The best restaurants Abu Dhabi

By the pool of the palace, indoors with bay windows or on the bubble terrace, a charming Mediterranean table with Levantine accents. For a lazy lunch with a Greek salad or a slice of bread, an iced soup and a sorbet. In romantic mode with torches, with the dunes as a backdrop for a casual dinner. And since the desert is hypnotic, we extend it late at night by smoking a narguileh over the embers. The restaurant also serves some of the a la carte dishes on the lounge chairs.

We come here more for the atmosphere than for the food which is correct, but not exceptional. It is above all a Lebanese family restaurant. The pleasant garden with its fountain in which there are tables and sofas is a call to relaxation, a good place to come and rest at the end of a long day of exploring the city. You can order some mezzes, a pizza, a shawarma, a shisha or a fresh juice. Sometimes, an oud player, a small orchestra are there in the evening. Often a lot of atmosphere on the weekends.

For those who would have missed an episode, the Petite Maison is the rustic-chic embassy of one of the best gastronomic terroirs in the northern hemisphere, Nice! Here you can taste the divine pissaladière, small stuffed dishes, grilled aubergines, rigatoni with truffles, sea bass in a salt crust or the inimitable chicken with foie gras. Within the Four Seasons enclosure, here you are in this light and fashionable brasserie, always elegant, where the most difficult forks are delighted. A pretty outdoor terrace.

Here is an address for all those who are looking for a restaurant with their feet in the water or at least their feet in the sand. Of course, you have to cross the hotel lobby and its gardens, but what a delight! Budha Bar is at the same time, the right place for a zen lunch, a great spot to listen to saxophone at sunset time, the right table to share tapas with friends and the place to have a last drink. Better to book and on the terrace of course! There is a lot of atmosphere and the cocktails are superb!

Here is a hidden gem as we like to find them and share them with you! If you're looking for a small restaurant that doesn't look like much, in the neighborhood, and really delicious, and if you like Moroccan food like we do, then Meknes is your restaurant. The oldest Moroccan restaurant in Abu Dhabi, the decor suggests an authentic, tasty and generous cuisine. The couscous is sublime as is the lamb tagine with apricots and prunes. The prices are very reasonable and the service is charming, efficient and attentive. No alcohol is served.

For more than 15 years, 99 Sushi Bar has been a triumph in Spain, with 4 restaurants in Madrid and 1 in Barcelona, under the impetus of two brothers whose ambition was to offer avant-garde Japanese cuisine. The name is taken from the second location to open in Madrid, at 99 Hermosilla Street. Their first restaurant outside the Iberian Peninsula opened in the Arabian Peninsula in 2017. The decor is sober and elegant, and everything is delicious and fine, like the nigiri flambé, the bull tatami... In short, for us, this is the best Japanese restaurant in the capital.

This superb terrace installed not far from the swimming pool of the St Régis overlooks the entire Corniche. It offers an idyllic setting that benefits from the sea breeze and allows you to enjoy the outdoors even when the thermometer starts to climb. On the menu, between mezze and small tapas with a Middle-Eastern accent, grills and salads, there is a choice and quality of carefully prepared dishes. A very nice address to enjoy a dinner from the front row and admire the urban architecture of the capital without the crowd. Reservation recommended.

This is one of the most awarded Lebanese restaurants in the capital and has been for years! Thanks to its large terrace, the restaurant offers a breathtaking view of the Marina and some of the city's iconic skyscrapers. The menu offers all the classic Lebanese dishes and it is absolutely delicious, not to mention the impeccable and attentive service of the staff. One of the best addresses in the city and one that has not stolen all the awards it has won! The best Lebanese restaurant in the capital without a doubt.