World's Highest Restaurant Opens In Dubai

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Jan 24th 2011 at 12:01AM

The world of sky-high restaurants just got a new summit. At.mosphere, is a restaurant 1,350 feet in the sky, on the 122nd floor of the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The new restaurant unseats the revolving 360 Restaurant in Toronto's CN Tower which previously had the honor.

The new restaurant has two separate areas, lounge and grill. The restaurant can host over 210 guests total. It has a large arrival lobby, main dining floor, private dining rooms and display cooking stations.

Diners enter through Burj Khalifa's Corporate Suites lobby and exit via the express elevator on Level 123 to face a two-story glass atrium. A flight of cantilevered staircases lead them to the arrival lobby where they can enjoy panoramic views of the city. The restaurant features mahogany walls and ceilings, Adam Tihany furnishings, and floors of cafe au lait limestone and hand-tufted carpet.

Arabian Business reports that diners will be charged a minimum of AED450 ($122) a head. Those booking the private dining area will pay at least AED650 ($176.90) per guest. Afternoon tea costs nearly $100 (AED350) and for drinks and snacks in the lounge area guests are required to spend AED200 ($54.45) per head. The restaurant was booked solid for the first couple days.

Tags: burj khalifa, dubai, worlds highest restaurant

Filed under: Dining

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hasowell Jan 24th 2011 2:41PM

Ok, tea 100 bucks, thats cool. 1350 ft up in the sky even better and look at the awesome view of the smog! Could life get any better? Please let me book ticket today!

alfredschrader Jan 24th 2011 6:04PM

I'm for progress anywhere but it takes several minutes to go a quarter of a mile into the sky, and several minutes to come back down, leaving me about 8 minutes to eat my Cheeseburger flavored Falafel on my 30 minute lunch break.
Not good for my digestion & my face turns blue beyond a thousand feet up.

Word on the street is that the World shaped island thingie is sinking back into the sea. Well, they did it all wrong. What you are supposed to do is not dump the sand into the shape of the continents, but start right on the shoreline & dig-out the spaces around the continents which then fill with navicable seawater & then add a small seawall to shore-up the land. This saves about 50 billion dollars & everything stays put. They used my 4 dollar a gallon gas money to build all of those fiascos. Can I get a refund ? Please ?

hasowell Jan 24th 2011 2:45PM

Tea, 100 bucks, ok. thats cool. 1350 ft up in the sky, even better. Look at that awesome view of the smog! Could life get any better? Let me book a ticket today.

hoofnwoofr Jan 24th 2011 4:18PM

Alas, but for the days of "Windows on the World" and "Wyld Blue" atop the World Trade Center in NYC ....

tropicyachty Jan 24th 2011 9:26PM

I agree.....what is there to see in Dubai? Women in Burkahs are not hot....well they probably are hot and need the AC!

steveray3rd Jan 24th 2011 4:54PM

hope some Christians hijack a few airplanes and fly them into Dubai's buildings. knock them over just as they did here in the states.

mmichael3264 Jan 24th 2011 6:11PM

Why don't you? Are you all mouth, no substance?

Richard Jan 24th 2011 5:15PM

imagine getting drunk there and falling down the stairs,you would be sober before you hit the lobby

chaz Jan 24th 2011 5:18PM

Wow! Now that is a place where I would like to have breakfast,dinner,and lunch.

bhenk Jan 24th 2011 7:25PM

you need about $500.00 my friend

L .A. Singer Jan 24th 2011 5:33PM

After you spend a grand at this place you must check out the local stonings, the underage sex trade and immigrant slave market, fabulous!!!

L .A. Singer Jan 24th 2011 5:39PM

After you blow a cool Grand at this place, you must check out the local beheading and stonings. Then try to fit in the underage sex trade and the immigrant slave market. Fabulous!

L .A. Singer Jan 24th 2011 5:47PM

After you spend a cool grand at this place, you must check out the beheadings and stonings. Then move on the local underage sex trade and immigrant slave market, just fabulous!

rwmcommercial Jan 24th 2011 5:52PM

I think the author needs a better editor. It is ridiculous to call it the world's highest restaurant! Every "durn" McDonalds and local snack bar in Denver is over three times as high.

planet33 Jan 24th 2011 6:07PM

wow high tea 100.00 dinner 176.00 per person , fiest they take out the twin towers and then they take our money whats next ?

Pope of Truth Jan 24th 2011 6:33PM

I'll take a fifty dollar glass of water please. If I can keep the glass.

Jessie Jan 24th 2011 6:37PM

Sad that money leads, not pride, honor, respect, being human. Report this shit in their country not ours. My heart sank seeing how proudly muslims can enjoy Breakfast, lunch and Dinner in their high tower when we will forever mourn our fallen. They have money to build towers and restaurants in towers, have wars, ect... but the way of life is in the dark ages. The pain of my loss is so grand I have sat here and cried not to let Hate rule me. I know all are not evil but they hate us with no remorse and our US reporters are even worse. Thanks for reminding me of all the family I lost and friends. Is that why they blew up our loved ones to be the tallest or most Grand. No one will ever be Better, Bigger and more amazing!!!!!