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I ate unlimited pizza for $29 at Gordon Ramsay's restaurant at a luxury Dubai hotel. I tapped out at 5 slices, but it was worth it.

Gordon Ramsay's "Street Pizza" in Dubai.
  • I tried bottomless pizza at Gordon Ramsay's Street Pizza Kitchen at Atlantis, The Palm, in Dubai.
  • Street Pizza, which also has a location in Washington, DC, is Ramsay's more casual restaurant concept.
  • My favorite slices were the Cinque Formaggi and the classic Margherita.

Gordon Ramsay is best known for high-end restaurants and high-pressure kitchens. But inside one of Dubai's most expensive hotels — home to fine-dining establishments like Nobu, Ossiano, and Hakkasan — sits one of his most affordable restaurant concepts: Street Pizza.

Located inside Atlantis, The Palm, Street Pizza is a casual, all-you-can-eat pizza spot that feels almost out of place in a resort built around tasting menus and special-occasion dining.

That contrast, though, makes sense in the context of Dubai's booming food scene.

According to the Dubai Gastronomy Industry Report published by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, the city's food-and-beverage sector has become a major economic driver, helping attract nearly 19 million international visitors in 2024 — up about 9% from the year before — and fueling constant innovation across both casual and upscale dining.

It also reflects a broader shift in Ramsay's business.

In recent years, Ramsay has leaned into more casual, high-volume concepts alongside his fine-dining restaurants, launching Gordon Ramsay's Fish & Chips, Street Burger, and Street Pizza.

Street Pizza has outposts in cities like Washington, DC — where it operates more like an à la carte pizzeria rather than a bottomless concept — as well as in Doha and Kuala Lumpur. This month, the restaurant opened doors inside Mumbai's international airport, underscoring how these formats are designed for high-traffic, tourist-heavy settings.

In Dubai, the concept is designed around value. Guests pay 105 United Arab Emirates dirham (AED), or about $29, for unlimited pizza from a fixed menu, with free-flowing soft beverages available for an additional AED 35, or about $10, an unusual offering for a luxury resort.

Anyone can dine at the location in Atlantis, The Palm — you don't need to be a guest of the hotel. So I visited the restaurant on a busy Sunday evening to see how the concept holds up and whether unlimited pizza actually works inside one of Dubai's most luxurious hotels.

I walked into Street Pizza just as families were returning from the waterpark for the day.
Gordon Ramsay's "Street Pizza" in Dubai.

The restaurant, which opened in 2021, sits close to the entrance of Aquaventure, a water park connected to the hotel. When I arrived around 5:30 p.m., it was about half full, with kids in swimsuits and flip-flops filtering in alongside parents still carrying towels.

A gelato and soft-serve counter at the front makes it an easy stop for families and groups looking for a quick bite after a long day out in the sun.

The first thing I noticed inside was how playful the interiors were.
Gordon Ramsay's "Street Pizza" in Dubai.

Bright neon signs, graffiti-style artwork, and hanging lights gave the restaurant an energetic, almost food-hall feel, a sharp contrast to the polished dining rooms of Ramsay's Bread Street Kitchen next door.

I kept spotting small British details throughout the restaurant.
Gordon Ramsay's "Street Pizza" in Dubai.

The restaurant space is split between two concepts, with Street Pizza on one side and Bread Street Kitchen on the other. Street Pizza's dining area features a mix of booths and high tables, many of which overlook its more refined neighbor.

Scattered around the room, I saw subtle nods to Ramsay's British roots, including soft-serve machines draped in a UK flag and a red telephone booth.

The restaurant featured an open kitchen with a giant yellow oven at its center.
Gordon Ramsay's "Street Pizza" in Dubai.

The kitchen is fully open, with staff rolling dough, grating cheese, adding toppings, and sliding pizzas in and out of the oven in full view.

Two to three staff members rotated constantly between stations, moving slices quickly. When we arrived, the trays at the front were briefly empty — it seemed that diners were grabbing slices as soon as they were rolled out.

The bottomless pizza seemed to be the focus, but it wasn't the only option on the menu.
Gordon Ramsay's "Street Pizza" in Dubai.

Alongside pizzas, the menu listed salads, wings, and a full drinks section with cocktails and mocktails. I brought my husband along to help me try out the restaurant, and we decided to stick to pizza this time.

Once we were seated, our server explained he would come around with different pies every few minutes, offering slices fresh out of the oven.

And with that, our bottomless pizza experience officially began.

I tried four different slices, starting with the Cinque Formaggi, or five cheeses.
The Cinque Formaggi was my favorite slice of the night.

The first slice I tried was the Cinque Formaggi, made with mozzarella, Taleggio, provolone, Gorgonzola, and Parmesan, layered over a roast-onion cream base and finished with chives.

It arrived piping hot, with a thin, airy crust that bent slightly when lifted. I added some chili flakes to give the creamy slice a hint of heat. The result was a well-balanced, cheesy slice that did not feel too heavy.

It was easily one of my favorite slices of the night — and the only one I had twice.

Next, we tried the classic Margherita.
The Margherita had the most well-balanced tomato sauce I've had in a while.

This turned out to be my second-favorite slice.

Made with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and fresh basil, it was a classic done well.

I usually find that sauce can overpower a Margherita pizza, but this one felt balanced — it was slightly acidic with a touch of sweetness. Our server told us the sauce is made in-house daily using tomatoes imported from Italy.

The mozzarella was creamy without feeling heavy, and the basil added a clean, fresh note.

The daily special was creative, but it wasn't one for me.
The mambo chicken pizza didn't work for me, but my husband enjoyed its unique flavor profile.

Our server explained that Street Pizza offers a daily special pie that changes based on ingredient availability and quantity. You have to ask what it is, as it isn't listed on the menu.

That day's special was mambo chicken pizza, topped with grilled chicken, onions, cilantro, spring onions, cheese, and a bright-orange mambo sauce.

Mambo sauce, which is sweet and tangy, is a popular condiment in the Washington, DC, area, where it's often served alongside fried chicken.

While I liked the idea, the sauce was too sweet for my taste. I'm not a fan of pairing chicken with sweet sauces, and this slice didn't quite work for me.

My husband, however, enjoyed the creativity and noted that it felt like a pizza he wouldn't easily find on another menu.

The final slice I tried was prawn and garlic — it pleasantly surprised me.
This garlic-and-prawn pizza made me want to try other seafood slices in the future.

I wouldn't usually order this combination of toppings. I love butter garlic prawns, but shrimp on pizza isn't something I'd ever imagined enjoying.

This slice surprised me in a good way. The garlic-heavy base worked well with the prawns, and I particularly enjoyed the crispy Parmesan and pangrattato, which added crunch to each bite.

That said, I wish the prawns had a bit more char. A deeper grill on the shrimp would have added extra depth and taken the pizza up a notch.

By the time I finished this slice, I was comfortably full. I repeated a slice of Cinque Formaggi before calling it quits on my bottomless experience.

That's when I noticed the pizza leaderboard on the wall.
Gordon Ramsay's "Street Pizza" in Dubai.

Across the table, I spotted a pizza leaderboard tracking the highest slice counts. Our server told us the record — 41 slices — was set by a teenager about seven months ago, and that another recent attempt stopped at 40 after the diner felt dizzy.

Anyone who breaks the record gets a free meal, which adds a fun, competitive twist to an otherwise regular meal.

As for me, I knew pretty quickly I wasn't a contender. I tapped out at five slices, which suddenly felt very reasonable once I'd seen the numbers on the wall.

Overall, Street Pizza turned out to be one of the most practical meals I've ever had at Atlantis, the Palm.
Gordon Ramsay's "Street Pizza" in Dubai.

Our meal for two came to about AED 210, or about $57, including tax and tip, which felt like solid value given the setting.

Because the slices were thin and airy, rather than oversized New York-style wedges, it was easier to try multiple flavors without feeling weighed down.

I didn't sample every pizza on the menu because I don't eat some of the meat toppings, but there were about eight pizzas in total. These included a mix of familiar flavors and more creative combinations. I appreciated that mix as it kept the menu approachable while still offering enough variety to make the bottomless format interesting.

While you could argue I only ate five slices and didn't order other items like sides, in a hotel where a family of four can easily spend $200 to $300 on a meal, Street Pizza feels like a steal. It's affordable, filling, and fast-moving.

Overall, I enjoyed my visit to Street Pizza. For a while, I forgot I was inside one of Dubai's most expensive hotels. The pizzas were consistently good, the atmosphere was lively, and the concept felt fun. It may not be Atlantis' flashiest restaurant, but it's the kind of place I'd actually return to.

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