Best Restaurants Open on Sunday in Dubai 2026

Why a Sunday list works differently in Dubai

Across most of the world the best kitchens close on a Sunday to rest, which makes a Sunday traveller's options thin. Dubai runs the opposite way. The UAE moved its official weekend to Saturday and Sunday in 2022, so a Sunday is the back half of the weekend and the resorts and DIFC towers all keep a full service. A visitor landing on a Sunday faces the whole field rather than a narrow one: more than a hundred upscale rooms across the city taking bookings at once.

That turns the job into choosing well rather than scrambling. The only caveat sits at the top of the guide. A few tasting counters keep a five or six-day week, and Trèsind Studio, the city's three-star Indian room, closes on Sunday, so check those before you plan around them. Everything below was confirmed open Sunday against each restaurant's published schedule in June 2026, ordered by what each is for. Every name links to its full review with the score. For the rest of the week, start with the Dubai dining guide.

The Sunday list

Ossiano

Contemporary seafood · Atlantis The Palm, Palm Jumeirah · AED 1,250 tasting

Sunday hours: Sunday, 18:00–23:00 (dinner)

Ossiano runs below the water at Atlantis The Palm, the dining room set against the floor-to-ceiling glass of the resort aquarium, with rays and sharks crossing behind the tables. It holds one Michelin star, and after Grégoire Berger's long run the kitchen passed to Rémy Marquignon in 2025. The format is a nine-course tasting at AED 1,250, the king crab with lobster chawanmushi and the binchotan-smoked aubergine among the new signatures. It opens Sunday for dinner, six to eleven. Book the early seating for a quiet Sunday and ask for a table against the glass.

Il Ristorante - Niko Romito

Italian · Bvlgari Resort, Jumeirah Bay · AED 600–1,000 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 19:00–23:00 (dinner)

Il Ristorante carries the most stars of any room here, two in the Dubai guide for three years running, Niko Romito's reading of his three-star Reale in Abruzzo at the Bvlgari Resort on Jumeirah Bay island. The cooking is spare and ingredient-led Italian: the roast chicken, the spaghetti al pomodoro and the Assoluto di cipolle carry the menu, with a meal about AED 600 to 1,000 a head. It opens Sunday for dinner, seven to eleven, on the terrace above the marina. The last seating is half past ten, so take the earlier slot for the light over the water.

Pierchic

Mediterranean seafood · Madinat Jumeirah, Al Qasr · AED 500–900 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, dinner from 18:30

Pierchic sits at the end of a private pier off Jumeirah Al Qasr, the most-booked romantic table in the city, with the Burj Al Arab lit across the lagoon. Chef Beatrice Segoni cooks Mediterranean seafood on Italian technique, the whole roasted sea bass and the seafood platter the orders, around AED 500 to 900 a head. It opens Sunday for dinner from half past six, the walk out over the water the part everyone remembers. Book a sunset table on the deck for an anniversary and time the reservation for the call to prayer drifting across the marina.

COYA Dubai

Peruvian · Four Seasons Resort, Jumeirah Beach · AED 350–600 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:30–23:00

COYA brought Gastón Acurio-style Peruvian cooking to the Four Seasons Resort on Jumeirah Beach, the room loud and late, the pisco list long. The ceviche, the lomo saltado and the anticuchos are the orders, with a meal around AED 350 to 600 a head. It opens Sunday from half past noon straight through to eleven, so a Sunday here runs as a long lunch that slides into the evening. The Saturday Pachamama brunch is the headline, but a Sunday is the easier table for the same kitchen at the back end of the weekend.

Nobu Dubai

Japanese-Peruvian · Atlantis The Palm, Palm Jumeirah · AED 450–800 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, lunch 12:30–16:00 & dinner to 01:00

Nobu has held the 22nd floor at Atlantis The Palm since the resort opened, Nobu Matsuhisa's Japanese-Peruvian template that every Dubai izakaya has chased since. The black cod miso, the yellowtail jalapeño and the rock-shrimp tempura are the dishes to order, around AED 450 to 800 a head. It opens Sunday for lunch from half past twelve and dinner that runs to one in the morning, among the latest serious kitchens in the city. Book a Sunday dinner on the terrace for the Palm view and the long, unhurried service.

Amazónico Dubai

Latin American · DIFC, Downtown · AED 350–650 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–03:00

Amazónico is the rainforest-themed Latin room in DIFC's Gate Village, three floors of greenery with a jazz bar upstairs that runs to three in the morning. The josper-grilled meats, the ceviches and the Brazilian picanha are the orders, with a meal around AED 350 to 650 a head. It opens Sunday from noon to three the next morning, the latest table on this list by some margin. It is the pick for a Sunday that does not want to end, the group room for a loud close to the weekend before the Monday alarm.

How to book a Sunday table in Dubai

Because Dubai keeps a full Sunday, the work is choosing rather than chasing scarcity. Ossiano and Il Ristorante Niko Romito are the two to plan around, so reserve the underwater room and the Bvlgari terrace a week or more out for a weekend night. Pierchic's pier tables are the hardest romantic seat in the city even on a Sunday, so book the sunset slot ahead for an anniversary in Dubai. COYA, Nobu and Amazónico all run easier on a Sunday than a Saturday, so a same-week call usually lands a good table at any of the three. For a solo Sunday, the Nobu counter and the COYA bar are the easiest seats and a fine solo-dining move. Entertaining over the weekend? Il Ristorante Niko Romito is the room to impress a client in Dubai; for a group, Amazónico seats a crowd for a late Dubai team dinner.

Frequently asked questions

Are restaurants open on Sunday in Dubai?

Yes, nearly all of them. The UAE moved its weekend to Saturday and Sunday in 2022, so Sunday is the second day of the weekend and a full service across the city, from the beach resorts to the DIFC towers. Unlike European cities where the best kitchens close on a Sunday, Dubai's upscale rooms run seven days. The only tables to check are a handful of tasting counters that keep a shorter week. See the Dubai dining guide for the full picture.

Which Michelin restaurants are open on Sunday in Dubai?

Several. Ossiano, the one-star underwater room at Atlantis The Palm, opens Sunday for dinner, and Il Ristorante Niko Romito, the two-star Italian room at the Bvlgari Resort, opens Sunday evenings as well. Nobu, Pierchic and COYA all sit in the Michelin Guide Dubai and run a full Sunday service. The one to watch is Trèsind Studio, the city's three-star Indian counter, which closes on Sunday, so plan that one for a weeknight instead.

Is Ossiano open on Sunday in Dubai?

Yes. Ossiano opens Sunday for dinner, six to eleven, in the underwater dining room at Atlantis The Palm. It holds one Michelin star, and since 2025 the kitchen has been led by Rémy Marquignon after Grégoire Berger's long tenure. The format is a nine-course tasting at AED 1,250, with the king crab and lobster chawanmushi among the signatures. Book the early seating for a quieter Sunday and ask for a table against the aquarium glass.

Where can I have a romantic Sunday dinner in Dubai?

Pierchic, on a private pier off Jumeirah Al Qasr, with the Burj Al Arab lit across the lagoon. It opens Sunday for dinner from half past six, the long walk out over the water the part that sells it. Chef Beatrice Segoni cooks Mediterranean seafood, around AED 500 to 900 a head. Book a sunset table on the deck for an anniversary in Dubai and ask for the edge of the pier.

Is there a Sunday brunch in Dubai?

There is, though the headline brunches now run on Saturday, the busier first day of the weekend. For Sunday the move is a long lunch rather than a set brunch: COYA opens from half past noon straight through to evening, and Amazónico runs from noon to three in the morning, both happy to hold a table for an afternoon that drifts. For the wider weekend picture, read where to eat well on a Sunday or Monday.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule in June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.