Fan of Akiba Dori? There’s some top news if you live in the capi-tal. Not only is the popular Tokyopolitan restaurant opening in Abu Dhabi later this year, there’s a brand-new pizza restaurant coming from the team behind it too.
Emmy Squared is set to open in Yas Bay Waterfront at the end of the year. It will be in the same area as Akiba Dori, and we can’t wait to check out the two newcomers.
Renowned American restaurant Emmy Squared will be serving up Detroit-style pizza and sandwich-es, so if you think that sounds tasty, you’re in for a treat.
The Abu Dhabi restaurant will be the first international outpost for the restaurant, which was founded in Brooklyn in 2016 by Emily Hyland and Matthew Hyland.
The pizzas are known for their square shape, crispy bottom, fluffy focaccia-like dough, caramelised cheesy “frico” crust, and signature sauce stripes.
Not in the mood for pizza? (Who are you?). There are loads more options including sandwiches served on a buttery pretzel bun, as well as burgers, salads, sriracha wings, cheesy garlic sticks and more.
The popular US restaurant has branches in New York City, Nashville, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Virginia, Atlanta, Kentucky, and soon North Carolina. This will be the 13th location.
“It’s a real challenge to have to talk about Emmy Squared without being able to bite into a slice of their pizza or one of their epic sandwiches to go with this conversation; I’ve rarely found food to be a revelation, but this was one of those rare occasions,” said restaurateur Samer S. Hamadeh on bringing the concept to the UAE.
“The moment I finished my meal at Emmy Squared in NYC, was the moment I got in touch with the team and brought up the idea of launching Emmy Squared in the UAE. I like to create my own concepts and that’s not a secret, but this was just too good to pass up on”
Ready for an all-American pizza pie in the UAE capital? We can’t wait.
Opening late 2021. Yas Bay Waterfront, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.emmysquaredpizza.com
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