Grand Beirut: Lebanese Generosity Framed by Colour, Art and Al Maryah Energy

Beirut by way of Al Maryah Island

Grand Beirut is not shy about presentation. The Galleria describes the concept as an attempt to bring art and food together, and the room follows through with saturated colour, greenery and decorative flourishes inspired by Lebanon’s visual culture. That makes it an easy restaurant to notice in a mall full of polished dining rooms, but the food remains recognisably Lebanese rather than becoming secondary to the design. The current 2026 MICHELIN Guide includes Grand Beirut among Abu Dhabi’s Selected restaurants, a useful indication that the kitchen is being judged on more than atmosphere. The appeal is the combination: classic hospitality and sharing food presented with enough theatricality for a contemporary Al Maryah audience.

Build the table the Lebanese way

The menu is strongest when treated as a sequence rather than a single main course. The Galleria’s current dining offers illustrate the format well: mixed salads, several cold and hot mezze, then mixed grilled skewers of tawook and kofta before dessert. Elsewhere the centre highlights Grand Beirut’s cheese kunafa, while its breakfast promotion presents a Lebanese breakfast tray as an unlimited morning spread. Those examples show the kitchen’s range from hummus, moutabbal and warm pastries through grilled meats and syrup-soaked sweets. The innovations are in presentation and occasional twists, but the underlying rhythm is familiar – many dishes, plenty of bread, and a table that becomes more social as it fills.

A polished option that still understands generosity

Grand Beirut sits on Level 2, Section B of The Galleria, with the venue currently listing +971 56 216 1001. The centre publishes opening from 10am to 10pm on most weekdays and until midnight on the busier weekend nights. For Simply Abu Dhabi, the restaurant works especially well when you want Lebanese food without choosing between tradition and a more glamorous setting. The MICHELIN Selected recognition gives the kitchen credibility, but the better reason to go is simpler: the food is designed to arrive in waves and be shared. Order generously, make the mezze the centre of the meal rather than an introduction, and finish with kunafa rather than rushing back to the shops.

Practical details

Location: Level 2, Section B, The Galleria Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Cuisine: Lebanese / Middle Eastern

Telephone: +971 56 216 1001

Hours: The Galleria currently lists 10am-10pm on most days and to midnight on weekend nights; reconfirm when booking

Recognition: MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi 2026 – Selected

Editorial status: Open