Michelin Guide Dubai 2026: every star, the full list
Twenty restaurants hold stars in the fifth Dubai edition. Orfali Bros is the only promotion, two DIFC newcomers take a first star and four starred kitchens are currently closed.
The Michelin Guide Dubai 2026 lists 20 starred restaurants, one more than last year: two with three stars, four with two and 14 with one. Orfali Bros moves up to two stars, Birch and KIGO take their first, and FZN by Björn Frantzén and Trèsind Studio stay at the top.
Michelin announced the selection on 6 October at Atlantis The Royal, on Palm Jumeirah, the fifth edition since the city joined the guide in June 2022. It settles what our preview of the Dubai ceremony left open the day before: nobody dropped out of the three-star tier, and the only promotion went to a restaurant in a Jumeirah mall that serves no alcohol.
The list comes with a caveat. The National reports that four one-star restaurants, Al Muntaha, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Ossiano and Smoked Room, are temporarily closed and keep their distinction; Michelin said its inspectors will revisit and re-evaluate them once they reopen. La Dame de Pic Dubai, a one-star address in the 2025 edition, is not among this year's starred restaurants. The city's dining rooms keep turning over either way: Manna opened sites in Dubai and Riyadh this year.
Dubai's only promotion went to a mall restaurant that pours no alcohol, not to a hotel dining room.
Michelin Guide Dubai 2026 in numbers
The full selection counts 122 restaurants across 38 cuisine types: 20 with stars, 22 Bib Gourmand and 80 Michelin Selected. There are 19 new entries: two one-star restaurants, four Bib Gourmand and 13 Selected. Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the guide, said the selection "now features nearly twice as many establishments as it did when first launched". Michelin's announcement names no Green Star restaurants.
FZN by Björn Frantzén, Palm Jumeirah
Three stars, retained. Björn Frantzén's restaurant at Atlantis The Palm entered the guide directly at three stars in the 2025 edition. Guests ring a doorbell, start with canapés in a Scandinavian-style sitting room and move to a counter around the open kitchen. The menu mixes Asian and Scandinavian influences, with Norwegian shellfish and Breton turbot among the products Michelin's inspectors single out.
Trèsind Studio, Palm Jumeirah
Three stars, retained. Himanshu Saini's restaurant at St. Regis Gardens was promoted from two stars in 2025, which made it the first Indian restaurant in the world at Michelin's top level. It serves a single surprise tasting menu that travels through the four compass points of India, from an open kitchen on a rooftop.
Orfali Bros, Jumeirah 1
Two stars, promoted from one: the headline of the Michelin Guide Dubai 2026. Brothers Mohammad, Wassim and Omar Orfali, from Syria, cook contemporary Middle Eastern food rooted, in Michelin's words, in their Aleppian, Armenian and Turkish heritage. The restaurant sits in Wasl 51 Mall, around a two-storey open kitchen and pastry workshop.
There are two tasting menus: OG, built on the house's best-known dishes, and Voyage 2.0, which follows the brothers' travels. No alcohol is served; both menus come with non-alcoholic pairings.
Il Ristorante – Niko Romito, Jumeirah Bay Island
Two stars, retained. At the Bulgari Resort Dubai, chef Giacomo Amicucci cooks Niko Romito's modern Italian repertoire with products brought from Italy; fish and pasta are the kitchen's strong suits and Michelin recommends the Degustazione menu. The terrace looks over the marina.
Row on 45, Dubai Marina
Two stars, retained. Jason Atherton's penthouse restaurant on the 45th floor of Grosvenor House seats 22 guests for a 17-course tasting menu in three acts, built on Japanese ingredients and French technique. A four-seat chef's table has to be booked ahead.
STAY by Yannick Alléno, Palm Jumeirah
Two stars, retained. Yannick Alléno's restaurant at One&Only The Palm, at the far end of the island's western crescent, serves French cooking that pairs classical foundations with modern technique, à la carte or in set menus, in a high-ceilinged room open for dinner only.
Birch, DIFC
One star, new. At The Ritz-Carlton in the financial district, chef Arslan Berdiev draws on his Turkmen roots and family recipes for a contemporary menu offered both as a tasting and à la carte. Michelin's inspectors cite bluefin tuna with Uzbek tomato, marbled beef with beetroot and ponzu, and pumpkin ravioli.
KIGO, DIFC
One star, new. The Japanese restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel DIFC, opened in 2025, offers two formats: a sushi omakase at a stone counter and a kaiseki menu at the table, both tied to the season. Head chef Akinori Tanigawa and his team also took the Service Award, the only restaurant with two prizes in the Michelin Guide Dubai 2026.
The 12 restaurants that keep one star
- 11 Woodfire, Jumeirah 1: wood-fire cooking by chef-owner Akmal Anuar.
- Al Muntaha, Burj Al Arab: French; closed for refurbishment until late 2027, according to Michelin.
- avatāra, Dubai Hills: Indian vegetarian tasting menu by Rahul Rana.
- Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Atlantis The Royal: historic British dishes.
- Hakkasan Dubai, Atlantis The Palm: contemporary Chinese.
- Hōseki, Bulgari Resort Dubai: Japanese.
- Jamavar, Opera District, Downtown Dubai: Indian.
- Manāo, Wasl Vita, Jumeirah 1: contemporary Thai tasting menus.
- moonrise, Eden House, Al Satwa: Solemann Haddad's 15-seat counter.
- Ossiano, Atlantis The Palm: creative tasting menu beside the aquarium.
- Smoked Room, St. Regis Gardens, Palm Jumeirah: Dani García's fire-led counter.
- Tasca by José Avillez, Mandarin Oriental Jumeira: Portuguese.
Bib Gourmand and special awards
The Bib Gourmand list, Michelin's value category, grows to 22 with four new names: Middle Child, an Italian bistro and deli; S.E.A Bistrot, Asian; Three Bros, a neighbourhood restaurant run by Syrian brothers; and YUBI Dubai, a Japanese hand-roll bar.
They join 21 Grams, 3Fils, Al Khayma Heritage Restaurant, Bait Maryam, Berenjak, DUO Gastrobar (Creek Harbour and Dubai Hills), Goldfish, Harummanis, Hawkerboi, Khadak, Kinoya, Konjiki Hototogisu, REIF Japanese Kushiyaki (Dar Wasl and Dubai Hills), Revelry, Shabestan and Sufret Maryam.
- Opening of the Year: Gonzalo Platero, Window (Alserkal).
- Young Chef Award: Rémy Marquignon, executive chef of Ossiano.
- Sommelier Award: Ninad Jani, avatāra.
- Service Award: Akinori Tanigawa and team, KIGO.
- Exceptional Cocktails Award: Zahra Erfanian Azmoodeh, Carbone Dubai.
Frequently asked questions
How many Michelin-starred restaurants does Dubai have in 2026? Twenty: two with three stars, four with two and 14 with one. The 2025 edition had 19.
Which Dubai restaurants have three Michelin stars? FZN by Björn Frantzén and Trèsind Studio, both on Palm Jumeirah. Both have held three stars since the 2025 edition.
Which restaurants won new stars in the Michelin Guide Dubai 2026? Birch and KIGO, both in DIFC, each received a first star. Orfali Bros was promoted from one star to two.
Are all the starred restaurants open? No. The National reports that Al Muntaha, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Ossiano and Smoked Room are temporarily closed. Check with the restaurant before planning a trip around a booking.
How we chose
We did not choose: this is the official selection of the Michelin Guide Dubai 2026, as published by Michelin on 6 October 2026 and checked against its full list and restaurant pages on 7 October 2026. Districts, chefs and cuisines come from those pages and from The National's report; menu prices are left out because Michelin does not publish them. For the same exercise in Europe, see every new star in the Michelin Guide Netherlands 2026.
