light, letting the eyes move from one reflective surface to another. Other sections of intricate tile work are seen on pillars and the bar playing with traditional,rustic and contemporary Indian design motifs.
Whilst the quirky bar counter sits proudly flanked with large glass jars of lemons and a collection of vintage Indian cooking props nodding at some of the restaurant’s more traditional culinary influences.
Looking up, pendent lights swing prettily down from high ceilings and upside-down lamps line one wall, leading the eye to the restaurant’s focal point – a spectacular mural of an Indian goddess framed by a textured grey wall.
Zorwar Kalra“The new interior at City Walk is the exciting first step in reigniting our award-winning restaurants and introducing new Dubai food lovers to our modern Indian menu. One of the reasons our guests love Farzi Café is because we are constantly tweaking our menus; adding exciting new flavour combinations and dishes that push the boundaries of what it is to be a contemporary Indian restaurant. Working with talented design teams we have injected our interiors with the same forward-thinking mentality and we can’t wait to show off the spectacular results.”
From the new weekly weekend brunch inspired by the Indian English tradition of ‘tiffin’ or mid-morning meal, the much-ordered takeaway menu meaning city residents can savour spiced up molecular gastronomy from the sofa, to its soon to be launched Chaatwala cart and constantly evolving A La Carte menu of modern Indian bistro classics – the new interiors are just one reason to visit Farzi Café. Coming up this winter, Dubai diners can expect more tasty tricks and turns – with a soon-to-debut menu putting the #Farzimark on breakfast to extra special Sundays with 25% off the bill.
For more information on Farzi Café visit www.farzicafe.ae. For reservations at City Walk 0526892012 and Mall of Emirates 0504075590
