Tawa Bakery is a bakery in Al Zahiyah, Abu Dhabi.
Editorially verified October 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Best Bites lists the Al Zahiyah shop open from 9AM to 11PM and calls it a dedicated gluten-free restaurant with no cross-contamination.
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Address: 10th Street, Al Zahiyah, Abu Dhabi
Naeem Sweets at Marsa Mina, Abu Dhabi, is the kunafa shop of a Jordanian maker who opened on Hamdan Street in 1974 and reopened here at the age of seventy.
Worth the queueKunafa
TipGulf News says the owner still comes in at 15:00 every day and stays until 21:00, and the shop uses ingredients from Denmark and the Balkans.
Yann Couvreur Patisserie opened a second Abu Dhabi shop at Yas Mall in July 2026, selling Parisian-style pastries, viennoiserie and chocolates every day.
Worth the queueParisian-style pastries
TipThe first Abu Dhabi shop is at The Galleria Al Maryah Island, which the brand's own site lists at Level L1, ADGM Square.
Bloomsbury's Boutique Cafe & Artisan Bakery in Al Wahda Mall, Abu Dhabi, is a brand begun in 2011 as a cupcake shop; it serves cakes, brunch and coffee.
Worth the queueCupcakes
TipThe brand's site says the first shop opened in Al Wahda Mall in 2011; this branch is on level 2 of the mall.
Knead Bakery & Patisserie in Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi, bakes 48-hour sourdough, croissants and French-style pastry, with breakfast and lunch from 07:00.
Worth the queue48-hour sourdough
TipYalla reports naturally leavened loaves with no enzymes, preservatives or enhancers, and a daily bread menu that rotates with the seasons.
Tripoli Sweets in Al Hisn, Abu Dhabi, makes Lebanese sweets including the Osmaleya kunafa cake, maamoul and namoura, open daily 08:00 to 22:30.
Worth the queueOsmaleya kunafa cake
TipGulf News describes the Osmaleya as a kunafa cake, two layers of crisp vermicelli around a soft centre of fresh cream or cheese.
Qwaider Al Nabulsi in Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi, sells Arabic sweets including baklava, qatayef and mamoul with nuts, open daily from 09:00 until midnight.
Worth the queueQatayef with cheese or nuts
TipProperty Finder lists pistachio Turkish fingers and qatayef with cheese or nuts among the best sellers at this Al Ramlah Street shop.
