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Best Late-Night Restaurants in Abu Dhabi 2026
Kitchens serving past 11pm · Abu Dhabi · 6 late tables 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
COYA keeps its kitchen open to 2am on a weekend, which makes it the rare Abu Dhabi room where a serious dinner can still start at eleven. The city closes earlier than its reputation suggests, so this list is strict: the kitchen, not just the bar, has to take a last seating at or after 11pm. Most of the genuine late tables gather at the Four Seasons on Al Maryah and along the Corniche. Here are six, ranked on the cooking first and then on how late the kitchen really runs, with who each suits and how to book.
1.COYA Abu Dhabi
The latest serious kitchen in the city, with Peruvian plates to 2am on weekends. Book it for a dinner that starts at eleven.
COYA at the Four Seasons on Al Maryah Island keeps its kitchen open later than anywhere else on this list, running to 1am midweek and 2am on Friday and Saturday. Head chef Pang Long Chin sends out the lomo saltado and a long list of ceviches and anticuchos to a crowd that arrives late; expect AED 400 to 600 a head with drinks. The room has been in the Michelin Guide since the city's first edition and runs with real energy after eleven. This is the booking for a late, sociable dinner. Reserve a week ahead and ask for a waterfront table.
Book on the COYA site; arrive late and order the anticuchos for the table.
2.Zuma Abu Dhabi
Robata and black cod to 1am on a weekend. Best for a late group dinner that keeps ordering.
Zuma on Al Maryah Island runs its kitchen to 1am on Saturdays and Sundays and to midnight the rest of the week, late enough for a proper dinner after a late start. Rainer Becker's izakaya is built around a robata grill, and the miso-marinated black cod is the dish to anchor the table, around AED 180 to 220; the room sits in the Michelin Guide. The sharing format suits a group that wants to keep ordering as the night runs on. This is the booking for a late, social table. Reserve a week ahead and let the robata come in waves.
Book on the Zuma site; keep the robata coming and share the black cod.
3.Hakkasan
A one-star Cantonese room with a kitchen to 11:30pm and a bar past it. Save it for a late celebration.
Hakkasan at the Emirates Palace holds a Michelin star and runs its kitchen to 11:30pm, with the bar and terrace pushing on to 1am. The Peking duck finished with caviar is the order, and the room's DJ-led energy makes the late hour part of the appeal rather than an afterthought. Of the late tables here it is the most glamorous and the only one with a star. This is the booking for a celebration that wants to run past midnight without leaving for a club. Reserve two weeks ahead and ask for a later seating.
Book through the hotel; take a late seating and order the duck.
4.Em Sherif Café
Chef Mireille Hayek's Lebanese café with a kitchen to 1am. Book it for late mezze with a crowd.
Em Sherif Café at the Radisson Blu on the West Corniche runs daily from noon to 1am, the full kitchen open the whole time, one of the genuinely late Lebanese tables in the city. The café is the more relaxed sister of founder chef Mireille Hayek's group, with silky hummus, oven kafta and soujouk among the orders, at a mid-range spend of roughly AED 200 to 300 a head. This is the booking for a late, generous mezze dinner that does not need a starred room. Reserve ahead on a weekend and order across the mezze.
Book ahead; come late and build a spread across the hot and cold mezze.
5.99 Sushi Bar
A precise sushi room with a kitchen to midnight. Best for a late, quiet omakase.
99 Sushi Bar in The Galleria at the Four Seasons runs its restaurant to midnight, with the lounge bar going on to 1am. Head chef Thinus van der Westhuizen plates a Spanish-Japanese omakase that held a Michelin star through 2025 and stays in the 2026 guide as a Selected room; the premium nigiri and wagyu run around AED 300 to 450 a head. Of the late tables here it is the calmest, which suits a quieter end to the night. This is the booking for a late dinner for two at the counter. Reserve a week ahead and take the counter.
Book direct; take a late counter seat and let the chef lead the omakase.
6.Buddha-Bar Beach
A pan-Asian beach room with a kitchen to midnight and a bar past it. Save it for a late, lively weekend dinner.
Buddha-Bar Beach at the St. Regis Saadiyat runs its kitchen to midnight, with the bar going on to 2am on Thursdays and Fridays. The pan-Asian menu spans a sushi bar and robata grill, the King of the Beach platter and the miso Glacier 51 toothfish the orders, with an omakase at AED 495, under the brand's signature beach-club energy. This is the booking for a late, lively weekend dinner where the scene is part of the order. Reserve ahead for a weekend and ask for a table near the terrace.
Book ahead; take a weekend table and share the King of the Beach platter.
Not for a late dinner
Late bar, early kitchen
Stratos at Le Royal Méridien. The revolving lounge bar stays open to 1am, so it reads as a late-night room, but the kitchen's dinner service ends around 10:30pm, which means a drink and the view rather than a late meal. Have a nightcap here, then eat at COYA or Em Sherif if dinner is the point.
Rooftop bars with bar-bites. Several of the city's rooftop lounges run late but serve only sliders and snacks once the kitchen winds down. Go for the cocktail and the skyline; book one of the six above when you want a real dinner after eleven.
How to dine late in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi runs earlier than Dubai, so the genuinely late kitchens are worth booking rather than chancing: COYA and Zuma on Al Maryah and Em Sherif on the Corniche are the safest bets after eleven, and weekends run latest. Check the kitchen's last seating, not the bar's closing time, when you reserve, and tell the floor you are coming late so the table holds.
The same rooms appear across our Abu Dhabi lists for other reasons: see which earn a table for the view in the best view restaurants and the in-hotel picks in the best hotel restaurants. For a city that runs later still, compare the best late-night restaurants in Dubai.
Frequently asked
Which Abu Dhabi restaurant is open the latest?
COYA at the Four Seasons on Al Maryah Island runs its kitchen the latest, to 1am midweek and 2am on Friday and Saturday, which makes it the one room where a full Peruvian dinner can comfortably start at eleven. Reserve a week ahead and ask for a waterfront table if you are arriving late.
Where can you get a late dinner in Abu Dhabi?
The genuine late kitchens are COYA and Zuma on Al Maryah, Em Sherif on the West Corniche, 99 Sushi Bar at the Four Seasons, and Buddha-Bar Beach on Saadiyat, plus Hakkasan at the Emirates Palace to 11:30pm. Each takes a last kitchen seating at or after 11pm, with the Al Maryah rooms running latest on weekends.
Do Abu Dhabi restaurants serve food after midnight?
A few do, mostly on weekends. COYA runs its kitchen to 2am on Friday and Saturday, while Zuma and Buddha-Bar Beach push the kitchen and bar to 1am or beyond. Always check the last kitchen seating rather than the bar's closing time, since many rooms keep pouring after the food stops.
Is Abu Dhabi good for late-night dining?
Abu Dhabi runs earlier than Dubai, so the choice after eleven is narrower, but several hotel rooms hold genuinely late kitchens, especially on Al Maryah Island and the Corniche. Booking ahead is the smart move, since the late tables are limited and the best of them fill on weekends.
Which late-night Abu Dhabi restaurant is best for a group?
COYA and Zuma are the strongest late group bookings, both built around sharing, with kitchens that run to 1am or later on weekends and rooms with real energy after midnight. For a louder, scene-led night, Buddha-Bar Beach on Saadiyat keeps its kitchen open to midnight with the bar going past it.
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