Mexican food with the palace pool as its dining room ALMA occupies a very different register from the grand indoor restaurants of Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental. Set beside the Oriental Wing pool, it is open-air, relaxed and framed by views towards the beach. The current hotel page describes the restaurant as a tranquil poolside haven […]
Beirut nostalgia translated into an all-day Abu Dhabi address Allo Beirut is built around a simple idea: Lebanese street food should feel energetic, familiar, and available whenever the craving arrives. The brand’s current website describes itself as “for everyone, all day, every day”, while its locations page confirms the Al Najda branch at 640 Saeed […]
A wellness restaurant with a founder-led point of view Alkalime is not simply a café with a few vegan dishes added to the menu. Founder Nagham Al Zahwali built the concept around a broader philosophy of simple, wholesome, and homemade food, with the name combining “alkaline” and “lime”. The current official site describes the majority […]
A terrace that makes the marina feel Mediterranean Alba Terrace occupies one of the softer corners of The Abu Dhabi EDITION at Al Bateen Marina. The restaurant’s own description starts with a brass-clad aperitif bar, then opens onto a landscaped terrace with intimate pavilions and seats beside a reflection pool. That architecture explains the concept […]
A hotel buffet that understands its location Grand Millennium Al Wahda sits beside one of central Abu Dhabi’s busiest retail, residential and transport districts, so its principal all-day restaurant has to be useful before it is glamorous. Al Wahda All Day Dining does exactly that. Millennium’s current page describes a contemporary international buffet in a […]
The master record needed a more precise identity The old intelligence row carried only the name Al Waha and a broad Middle Eastern classification. Current first-party evidence resolves that ambiguity: this is Al Waha at Qasr Al Sarab by Anantara, deep in Al Dhafra. The name means “the oasis”, an apt description for a breakfast […]
An island restaurant shaped by the shore Al Shams sits on the north shore of Sir Bani Yas Island at Desert Islands Resort by Anantara, and the setting is central to its identity. The current hotel page describes a bright, breezy restaurant looking towards the Gulf, with dining that can move from the air-conditioned interior […]
The appeal is home-style food rather than ceremony. Al Mrzab has the kind of credibility that comes from serving dishes people recognise from family kitchens rather than constructing a luxury narrative around them. On Airport Road near the National Theatre and Etihad Studio, the restaurant focuses on Emirati and Kuwaiti cooking in a setting where […]
The phrase “living room of Abu Dhabi” actually fits. Lobby lounges often promise to be gathering places, but Al Meylas has a stronger claim than most. Its name translates as “a place of gathering”, and Four Seasons has shaped the ground-floor space as a modern majlis: deep sofas and armchairs, generous spacing, a warm welcome, […]
The view is not an accessory here; it is the whole opening act. Al Mesayan sits on the roof of Al Wathba, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa, looking out across the dunes as the light changes from gold to deep blue. Marriott’s current description is refreshingly direct: come for the natural surroundings, the […]
