Maté

Maté in Dubai is an Argentinian grill with Lebanese fusion, focused on smoked and grilled meats. At about $85 per person, with a smart-casual dress code, it suits diners seeking a grill-led meal rather than a generic steakhouse. Read it through its core promise: beef, smoke, open fire, a Lebanese accent that gives the format more definition than a standard meat-and-sides meal.

Its clearest appeal is that cooking identity: Lebanese and Argentinian cuisines joined through smoke, fire, grilled meat. The open kitchen and wood-fired grills are central, so the restaurant makes most sense when the table wants the grill to lead. The strongest reason to book is a menu shaped by char, slow cooking, meat over fire.

Open-fire cooking with enough Lebanese detail to make it more than steak night

Order around the signatures. La Costilla is slow-braised short ribs, while Costillas al asador is wagyu short ribs cooked on open fire. Other named dishes include Yerba Maté smoked beef tartare, Costillar al Asador, Torta Balcarce. Together, they point to a meal built around smoke, beef, open-fire cooking, a dessert among the confirmed signatures.

The Lebanese-Argentinian angle is the reason to choose Maté over a standard grill. The description points to smoked and grilled meats, wood-fired cooking, dishes such as whole-burnt aubergine. It is therefore best suited to diners who want smoke, char, fire-led cooking, especially around beef. The Lebanese side gives the menu its point of difference; the Argentinian grill gives it its centre of gravity.

That distinction matters. Maté is not mainly a place to compare classic steak cuts in isolation. Its appeal is broader and more specific: a fire-focused restaurant where grill, smoke, seasoning logic form the identity. If your table is excited by slow-braised short ribs, wagyu short ribs cooked on open fire, smoked beef tartare, whole-burnt aubergine, the menu is aimed at you.

The room is built around the open kitchen and grills

The open kitchen and wood-fired grills are described as the main attraction, so the atmosphere should be understood through that lens: cooking is visible, the grill is central. Expect a grill-focused restaurant whose food identity is tied to smoke and fire, with the open kitchen and wood-fired grills at the centre of the experience.

Confirmed details include the cuisine, approximate price, smart-casual dress code, signature dishes. That is enough to place Maté between a grill restaurant and a fusion restaurant, with the price point and dress code suggesting a considered meal rather than a casual quick stop. The safest expectation is a smart-casual, meat-forward experience defined by the kitchen’s fire-led approach.

Who should choose it, who should skip it

Choose Maté if you want an Argentinian grill in Dubai with Lebanese fusion and a menu anchored by short ribs, smoked beef tartare, open-fire cooking, Torta Balcarce. It suits diners comfortable with a meat-led meal who want the grill to be the focus, especially tables building a meal around signature dishes and a shared interest in smoke, char, slow-cooked beef, not those wanting a restaurant where the grill is only a small part of a wider brief.

Skip it if you need details on dietary accommodations, child-friendly facilities, private dining, takeout, delivery, lunch, or a specific drinks program before booking; those points are not confirmed here. That does not mean they do or do not exist, only that they should not be assumed. For wider planning, use Our full Dubai restaurants guide, or pair restaurant research with Our full Dubai hotels guide, Our full Dubai bars guide, Our full Dubai wineries guide, Our full Dubai experiences guide.