A celebration of the most quintessential dish of Spanish gastronomy across five of the UAE’s most iconic Spanish restaurants promoted by Turespaña.

From September 20th to the 26th, BOCA will offer a paella for two with a jug of non-alcoholic sangria or four cold hops, or a bottle of house grape for AED 310.

BOCA’s paella list includes seven new and old creations such as the classic SEAFOOD PAELLA with mixed local seafood and shellfish, BOCA’s VEGAN PAELLA with mixed local vegetables, local herbs, and black garlic aioli and ARROZ CON CARNE ‘LAMB MACHBOOS’ with braised lamb shoulder and labneh aioli.

The Spanish specialty store La Despensa – official provider of paella pans for Paella Week in the UAE – along with the Spanish Tourism Office in the UAE are also offering gift hampers to two lucky guests who upload their photo of any paella with #PaellaWeekUAE during the promotion. Check other participating restaurants on social media for their paella promotions.

Come and celebrate, beyond recipes and ingredients, the internationality of the dish and what the Valencians have shared with the world, the glorious paella.

#PaellaWeekUAE

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Paella Week Menu

Extended Paella Week Promotion

Bookings: 043231833, hola@boca.ae, online link or WhatsApp on +971521607507
Prices are inclusive of 5% VAT and subject to 7% Authority Fee

This July and in BOCA in DIFC, The Workshop Dubai and Fann A Porter are pleased to present a selection of hand-colored photographic prints from Barry Iverson’s The Tour series.

Iverson’s 25-year long career as a photojournalist for Time magazine gave him a window into stories that have shaped politics and social life in Egypt and across the Middle East. The photographs cleverly juxtapose old and new so that in one image, the viewer simultaneously views life in the 19th and 20th centuries. The exhibition also takes viewers outside of Egypt to Damascus, Doha, Baghdad, Aqaba, and even Paris with each image casting the narrative into the past yet retelling it in a contemporary context.

Through his lens, Inverson witnessed seismic events such as the assassination of Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat but he also trained his photographer’s eye on the detail of Cairo life: its people, architecture, culture, and history – all of which culminates in his art.

“This work is crucial to understanding the layers of history in Egypt and the region. The photography technique takes the viewers into a space of documentary fiction ” – Ghada Kunash, founder of Fann A Porter.

Download the full Barry Iverson catalogue

World tapa day falls on June 20th, 2020 and to celebrate, the Spanish restaurant contingent in Dubai – BOCA (DIFC), Seville’s (Wafi) and Toro+Ko (City Walk) – have put together a week-long promotion, DUBAI TAPA WEEK.

From Saturday, June 20th to Friday, June 27th all dishes on the recently launched La Taperia menu will be offered with a drink for AED 80 in BOCA.

Enjoy classics such as Los Huevos Rotos (Fried Eggs, Chorizo & Crispy Potato), Pimientos del Padrón (Fried Padrón Peppers), Grilled Octopus and the 12-Hour Braised Lamb paired with a glass of grape (from a list of 15), mocktails and juices for AED 80 all day long. Paellas will be on offer as well starting from AED 305 for a paella with a jug or bottle of grape.

Contact BOCA on 04 323 1833, hola@boca.ae or on WhatsApp through +971521607507 to book and find out more.

For Seville’s Dubai Tapa Week promotion please go to www.wafirestaurants.com or contact +97143244100 or restaurants.operator@wafi.com. For Toro & Co’s Dubai Tapa Week promotion please go to www.torodubai.com, or contact +971566838117, 800TORO(8676), toro.dubai@meraas.ae

¿Vamos de Tapas?

Offer prices may vary for some dishes. Use Careem promo code GATEAVENUE for 30% off 4 rides throughout June. Discount up to AED 50 per ride. Code works on Economy, Business, Max, and Kids car types. The code will work only when the pick-up/ drop off is BOCA or any other location in DIFC Gate Avenue.

Download Dubai Tapa Week Menu Here

TAPAS FORWARD
a delicious & responsible tasting experience

BOCA’s philosophy has always been simple – to serve responsibly what is good and delicious in a friendly and exciting atmosphere and share it with like-minded people. Sourcing ingredients locally and supporting local farmers and fishermen is paramount to our operation. We have also recently stepped up our efforts in maximizing the usage of “by-products” and auditing our kitchen and bar waste. Sustainability, however, is more than just refusing plastic and separating glass; it is a journey and a frame of mind.

Over the last few years we have come across many individuals who share the same values. We have also experimented with flavors of unusual local products, discovered what can grow in the desert and in our seas, and explored what can be done with what is traditionally considered waste.

Keeping flavor and deliciousness as a priority, we bring you findings from our work; an off-menu experimental food and wine tasting experience featuring lesser-known local crops, sustainable seafood, and artisanal and ethical produce from local farmers and from friends abroad. The experience will also showcase BOCA’s efforts with waste reducing techniques.

This single-seating weekly experience is limited to five guests and is hosted on BOCA’s gastrobar by head chef Matthijs Stinnissen alongside BOCA’s directors and sommelier.

Tuesdays at 07:30 pm | Five seats only | Reception, eight courses, five wines or juices – AED 395 | Advanced payment and booking required | Guests can inquire and book through tapasforward@boca.ae | Prices are inclusive of 5% VAT | Prices subject to 7% Authority Fees and 10% service charge

Enjoy BOCA’s culinary experience in the comfort of your own home or office with a private chef. From canapes for your private event, to a tapas spread or a set menu for your dinner party. Our waiters, bartenders and sommeliers are also available on request.

Prices start from AED 200 per person subject to a 10% service fee. Menus developed based on available equipment at the venue. See sample menus below. 

Inquire now on 04-3231833 and hola@boca.ae.

Boca at Home Sample Menu

On Wednesday February 19th the kitchen and floor of award-winning Mediterranean Restaurant BOCA will be taken over by Spanish 1* Michelin restaurant, Taller [tah-yehr] (MICHELIN GUIDE 2020). Taller, located in the prestigious Bodegas Arzuaga, is the only 1* Michelin restaurant in the Ribera del Duero region in Northern Spain. This region produces some of the world’s most prized wines and was named Wine Region of the Year by Wine Enthusiast Magazine (2012).

Taller shares BOCA’s passion for sourcing locally and has built its reputation on a firm commitment to representing ingredients from the land surrounding its location and the seafood it has access to regionally. Executive Chef Jon Mendoza will present a seven-course tasting menu combining the very best of Castilian and Peruvian cooking using local ingredients from the Arabian Gulf. Expect to try dishes that incorporate different textures and flavors such as Olive Oil from Arzuaga with Duck, Crispy Zucchini Nigiri and ‘Causa’, Pickled Quinoa Salad as well as Pigeon with Buckwheat and Wine Reduction. Spain has access to some of the best fish and seafood in the world through its Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines but so does the UAE with our Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean shores. Local produce from the latter are used in an Emirati Seabass Ceviche, and in an Arabian Gulf Hammour cooked in coconut milk, lemon grass and ginger. Other dishes include Crayfish with Garlic and Almonds, and Octopus Rice with Soft-Shell Crab.

Ignacio Arzuaga of Bodegas Arzuaga will complement the menu with five wines from the vineyards and service will be directed by Amaya Arzuaga, supported by the kitchen and floor team of BOCA.

WED, FEB 19th 2020 | 07:30 PM
Seven courses and five fine Arzuaga wines AED 395 | Juice pairing AED 345
10% discount for advanced online payments before February 15th | email hola@boca.ae for payment link
Event limited to 60 guests | Prices inclusive of 5% VAT and subject to 7% Authority Fees and 10% service charge | Booking is essential | Guests can book through 04-3231833 and hola@boca.ae

BOCA – Spanish Takeover – Feb 19 – Menu

BOCA – Spanish Takeover – Feb 19 – Menu Vegetarian

An intimate yet social seating inside BOCA’s coveted cellar for six couples only.
Bubbly, four grapes and a five-course sharing menu.
Stories and grape guiding by BOCA’s sommelier Marishka Van Der Walt
AED 395 per person

Entertainment on the night provided by our resident DJ setting the mood with a playlist of romantic classics. After that, the rest is up to you…

In the restaurant: Enjoy a set menu of five sharing dishes for AED 225 per person and a special price of AED 465 on bottles of French bubbly valid for one night only.

Friday 14th FEB 2020 | 8pm – 11pm | 10% discount for advanced online payments before Feb 13th | Email hola@boca.ae to receive the payment link

Prices are inclusive of 5% VAT and subject to 7% Authority Fees

Click here to see the BOCA Cellar Experience – Valentine’s Special menu

Click here to see the restaurant’s Valentine’s Menu

PRIVATE CASK RELEASE | COCKTAILS&TAPAS

In association with Maker’s Mark, join us for the unveiling of BOCA’s own blended whisky; a unique golden blend with woody, caramel and wheat notes, a subtle sweet and spicy finish, a hint of vanilla oak and a slight earthy peat smoke.

Taste the blend straight out of the barrel and in three cocktail creations, paired with tapas and hosted on BOCA’s terrace. Go home with hand-dipped Maker’s Mark flasks on the night.

Wednesday 29th January 2020 | 19:30 onwards
Barrel Tasting, 3 Cocktails, 3 Tapas | AED 195

10% discount for advanced online payments (up to Jan 27th) Gift voucher ready. Email hola@boca.ae to receive the payment link now.

Bookings 04-3231833 or hola@boca.ae
*Inclusive of 5% VAT and subject to 7% Authority Fees

BOCA is joining more than 1,000 outlets from 30 countries from all over the world to celebrate International Sherry Week 2019. A celebration of the best of Jerez that runs from November 4 to 10, 2019 (see https://www.sherry.wine/sherryweek.)

Sherry is one of Spain’s most famous, yet most mysterious beverages. It’s what sommelier’s drink when they’re off-the-clock, and also probably what your grandma used to drink in her hay-day. BOCA & our partners The Tasting Class will host a Sherry 101 tasting on NOVEMBER 6th from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM.

We explain what’s so special about how this wine is made, aged,  where it comes from (Jerez, Spain) and explore several classic dry and sweet styles. The evening includes a welcome cocktail made with sherry, a sommelier guided tasting of four sherries and some light Spanish nibbles for AED 300.

WELCOME COCKTAIL:
REBOQUITO: Tio Pepe Sherry, Sangre de Toro Cava, Homemade Lime Juice, Simple Syrup, Organic Basil Leaves

SHERRIES:
González Byass Tio Pepe, Palomino Fino, Jerez, Spain
Gonzalez Byass La Cala by Albert Adrià, Palomino Fino, Jerez, Spain
González Byass Amontillado VORS, Palomino, Jerez, Spain  
González Byass Nectar, Pedro Ximénez, Jerez, Spain

FOOD:
Homemade Bread “Pan con Tomate”
Fried Padrón Sweet Chilli Peppers  
Ice Packed Manzanilla Olives
BOCA Potato Chips

Call BOCA on 043231833 or email hola@boca.ae to book

“The greatest threat to our oceans is the belief that someone else will save them”

‘An Environmentally Conscious Wine Project’ 

We have produced more plastic in the past 10 years than in the entire last century, 50% of which is considered ‘un-recyclable’, with an estimated 8 million tons ending up in the ocean annually affecting both sea life and human health alike.* At BOCA we recognize that tackling ocean conservation is more pressing than ever, and along with our friends and partners, we invite you for a night dedicated to this cause.

On November 27th join us as we host Jo Ruxton, producer of the multi-award-winning film ‘A Plastic Ocean’ and founder of the Plastic Oceans Foundation. Screening a twenty minute version of her 2016 documentary, the night will include a reception with sustainable movie snacks and beverages, followed by a zero waste dinner drawing attention to lesser known local produce and maximizing usage of our food paired with environmentally-conscious drinks.

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Sponsored by MMI and 10th International, a family run organization dedicated to help tackle ocean pollution through the generation of funds to key environmental projects, the evening will also include an exhibition by local environmentalist Mariska Nell of Waste Me Not. We will also introduce our friends from the private equity firm PURE CE who aim to solve some of the world’s pressing environmental challenges through new technological investments, along with Kathrin Gnilka of 1001 Good Deeds; BOCA’s sustainability and climate-change awareness training partner.

We also invite you to join the beach clean-up scheduled to take place on the same day in associate with Dubai Creek Club and the local non-profit marine conservation organization Azraq.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27^TH 2019
RECEPTION & MOVIE SCREENING 07:00 PM – 07:45 PM | DINNER 08:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Grape guided AED 295 | Juice guided AED 195

Prices inclusive of all authority fees | Booking is essential | Book on 04-3231833 and on hola@boca.ae |

*more than 300 million tons per year. Source: PlasticOceans.org