Björn Frantzén wows Dubai with FZN

Rasmus Palsgård, 18.02.2025

The Atlantis The Palm has gone all in on opening Dubai’s first three-Michelin-star restaurant. Swedish chef Björn Frantzén has been tasked with making that dream a reality, enlisting Torsten Vildgaard of Denmark to execute his vision.

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If there is one place where imagination is the only limit, it’s Dubai. Money seems endless in the emirate, where one spectacular skyscraper after another rises up. This is especially true in the hospitality sector, and one of Dubai’s first truly spectacular hotels is Atlantis The Palm, located on the artificial palm-shaped island of Jumeirah. The five-star hotel, which opened in 2008, boasts an astonishing 1,548 rooms and suites and includes the world’s largest outdoor water park, Aquaventure, an enormous indoor aquarium, and about 30 restaurants, ranging from the famous Japanese chain Nobu to the Michelin-starred Ossiano and a variety of high-end Middle Eastern eateries.

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