Following its resounding success as a pop-up during the FIFA World Cup 2022, Zuma Doha has been designed as a permanent location, bringing its award-winning contemporary Japanese cuisine and informal izakaya dining concept to Al Maha Island.
The design incorporates key Zuma interior elements. Centered around three kitchens: the main kitchen, robata grill and sushi counter, changes include a DJ booth with a metallic grid backdrop, where live DJs enhance the venue’s vibrant atmosphere, live edge louver walls, new custom cut metal sunshades and a booth based on omikuji fortune paper, perfect for Instagrammable moments. The concept features a fabric installation on the terrace, with textures that effortlessly move with the breeze while guests take in stunning views of the Doha skyline.
The lighting concept is focused on redering all food displays and dining tables well with high CRI 2700K lighting treatments with all surrounding lighting specified at warm 2200K and 2400K colour temperatures. All materials, textures and finishes are highlighted with different lighting techniques to create an overall ambience of high theatre and drama.
