Almayass Abu Dhabi: Lebanese-Armenian Family Recipes with a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand

Beirut family recipes at the heart of the concept

Almayass began in Beirut in 1996 when the Alexandrian family decided to bring Lebanese à l’arménienne home recipes and Armenian specialities into a restaurant setting. The Abu Dhabi branch at The Galleria Al Maryah Island preserves that dual identity rather than flattening it into generic Middle Eastern dining. The official menu moves from familiar Lebanese mezze into Armenian dishes and combinations that reveal the family’s heritage, while the room is designed for the shared-table style that makes the food most convincing.

The menu rewards ordering across both traditions

Cold mezze range from hummus, mutabal and muhammara to stuffed vine leaves, shanklish and kibbeh nayeh. Hot dishes add Armenian lahmajun, manti, suburek and kebbeh, before the grill moves into kebab karaz – meat with cherry sauce – Armenian kebab, lamb chops, shawarma and mixed grills. Seafood is not an afterthought either, with grilled sea bream and sea bass in salt crust on the current menu. Dessert continues the regional crossover through knafeh, ashta, halawet el jebn and oriental ashta ice cream.

Michelin recognition fits the restaurant’s value proposition

Almayass remains a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand in the Abu Dhabi 2026 guide, a distinction aimed at restaurants offering notable quality and value rather than star-style ceremony. The current Abu Dhabi page lists the branch at The Galleria, Section D, Level 1, with daily service from noon to midnight and the same +971 2 644 0440 contact held in the master database. The Galleria also continues to present Almayass as an active dining tenant. For Simply Abu Dhabi, the restaurant matters because it shows how family memory can travel: Beirut and Armenian culinary traditions meeting in a polished but still generous Al Maryah Island setting.

Practical details

Location: The Galleria Al Maryah Island, Level 1, Section D, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Cuisine: Lebanese and Armenian
Telephone: +971 2 644 0440
Official email: abudhabi@almayass.com
Private events: reservation.ad@almayass.com
Hours: Daily 12pm-midnight
Recognition: MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi 2026 – Bib Gourmand