Byblos Sur Mer: Lebanese Generosity with a Marina View

Lebanese dining built around generosity

Byblos Sur Mer has the scale and confidence of a restaurant that expects the table to fill up. The current InterContinental description centres on Lebanese heritage, time-honoured recipes and food designed for sharing: bright cold mezze, freshly baked bread, hot starters, charcoal-grilled meat, seafood and traditional sweets. This is not the place to order one dish each and retreat to separate plates. The meal makes more sense when the table becomes progressively crowded and the pace slows down around it.

The marina changes the whole experience

The restaurant occupies two levels at InterContinental Abu Dhabi with terraces looking over the marina and Arabian Gulf. That setting allows Byblos Sur Mer to operate in several modes at once. A weekday business lunch can feel polished and controlled; a family lunch can be expansive; and later evenings become more animated with live entertainment, shisha upstairs and the marina breeze outside. Recent 2026 diners still call out the quality of the meat platters, fattoush, sides and hot bread, which aligns neatly with the official message rather than suggesting the venue is trading on reputation alone.

Four consecutive Michelin selections say something important

InterContinental now describes Byblos Sur Mer as four-time Michelin-selected. The distinction suits a restaurant whose strength is not culinary gimmickry but consistency: classic dishes, premium ingredients, well-handled charcoal cooking and hospitality that understands large shared tables. Current official hours run from 12:30pm to 1am Sunday through Thursday and until 2am on Friday and Saturday. The hotel lists +971 2 666 6888 for food-and-beverage reservations, while a dedicated restaurant contact is also used for bookings. For Simply Abu Dhabi, Byblos Sur Mer should be positioned as a mature capital institution – a Lebanese restaurant where the food, marina view and social rhythm reinforce one another rather than compete. It is particularly well suited to groups because the menu rewards shared ordering, and the late hours mean dinner does not need to be rushed. In a city with many Lebanese restaurants, that combination of consistency, waterfront setting and scale gives Byblos Sur Mer a clear reason to remain in the essential dining conversation.

Practical details

Location: InterContinental Abu Dhabi, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Street, Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Cuisine: Lebanese / Levantine
F&B reservations: +971 2 666 6888
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:30pm-1:00am; Fri-Sat 12:30pm-2:00am
Recognition: Four-time MICHELIN Guide selected
Editorial status: Open