Fixed-price restaurant & café fit-out for Business Bay businesses — from AED 177,000. Building-management & authority approvals handled in-house. Free consultation. 3-year warranty across 800+ UAE projects.
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A restaurant or café fit-out in Business Bay costs AED 150,000–400,000 for a café/quick-service, AED 400,000–1,100,000 for a full restaurant, and AED 1.1M+ for fine-dining — driven by the commercial kitchen and MEP. Timelines run 4–16 weeks. F&B needs Foodwatch/municipality, Civil Defence (kitchen fire & gas) and building NOCs, handled in-house. Fixed price, 3-year warranty.
After 800+ UAE projects we see the same problems in Business Bay again and again. Here's what goes wrong — and how we fix every one.
Restaurants in Business Bay need Foodwatch/municipality, Civil Defence (kitchen fire, gas) and building NOCs. Submitted sequentially they cost you months of rent. We run them in parallel.
Wrong extraction, grease management or layout fails food-safety sign-off. We design the commercial kitchen to code so it passes first time.
F&B MEP is unforgiving. We engineer extraction, gas, grease traps and drainage properly — no smells, no failures, no rework.
A generic fit-out kills a concept. We design front-of-house around your brand, covers and service flow.
Same project, two very different outcomes. Here's exactly how our service compares to the industry standard.
| What You Get | First Unicorn Interiors | Typical Dubai Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing Model | ✓ Fixed price quoted upfront | ✗ Hourly billing or % of build cost |
| First-Time Quality | ✓ 98% pass first review/inspection | ✗ 40-60% industry average |
| Turnaround Time | ✓ Industry-leading delivery time | ✗ 2-3x slower typical |
| Authority Approvals | ✓ All handled in-house | ✗ Charged extra, often outsourced |
| Community NOCs | ✓ All included in package | ✗ Charged AED 5K-15K per NOC extra |
| Same Team End-to-End | ✓ Yes — single point of accountability | ✗ Hand-off to multiple teams |
| Warranty | ✓ 3-year warranty on all work | ✗ 1 year industry standard |
| Response Time | ✓ 60 minutes during business hours | ✗ 1-3 business days typical |
| Free Consultation + Site Visit | ✓ Yes, free anywhere in Dubai | ✗ AED 2,500-5,000 typical fee |
| Revisions & Resubmissions | ✓ Unlimited revisions included | ✗ Usually 2 rounds, then charged extra |
| Quality of restaurant & café fit-out | ✓ Premium materials + expert craftsmanship | ✗ Standard materials, generic execution |
| Construction Coordination | ✓ 70% fewer site issues vs industry | ✗ Frequent change orders + RFIs |
Restaurant & Café Fit-Out done right in Business Bay is about community know-how, the right materials, and one accountable team. Here's how we deliver.
Front-of-house, commercial kitchens and MEP for Business Bay restaurants and cafés — concept to opening.
Foodwatch/municipality, Civil Defence (kitchen fire & gas) and building NOCs secured in-house, in parallel.
Extraction, grease management, gas and drainage engineered to pass food-safety and fire inspection first time.
Interiors designed around your brand, covers and service flow — not a template.
Fixed per-scope price and a launch date that holds — phased / night works where needed.
Workmanship, kitchen and MEP warrantied — backed by 800+ projects.
Transparent Business Bay pricing across three tiers. All include free 3D design, community NOC handling and a 3-year warranty.
A proven process refined across 800+ UAE projects, tuned to Business Bay's community and approval requirements.
We assess your Business Bay unit, kitchen needs and concept, and advise the fit-out. Free.
FOH + kitchen 3D, MEP strategy and a fixed per-scope quote.
Foodwatch/municipality, Civil Defence (fire & gas) and building approvals in parallel.
FOH, commercial kitchen, extraction, gas, drainage, MEP, finishes — phased if needed.
Kitchen commissioning, testing, food-safety sign-off, snag and 3-year warranty — ready to open.
Business Bay is a Dubai Properties community in Dubai, governed by Dubai Municipality + Dubai Civil Defence. Here's exactly what your project needs.
Dubai Properties — Business Bay, Dubai.
Dubai Municipality + Dubai Civil Defence.
AED DM schedule by BUA — paid to the authority, never marked up by us.
Commercial tower, Residential building, Mixed-use building.
BUA 50,000–400,000 · villas around central business district years old
Dubai's central business district; commercial and residential towers. Grade-1 contractor above G+4, DM + DCD approvals.
We handle all of it in-house — NOC processing, building permits and municipality approvals for Business Bay.
Business Bay is governed by Dubai Municipality + Dubai Civil Defence. We secure every approval for you, in parallel, before work starts.
All standard residential + commercial permits
JVT, JVC, Sports City, IMPZ + extensions
Palm Jumeirah, Waterfront, freehold zones
Fire safety NOCs for commercial + residential
Electrical + plumbing approvals + connections
Palm, Jumeirah Park, Garden Homes
Arabian Ranches, Emirates Hills, Dubai Hills
Community design committee approvals
City Walk, Bluewaters, Madinat Jumeirah Living
DAMAC Hills, AKOYA, Trump Estates
F&B + restaurant approvals
JAFZA, DIFC, DMCC, ADGM, DSO, DIC
Real restaurant & café fit-out work delivered in and around Business Bay — fixed price, community-approved, warrantied.
Restaurant & Café Fit-Out delivered in Business Bay — fixed price, Dubai Properties community approvals handled, 3-year warranty.
Restaurant & Café Fit-Out delivered in Business Bay — fixed price, Dubai Properties community approvals handled, 3-year warranty.
Restaurant & Café Fit-Out delivered in Business Bay — fixed price, Dubai Properties community approvals handled, 3-year warranty.
Restaurant & Café Fit-Out delivered in Business Bay — fixed price, Dubai Properties community approvals handled, 3-year warranty.
Restaurant & Café Fit-Out delivered in Business Bay — fixed price, Dubai Properties community approvals handled, 3-year warranty.
Restaurant & Café Fit-Out delivered in Business Bay — fixed price, Dubai Properties community approvals handled, 3-year warranty.
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We fit out offices, retail and commercial units in towers and buildings throughout Business Bay — glass and gypsum partitions, Cat A to Cat B, MEP and building fit-out NOC. If your unit is in one of these, we've likely worked in the building or with its management:
Don't see your tower? We fit out across all of Business Bay — send your building name on WhatsApp for a fast quote.
Real stages and finishes from restaurant & café fit-out work delivered in and around Business Bay.
4.9/5 from 127 verified Google reviews. A few from recent projects in this community.
"They fitted out our Business Bay office start to finish — design, the building & authority NOCs, the MEP, all of it. Fixed price held exactly. Best decision we made."
"Got three quotes for our restaurant & café fit-out in Business Bay. First Unicorn were the only ones who understood the local rules and gave a real fixed price. Delivered on the promised date."
"The 3D design sold the whole board. What they showed us is exactly what we got. The finish in our Business Bay office is genuinely premium."
Transparent track record. Updated quarterly. No marketing fluff — just numbers.
The questions Business Bay owners ask most. Don't see yours? WhatsApp us — answered within 60 minutes.
In Business Bay, a café/quick-service runs AED 150,000–400,000, a full restaurant fit-out AED 400,000–1,100,000, and a premium/fine-dining venue AED 1.1M+ — driven mostly by the kitchen and MEP. We quote fixed after a free site visit.
A café takes 4–7 weeks, a full restaurant 8–12 weeks, and fine-dining 12–16 weeks including approvals and kitchen commissioning. We commit to your launch date in writing.
Foodwatch/municipality food approval, Civil Defence (kitchen fire & gas), a building/mall fit-out NOC and Dubai Municipality permits for structural change. We handle all of it in-house, in parallel.
Yes — we design and build the commercial kitchen to food-safety code: extraction, grease management, gas, drainage, cold rooms and equipment, commissioned and signed off.
Yes — we phase the work and run night/out-of-hours where the building requires, so neighbouring units keep trading and your launch holds.
Yes — a fixed per-scope quote after the site visit, with kitchen and MEP itemised. Changes are priced transparently before any work.
Business Bay is governed by Dubai Municipality + Dubai Civil Defence. An approval/NOC (typically AED DM schedule by BUA) is required before work starts. As Dubai Properties's projects have specific rules, we prepare the submission to match — and handle the full approval in-house.
We fit out restaurants and cafés across Business Bay — Commercial tower, Residential building, Mixed-use building — and handle the Foodwatch/municipality, Civil Defence (kitchen fire & gas) and building approvals that F&B requires, to your launch date.
Before you build — the approvals you'll need:
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Free design visit anywhere in Business Bay. Fixed price from AED 177,000. Dubai Properties community NOC handled. 3-year warranty. 60-minute response.
Restaurant fit out Business Bay costs AED 150,000–400,000 for a café or quick-service restaurant, AED 400,000–1,100,000 for a full-service restaurant, and AED 1.1M+ for fine dining, depending on kitchen size, MEP complexity, and interior finishes. Timelines range from 8–12 weeks for a café to 16–20 weeks for a full restaurant, including design, authority approvals, and construction. In Business Bay, you must obtain approvals from Dubai Municipality (DM), DEWA, and the master developer (e.g., Emaar or Dubai Holding), plus a trade license from DED. First Unicorn Interiors handles all approvals in-house, ensuring compliance with DM Food Code and fire safety regulations. Our fixed-price contracts include a 3-year warranty, and we've completed 800+ projects across the UAE. For a precise quote, we offer a free design visit and consultation. Contact us on WhatsApp +971 58 565 8002.
The average cost for a restaurant fit out in Business Bay is AED 550,000 for a mid-range full-service restaurant (approx. 2,500 sq ft). This includes interior fit-out, MEP, kitchen equipment, and furniture. For a café or quick-service outlet, expect AED 150,000–400,000. Fine dining can exceed AED 1.1M. Costs are driven by kitchen size, MEP requirements, and finishes. At First Unicorn Interiors, we provide fixed-price quotes, so you know the exact cost upfront. For example, a 1,500 sq ft café fit-out might cost AED 250,000, while a 3,000 sq ft restaurant could be AED 800,000. Our prices include all approvals and a 3-year warranty.
A typical restaurant fit out in Business Bay takes 12–16 weeks from design approval to handover. This includes 2–3 weeks for authority approvals (Dubai Municipality, DEWA, and master developer), 8–10 weeks for construction, and 2 weeks for snagging and final inspections. For a café, the timeline is shorter: 8–10 weeks. For fine dining, allow 18–20 weeks. First Unicorn Interiors manages the entire process, ensuring no delays. We provide a detailed project schedule upfront, and our in-house team works efficiently to meet deadlines. Our track record shows 95% of projects are completed on time.
You need several approvals before starting a restaurant fit out in Business Bay: 1) Dubai Municipality (DM) Food Control Department approval for the kitchen layout and hygiene compliance. 2) DEWA connection for electricity and water. 3) Approval from the master developer (Emaar or Dubai Holding) for design and construction. 4) A trade license from DED (Department of Economic Development) with the correct activity. 5) Civil Defence approval for fire safety. First Unicorn Interiors handles all these approvals in-house, saving you time and hassle. We ensure your fit-out meets all regulations, including DM Food Code and fire safety standards. Our team has extensive experience with Business Bay authorities, so your project moves smoothly.
