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Moonlight Investments

We build hospitality brands from the ground up, so a concept that works in Dubai works in the next city.

Moonlight Investments was established in Dubai in 2022. We specialise in hospitality management and concept development, pairing strategic insight with operational experience. Our work covers lifestyle dining, franchise and café concepts, events and services to hotels. Each concept is designed to give guests a consistent experience and to grow steadily into new regional and international markets.

About the group
Founded in Dubai
2022
Cities
4
Countries
3
Concepts in development
5

Our venues

One signature, adapted to each city. From a flagship beside the Dubai Mall Waterfalls to an all-day café in New Cairo.

  • AMAYA
  • MYA Cafe
  • MYA
  • NOA Cafe
  • SMASH/75
Guests filling the MYA Dubai dining room, with its giant blue bear sculpture and colourful art wallsMYA DubaiDubai, United Arab EmiratesOpen  ·  2022Interior of AMAYA Lounge Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of IraqAMAYA Lounge ErbilErbil, IraqOpen  ·  2025Dining room at AMAYA Baghdad, a premium restaurant in Iraq's capitalAMAYA BaghdadBaghdad, IraqOpen  ·  2026MYA Cafe Cairo in Mivida, New Cairo, with outdoor seatingMYA Cafe CairoCairo, EgyptOpening January 2027
Our Brands

Brand collaborations

From intimate launches to large-scale activations, MYA Dubai hosts brands across beauty, wellness, fashion, luxury and lifestyle.

  • Emaar

    Ramadan brand activation

    A Ramadan pop-up at Dubai Creek Harbour, bringing the MYA experience to one of Dubai's most vibrant waterfront destinations throughout the season.

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  • Nike

    Corporate Iftar & employee appreciation

    An exclusive Ramadan Iftar for Nike's team, with a refined dining experience in an elegant setting.

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  • lululemon

    Wellness community experience

    Two wellness activations: yoga at the Dubai Mall Aquarium with refreshments at the lululemon store near the Waterfall, and sunrise yoga on MYA's terrace with a curated healthy breakfast.

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All collaborations

How we build hospitality

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Hospitality development

We take a site or a market from first assessment to a venue ready to open, for our own brands and with partners.

  • Site and market assessment
  • Format chosen to fit the city
  • Pre-opening planning

Concept & brand

We create concepts and the brands around them: identity, guest promise and commercial position.

  • Brand identity and tone
  • Menu direction and service style
  • One signature, adapted to each city

Operations & management

We run venues against written standards, and the same team runs events and provides services to hotels.

  • Standards, training and quality
  • Events and private dining
  • Services to hotels

Franchise & expansion

We take our brands into new markets with franchise partners who know their city, or through venues we open ourselves.

  • Franchise partner support
  • Market entry and location review
  • Growth planning
Guests looking out at the Burj Khalifa under a full moon, from the Moonlight Investments company profile

Vision and mission

We treat every venue as the first expression of a brand, not a one-off. A concept only counts when the operation behind it holds up on a busy night, so creative ideas and operating standards are planned together. Four stages guide each project, from the first idea to the next city.

Vision

To be a distinguished hospitality group known for forward-thinking concepts, turning brands into thriving, scalable and sustainable businesses that raise the standard of modern hospitality.

Mission

To create, operate and grow homegrown hospitality concepts that pair creative vision with operational discipline, and to take them from Dubai to new markets with a consistent guest experience.

Where we are

We are open in three cities across two countries: Dubai, Erbil and Baghdad. Cairo follows in January 2027, and more concepts are in development. Qatar, Switzerland and London are coming soon.

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Current locations

Upcoming developments

A large purple bear sculpture on a lit stage, representing the MYA Saudi conceptMYA SaudiLuxury dining  ·  Saudi ArabiaIn developmentA waiter serving a plated dish at a white-clothed table in front of a glass wall, with manta rays in the water beyondUnderwater RestaurantDestination fine dining  ·  Dubai, United Arab EmiratesIn developmentPoster reading One Night MYA, the first chapter starts in Switzerland: dinner, art, live show, culture, with a lakeside palace, the MYA sign and a bear sculptureOne Night MYAEvening concept  ·  SwitzerlandIn developmentDesign render of the NOA Cafe entrance: black-framed glass doors, a bonsai and the NOA Cafe name on a warm stone wallNOA CafeSpecialty coffee house  ·  New Cairo, EgyptIn developmentDesign render of the 75 PRESS corner at SMASH/75: a guest pulls a steel handle beside a large lit 75SMASH/75Smash burger concept  ·  Location to be announcedIn development

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