Trattoria & Bar · Jumeirah, Dubai
Slow Roman cooking. Velvet evenings.
Pasta rolled by hand every morning, pizza from a wood-fired oven, and an aperitivo hour that drifts into dinner. A Roman trattoria on Jumeirah Beach Road — pork-free, unhurried, open daily from noon.
- Rolled by hand, dailySix pasta shapes, made each morning and served that night.
- 450°C, ninety secondsDough rested for 48 hours, baked in an oak-fired oven.
- Pork-free kitchenSmoked beef where Rome uses guanciale. Vegetarian and vegan dishes marked.
2019Ninety-two seats, one long oak table and a terrace for winter.
The house
A trattoria the way Romans keep them
Low lamps, velvet the colour of good wine, plates meant for passing across the table. Casa Velluto is where you come for a quick cacio e pepe at the bar — and somehow stay until the tiramisù.
Our kitchen cooks the Roman canon slowly and properly: four pastas that every Roman argues about, wood-fired pizza with a long-fermented crust, and plates of veal and fish for the evenings that deserve them.
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From the pass tonight
A handful of the dishes guests come back for. The full menu changes with the season.
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Primi
Cacio e pepe
AED 72Tonnarelli rolled this morning, Pecorino Romano and toasted black pepper, tossed at the pass until glossy.
Vegetarian -
Primi
Carbonara di manzo
AED 84Spaghettoni, free-range yolks, Pecorino and our smoked-beef “guanciale”, crisped in its own fat. No cream, ever.
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Primi
Rigatoni all’amatriciana
AED 78San Marzano tomatoes, smoked beef cheek, a little chilli and a snowfall of Pecorino.
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Primi
Ravioli burro e salvia
AED 76Ricotta and lemon ravioli folded by hand, brown butter and crisp sage.
Vegetarian -
Pizze
Marinara
AED 6248-hour dough, San Marzano, garlic, oregano and basil oil — blistered in ninety seconds at 450°C.
Vegan -
Antipasti
Burrata e pomodori
AED 82Burrata from Puglia, heritage tomatoes, olives and basil oil.
Vegetarian
Every day, 17:00 – 19:30
Aperitivo, the hour Rome slows down
Order a spritz, a negroni or one of our zero-proof aperitivi, and a little board of cicchetti follows on the house: warm focaccia, olives, a supplì or two.
Every drink on our list has an alcohol-free twin. Alcohol is served to guests aged 21 and over.
Private dining & events
Long tables for long evenings
Birthdays, engagements, the team dinner that finally happens. Take the velvet room for 24, the oak table by the oven for 14, or the whole house.
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Evenings at the house
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Daily · 17:00 – 19:30
Aperitivo hour
Order any drink before 19:30 — with or without alcohol — and a board of cicchetti follows on the house.
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Sundays · from 13:00
Sunday long lunch
Four courses passed down one long table, the way a Roman family does it. AED 245 per guest; children under 12 half price.
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First Saturday of the month · 11:00
Pasta at the bench
Two hours with our pasta team: tonnarelli, ravioli and a lunch of what you made. AED 295, ten places.
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October – April · Thursdays
Winter terrace nights
Heaters on, music low and a wood-fired menu built for the terrace, from 19:00.
Visit
On Jumeirah Beach Road, open from noon
Lunch, aperitivo and dinner every day. Valet parking at the door from 18:00; the bar keeps a few seats for walk-ins.
Opening hours
- Sunday – Thursday
- 12:00 – 23:30
- Friday & Saturday
- 12:00 – 00:30
- Aperitivo hour
- Daily 17:00 – 19:30
Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai
Letters from the kitchen
New dishes, first
One short email a month: seasonal menus, Sunday lunches and the odd pasta class. No noise.
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Thank you — the next letter from the kitchen will find you.