SIMPLY ABU DHABI
Buddha-Bar Beach at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort is one of Abu Dhabi’s clearest day-to-night dining concepts, combining Pacific Rim food, serious mixology, beach sunsets and the music identity that made the brand famous.
Burro Blanco’s Saadiyat branch brings the UAE-born fast-casual Mexican brand to New York University Abu Dhabi, with build-your-own burritos and bowls, birria, street bites and unusually strong vegan flexibility.
Byblos Sur Mer at InterContinental Abu Dhabi remains one of the capital’s benchmark Lebanese restaurants, pairing a deep mezze-and-grill menu with two levels of waterfront dining, live entertainment and long, late evenings by the marina.
Café 302 at Al Maha Arjaan by Rotana is a quietly useful downtown all-day café, balancing proper coffee and familiar international dishes with plant-based choices, family-friendly service and a small gourmet retail corner.
The Cafe at Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi turns the resort all-day dining format into something more engaging with soaring ceilings, an open show kitchen, wood-fire cooking, Middle Eastern mezze, grills and a current a la carte menu that reaches confidently across Asia, Arabia and Europe.
Café Ginori at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort turns Italian porcelain, Mediterranean café culture and polished all-day dining into one of Abu Dhabi’s most design-conscious places for breakfast, coffee and afternoon tea.
Cafe Milano at Four Seasons Abu Dhabi brings the polished Washington-born restaurant to Al Maryah Island, combining handmade pasta, seafood and regional Italian cooking with a terrace designed for long waterfront lunches.
Catch at St. Regis combines a beachside Nation Riviera setting with caviar, oysters, sushi, crab and charcoal-grilled seafood, earning a continuing place in the MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi.
Chamas at InterContinental Abu Dhabi keeps the classic churrascaria ritual alive with passadores, a procession of grilled meats and a marina-side dining room built for long, sociable dinners.
The Cheesecake Factory’s Al Maryah Island branch is a maximalist American dining proposition: more than 200 dishes, giant portions and around 50 cheesecakes, all in the middle of The Galleria.