Weekend grub sorted: Dubai now has 5 new Michelin restaurants

Michelin food critics have crowned their new favorites.

This year’s Dubai darlings were announced at a glitzy ceremony held at One&Only One Za’abeel on July 4.

In 2024, the Guide showcases four 2 MICHELIN Star restaurants and 15 1 MICHELIN Star Restaurants. All three Green Star awardees from last year retained their rating and the list featured 18 Bib Gourmands.

While no restaurant was awarded 3 Michelin Stars, four standout stars were celebrated, and received Michelin Special Awards while 11 new restaurants were added to the Michelin selected list. That brings the total to a whopping 106 eateries.

The talk of town will certainly be Chef Jason Atherton’s bespoke fine-dining venture, Row on 45 bagging 2 MICHELIN Stars. An intimate experience with the venue only seating 22 guests for an innovative 17-course tasting menu, we had a feeling Atherton's Row was going to be featured in this year's guide.

Here are this year’s winners:

2 MICHELIN Stars

• Row on 45 (New)
• Stay by Yannick Alleno
• Tresind Studio
• Il Ristorante by Niko Romito

1 MICHELIN Star

• La Dame De Pic (New)
• Orfali Bros (New)
• Sagetsu by Tetsuya (New)
• Smoked Room (New)
• 11 Woodfire
• Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
• Moonrise
• Hakkasan
• Hoseki
• Ossiano
• Al Muntaha
• Avatara
• Armani Ristorante
• Tasca by Jose Avillez
• Torno Subito

Bib Gourmand

• Berenjak (New)
• Duo Gastrobar (New)
• Hoe Lee Kow (New)
• Konjiki Hototogisu (New)
• Reif Kushiyaki (Dubai Hills) (New)
• Revelry (New)
• 21 Grams
• 3Fils
• Aamara
• Al Khayma
• Bait Maryam
• Goldfish
• Ibn Albahr
• Indya by Vineet
• Kinoya
• REIF Japanese Kushiyaki (Dar Wasl)
• Shabestan
• Teible

MICHELIN Green Star

• Boca
• Lowe
• Teible

MICHELIN Selected

• Atrangi by Ritu Dalmia
• Celebrities by Mauro Colagreco
• Cinque
• DuangDy by BO.LAN
• Jara by Martin Berasategui
• LPM
• Qabu by Paco Morales
• Riviera by Jean Imbert
• StreetXO
• TERO
• The Guild

Find the complete list here.

MICHELIN Special Awards

• Young Chef Award 2024: Jesus Lobato Suarez, Smoked Room
• Opening of the Year 2024: The Guild
• Service Award 2024: Apichaya Khomson, DuangDy by BO.LAN
• Sommelier Award 2024: Michael Mpofu, Celebrities by Mauro Colagreco

The MICHELIN Guide’s beginnings might surprise you

The Guide was established in France back in 1900 by the Michelin tire company as a marketing tool. If people drove around hunting for culinary gems, it would boost tire sales. Their ratings system is reflective of this ethos: 1 MICHELIN Star (high-quality cooking, worth a stop), 2 MICHELIN Stars (excellent cooking, worth a detour) and 3 MICHELIN Stars (exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey).

Currently, France has the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world. 625 to be exact.