Corniche Road West and its towers: Hakkasan and Talea at Emirates Palace, Li Beirut and José by Pizarro at Etihad Towers, Villa Toscana at the St. Regis and Catch at its Nation Riviera Beach Club.
José by Pizarro is a Michelin Selected Spanish tapas restaurant at the Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers, a 46-cover room built around small sharing plates.
OrderThe anchovies, the meatballs in spicy tomato sauce and the chocolate pot, all praised by the Michelin Guide.
TipOnline reservations are taken for parties of 1 to 20 guests, up to three months in advance, and dietary requests can be added when booking.
Li Beirut is a Michelin Selected Lebanese restaurant at the Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers, with harbour views, classic Lebanese dishes and fixed price menus.
OrderClassic Lebanese dishes with the modern touches the Michelin Guide notes, or one of the fixed price menus.
TipMichelin notes the main menu is concise and is supplemented by a useful selection of fixed price menus.
Hakkasan is a Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, serving Peking duck and premium dim sum, with a Saturday dim sum lunch.
OrderPeking duck and the Chilean sea bass with honey, the two classics the Michelin Guide names.
TipSaturday lunch, 12:00 to 15:30, is the Cantonese Treasure dim sum menu: AED 128 for three baskets or AED 188 for five.
Talea by Antonio Guida is a Michelin-starred Italian restaurant at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, serving family-style cucina di famiglia from its chef.
OrderOssobuco and vitello tonnato, plus the truffle bruschetta and spaghetti carbonara the hotel calls signatures.
TipLunch is served on Saturday and Sunday from 12:30 to 15:00, and the hotel publishes a separate weekend lunch menu and an Italian Evenings menu.
Villa Toscana is a Michelin Selected Italian restaurant at the St. Regis Abu Dhabi on the Corniche, where chef Vittorio Nania won a Michelin Young Chef Award.
OrderThe spaghetti alle vongole and the tiramisu the Michelin Guide says not to miss, plus a wood-fired pizza.
TipA weekday business lunch runs 12:00 to 15:00, Monday to Friday, and the dress code rules out shorts, open footwear and swimwear.
Catch at St. Regis is a Michelin Selected seafood restaurant at the Nation Riviera Beach Club on the Abu Dhabi Corniche, with sushi, oysters and a grill.
OrderThe Blow Torch Dynamite Roll the Michelin Guide recommends, then oysters or fish from the charcoal grill.
TipOutdoor seating overlooks the beach and the Arabian Gulf, and Michelin points to the charcoal grill and the Blow Torch Dynamite Roll.
Strawfire by Ross Shonhan is a Michelin Selected Japanese restaurant at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, cooking Warayaki over burning straw beside a live DJ.
OrderThe prawn toast, miso-glazed Chilean sea bass and spaghetti mentaiko the Michelin Guide lists as must haves.
TipArrival is through the Tsukimi Lounge, and the Toyama private dining room seats up to 18 guests under a 7.3 metre Shimenawa rope.
Lexx is a bar at Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Residences Emirates Pearl on the West Corniche, built around cellar wines, vintage cigars and charcuterie.
WineCellar wines with artisanal cheese and cold cuts
FoodFine cheese and charcuterie to go with the wine
TipThe Hyatt page lists Midnights at Lexx every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with a DJ and late nights, when the bar stays open until 03:00.
The St. Regis Bar is the hotel bar at The St. Regis Abu Dhabi on the Corniche, a three-space room styled on New York's Gilded Age, open from 09:00 to 01:00.
TipThe hotel page lists the bar open every day from 09:00 to 01:00 and calls it a destination for an early afternoon soiree through to late evening drinks.
Ray's Bar sits on Level 62 of Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers, with signature cocktails, snacks, DJ sets and views over the Abu Dhabi skyline.
DrinkSignature cocktails with snacks, DJ sets and skyline views
TipSeating is split between smoking and non-smoking areas, according to the Visit Abu Dhabi listing.
MICHELIN Guide Food Festival Abu Dhabi gathers chefs from about 20 Michelin Guide restaurants on the Emirates Palace grounds for a November weekend of tasting dishes, masterclasses and live music.
TipThe 2025 edition was the third, with general admission at AED 100 and children under 12 free. Dates for 2026 were not published at the time of writing.
Ramadan Festival on the Abu Dhabi Corniche, run by Experience Abu Dhabi, opened Ramadan neighbourhoods with food trucks, suhoor dishes and a souq nightly from 20:00 to 02:00 in 2026.
TipThe 2026 run was the first in Abu Dhabi city, after editions in Al Ain and Al Dhafra; dates for the next Ramadan had not been announced at the time of writing.
SUSHISAMBA's Rio Brunch at Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers runs every Saturday from 12:30 with DJs, samba dancers, sushi, robata and table-side mains.
OrderSushi and robata selections, then the signature mains served table-side
TipPackages are AED 495 non-alcoholic, AED 595 with house beverages and AED 695 with champagne; children aged 4 to 12 pay AED 200.
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