RFK Rankings · Abu Dhabi
Best Hotel Restaurants in Abu Dhabi 2026
Michelin-recognised dining inside hotels · Abu Dhabi · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 20, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Two of Abu Dhabi's three Michelin-starred restaurants sit inside one hotel — Talea and Hakkasan, both at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental — which tells you where the city keeps its best kitchens. The rest of the serious cooking gathers at the Four Seasons on Al Maryah Island and along the Corniche. This is a ranking of the rooms worth booking the hotel for, not the breakfast buffets. Six, ranked on the kitchen first, then the room and the service, with who each suits and how to book.
1.Talea by Antonio Guida
The city's most refined hotel room, with one Michelin star for Italian family cooking. Book it for a landmark dinner.
Talea is the Italian fine-dining room at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, named for chef Antonio Guida and run day to day by executive chef Luigi Stinga, and it holds a Michelin star into the 2026 guide. The cooking is cucina di famiglia, refined Italian family recipes, served a la carte from roughly AED 200 to 990 across the menu. Of the city's hotel rooms this is the most polished and the most quietly grand. This is the booking for a milestone dinner where the kitchen, not the view, is the event. Reserve two to three weeks ahead and ask the floor to guide the menu.
Book through the hotel; let the floor build the menu around the pasta courses.
2.Hakkasan
A one-star Cantonese room with real glamour and a famous Peking duck. Best for a celebratory, high-energy night.
Hakkasan holds the Emirates Palace's second Michelin star, a dark, glamorous Cantonese room from the global group, retained in the 2026 guide. The Peking duck finished with caviar is the signature, and the Dragon tasting menu runs AED 498 a head. The room runs with a DJ-led, nightlife-leaning energy that makes it a celebration booking rather than a quiet one. This is the table for a group marking something who want the cooking and the buzz in equal measure. Reserve two weeks ahead and take the tasting if it is your first visit.
Book through the hotel; take the Dragon tasting and order the duck for the table.
3.COYA Abu Dhabi
Peruvian cooking and a waterfront terrace inside the Four Seasons. Book it for a lively dinner that runs late.
COYA sits in the Four Seasons at The Galleria on Al Maryah Island, a Peruvian room that has anchored the hotel's dining since 2017 and stays in the Michelin Guide. The lomo saltado is AED 210, the ceviches and anticuchos run all night, and the glassed-in terrace looks over the waterfront. Of the hotel rooms here it is the liveliest, built for a long, late dinner with a crowd. This is the booking for a celebratory group that wants energy over hush. Reserve a week ahead and ask for a waterfront table.
Book on the COYA site; ask for a terrace table and share the anticuchos.
4.Zuma Abu Dhabi
Rainer Becker's izakaya at the Four Seasons complex with a robata at its heart. Best for a sharing dinner with a group.
Zuma sits in The Galleria beside the Four Seasons on Al Maryah Island, Rainer Becker's contemporary izakaya built around a central robata grill. The miso-marinated black cod is the order, around AED 180 to 220, with the spicy beef tenderloin close behind; the room sits in the Michelin Guide. It runs as a sharing-led, sociable dinner rather than a hushed tasting, which is its appeal. This is the booking for a group that wants to order across the table. Reserve a week ahead and let the kitchen send the robata in waves.
Book on the Zuma site; share the black cod and the robata skewers.
5.99 Sushi Bar
A precise Spanish-Japanese sushi room that held a star through 2025. Save it for an omakase at the counter.
99 Sushi Bar runs in The Galleria at the Four Seasons, where head chef Thinus van der Westhuizen plates a Spanish-Japanese menu that held a Michelin star from 2023 through 2025 and stays in the 2026 guide as a Selected room. The 12-course Haru tasting is AED 575 a head, with an omakase moving through wagyu and toro at the counter. Of the hotel rooms here it is the most precise and the quietest. This is the booking for a focused dinner for two at the counter. Reserve a week ahead and take the counter over a table.
Book direct; sit at the counter and take the omakase.
6.Li Beirut
A modern Lebanese room with a Gulf terrace inside the Conrad. Book it for a relaxed, generous mezze dinner.
Li Beirut sits inside the Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers on the West Corniche, the hotel that was Jumeirah at Etihad Towers until its 2020 rebrand, with a terrace over the open Gulf. The kitchen runs a modern Lebanese menu, the hummus Beiruty and the Middle Eastern mixed grill the orders, and the room sits in the Michelin Guide's selection. Expect around AED 250 a head. Of these hotel rooms it is the warmest and least formal, which is the point. This is the booking for a relaxed, generous dinner with family or friends. Reserve ahead and ask for a terrace table.
Book direct; take a terrace table and order the mezze generously.
Not for every hotel night
In a hotel, but not a destination
Buddha-Bar Beach at the St. Regis Saadiyat. It is inside a hotel and the address promises a serious dinner, but the room runs as a DJ-led beach-club with the food in a supporting role. Go for the scene and the cocktails; book one of the six above when the kitchen is the point.
The all-day hotel buffets. Almost every five-star runs a vast international buffet that is fine for a quick family meal but is not a destination dinner. Save those for convenience and reserve a real table when the night matters.
How to book the hotel rooms
The starred rooms at the Emirates Palace, Talea and Hakkasan, go first, so book two to three weeks ahead through the hotel and name the occasion. The Al Maryah rooms at the Four Seasons, COYA, Zuma and 99 Sushi, are a little easier but still worth a week's notice, especially at the counter or a waterfront table. Tell the floor what the night is for and let the kitchen lead.
For more of the city, the same rooms recur across our Abu Dhabi lists for different reasons: see which ones earn a table for the view in the best view restaurants, which run latest in the best late-night restaurants, or compare the best hotel restaurants in Doha.
Frequently asked
Which Abu Dhabi hotel has the best restaurant?
The Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental holds two of the city's three Michelin stars, at Talea and Hakkasan, which makes it the strongest single hotel for dining in Abu Dhabi. The Four Seasons on Al Maryah Island is the close second, with COYA, Zuma and 99 Sushi Bar all in the Michelin Guide under one roof.
Which hotel restaurants in Abu Dhabi have a Michelin star?
Two hotel restaurants hold a star in the 2026 guide: Talea, the Italian room, and Hakkasan, the Cantonese room, both at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental. COYA, Zuma, 99 Sushi Bar and Li Beirut sit in the guide as Selected rooms; 99 Sushi held a star through 2025 before moving to Selected in 2026.
How much is dinner at Abu Dhabi's top hotel restaurants?
Plan on a range. Hakkasan's Dragon tasting is AED 498 a head and 99 Sushi's Haru tasting AED 575, while Talea runs a la carte from roughly AED 200 to 990. COYA, Zuma and Li Beirut sit lower, around AED 210 for a signature dish to AED 250 to 600 a head with drinks depending on the night.
Do you have to stay at the hotel to dine there?
No. All of these rooms are open to outside guests, not just hotel residents, and most diners book in from elsewhere in the city. A reservation is recommended everywhere and necessary at the starred rooms, where the best tables go two to three weeks ahead, especially on weekends.
Which Abu Dhabi hotel restaurant is best for a quiet dinner?
Talea, the one-star Italian room at the Emirates Palace, is the most refined and composed, and the 99 Sushi Bar counter is the quietest seat for a focused dinner for two. Hakkasan and COYA are the high-energy, celebration-leaning rooms, so steer to Talea or Li Beirut for a calm, conversation-led evening.
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