Our Story
About Us
Founded in late November 2016, 3FILS is piloted by a team who live by a diehard daringness to be different, to offer a story akin to the ‘2 cents worth’ opinion of dining in Dubai’ with every bite.
With harbour-side community style dining, 3FILS serves up premium Asian dishes with a Japanese twist as its focus.
For the many, we comfortably seat and feed over 100 people. The 3FILS team is a family, available whenever you need them for anything, removing the ‘personal waiter’ vibe of hospitality.
They will help elevate your dining experience with a sense of comfort, discovery and sharing. No matter your attire, our home is your home and the doors will always be open for you.
Food Philosophy
Elemental cooking
methods.
3Fils is a culinary innovator in Dubai, born from a vision to create a unique dining genre that blends Japanese precision with a relaxed, modern ambience. The philosophy of 3Fils is deeply rooted in the meticulous focus on technique and quality ingredients of Japanese cuisine, delivered in a casual, contemporary style.
Situated in the harbour, 3Fils is a destination restaurant, priding itself on quality that draws people to discover it. Despite Dubai’s geographical limitations, 3Fils thrives on sourcing quality ingredients, including from Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market. Their food philosophy champions evolution and quality, maintaining a casual and cosy ambiance while focusing on the dining experience they offer.
The Kitchen
3Fils Dubai
From steward to chef.
Chef Jhovani Manolo runs the kitchen at 3Fils Dubai with quiet confidence and serious edge; balancing creativity with precision, and instinct with discipline. He’s all about pushing boundaries without losing the essence, keeping the team sharp and the standards even sharper.
Under his lead, it’s controlled chaos in the best way refined, bold, and always true to the 3Fils mindset and kitchen philosophy.
3Fils Abu Dhabi
Jun Kamiyama.
Chef Jun Kamiyama has been in the kitchen for over two decades, shaping his style across Tokyo, Bordeaux, Paris, and beyond blending Japanese precision with French technique and a global perspective.
Now leading 3Fils Abu Dhabi as Head Chef, opening July 2025, he brings that journey into a new city and a new rhythm. It’s an evolution of the 3Fils experience fresh energy, new market, same philosophy at the core: making complex simple.
The Crew
The fam.
The 3FILS team is a family, available whenever you need them for anything, removing the ‘personal waiter’ vibe of hospitality.
They will help elevate your dining experience with a sense of comfort, discovery and sharing. No matter your attire, our home is your home and the doors will always be open for you.
Culinary Cultural Fusion
A love story between Japan and the Middle East.
Drawing inspiration from the cultural richness of Japan, 3Fils presents a mesmerizing culinary blend that tells a unique love story. This tale unfolds with each bite, introducing guests to the passion and devotion of the Japanese to their centuries-old culinary traditions.
At 3Fils, we celebrate this love story by serving premium Asian dishes with a Japanese twist, all in a comfortable, community-style setting. Our menu, masterfully crafted by our team, affectionately known as ‘the umami warriors,’ merges the best of both worlds. The Wagyu Sando and the Otoro Nigiri are perfect examples, two dishes that beautifully marry the flavors of traditional Japanese cuisine.
The diversity in the UAE influences our fusion cuisine, blending various cooking styles and ingredients.
Visit
Come as you are.
Dubai
Jumeirah Fishing Harbour
Open daily, 12pm to midnight.
Walk in. No reservations needed.
Abu Dhabi
Al Bateen
Open daily, 12pm to 2am.
Walk in. No reservations needed.
