Country dossier
Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries across Bahrain in the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Bahrain
Manama holds the broadest concentration of EPC venues, and its strongest rooms mix formal cooking, wine lists, and award recognition.
La Table Krug in Al Seef is one of only four La Table Krug restaurants worldwide. It serves French fine dining with a la carte and prix fixe formats, and it carries La Liste recognition in both 2025 and 2026, with 84.5pts in 2025 and 75pts in 2026.
Masso Restaurant in Manama serves modern Italian Mediterranean cooking with an extensive wine list. It holds Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2026 and World’s Best Wine Lists 3-Star recognition from 2022, alongside a la carte service.
Rasoi by Vineet, Gulf Hotel Bahrain in Juffair serves contemporary Indian fine dining through tasting menu, a la carte, and set menu formats. Its wine list, extensive wine list, craft cocktails, and sommelier-led service sit alongside an open show-kitchen.
Mirai in Adliya serves modern Japanese sushi with a wine list, sake program, and craft cocktails. The room works through a la carte and small plates service, and it carries World Culinary Awards Bahrain's Best Restaurant 2025 #1 plus World’s Best Wine Lists 1-Star recognition from 2022.
Bahrain Bay restaurants serve steakhouse, Pan-Asian, Lebanese, and international buffet menus. CUT by Wolfgang Puck and Byblos have extensive wine lists, while re/ASIAN CUISINE offers a la carte and small plates formats.
CUT by Wolfgang Puck in Bahrain Bay is a Modern American steakhouse with a wine list, extensive wine list, and craft cocktails. It offers a la carte, prix fixe, and counter dining. The room is built around prime-cut beef, an open kitchen, and a waterfront fine-dining setting.
re/ASIAN CUISINE in Bahrain Bay serves modern Pan-Asian cuisine with a wine list and craft cocktails. The menu uses a la carte and small plates formats, and the high-floor setting gives it skyline views over Manama.
Byblos in Bahrain Bay serves modern Lebanese cooking with an extensive wine list, craft cocktails, and a beer program. The beachfront restaurant at Four Seasons Bahrain Bay serves mezze and grilled dishes a la carte.
Bahrain Bay Kitchen in Bahrain Bay serves an international buffet with Middle Eastern and Asian specialties. The formats are buffet, a la carte, and family style, with a standard wine program and a beer program. The restaurant has cooking stations where food is prepared live.
Zallaq concentrates luxury resorts and hotel-based drinking, with pool bars and full-service properties shaping the map.
Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain in Zallaq is Bahrain's first all-villa hotel, with 78 private pool villas and personal butler service. It holds Michelin 2 Keys in both 2025 and 2026, plus Tatler and Forbes recognition, and it positions itself at the top of the Gulf's boutique resort tier.
Jumeirah Gulf of Bahrain Resort & Spa in Zallaq is a beachfront resort with private balconies in every room and Gulf Summer House villas with private pools. It holds World Travel Awards recognition in 2025 and sits in Bahrain's luxury resort corridor.
Al Sama in Zallaq is a pool bar with an open-sky setting. Its cocktails draw on Arabic flavors. The drinks list covers craft cocktails, zero-proof drinks, punch, tequila, gin, and rum.
Hawar, Al Markh, and Seef give Bahrain a smaller set of resort and neighbourhood tables beyond the capital's hotel belts.
Hawar Resort By Mantis in Hawar Island sits in a geographically isolated island setting with overwater villas and direct sea access. It holds Michelin Selected recognition in 2025, plus World Luxury Hotel Awards wins at regional and continental level. The property anchors Hawar's compact resort scene.
C-Salt in Hawar Island is a waterfront island restaurant at Hawar Resort By Mantis. It serves modern coastal fusion in a sea-facing setting and offers a la carte, buffet, and set menu formats.
Villas Mamas in Al Markh serves modern Bahraini Middle Eastern cooking drawn from traditional Bahraini home cooking, with a wine list and a la carte service. Chef Roaya Saleh uses farm-to-table ingredients.
Fatto in Seef serves Italian pizzeria and trattoria cooking in a former Italian flour factory. The restaurant takes a made-from-scratch approach to its food and offers a la carte and small plates formats.
Manama has the strongest concentration in our guide, with 22 venues. Masso Restaurant in Manama has an extensive wine list and Wine Spectator recognition. Rasoi by Vineet, Gulf Hotel Bahrain in Juffair offers tasting menus and sommelier-led service; Mirai in Adliya serves modern Japanese sushi with a sake program, and La Table Krug in Al Seef serves French fine dining.
Bahrain has no Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. The Michelin counts cover all the cities included in our Bahrain guide: Manama, Zallaq, Hawar, Seef, Alwajeha Albahriya, Hamala, and Al Markh.
Masso Restaurant, Rasoi by Vineet, CUT by Wolfgang Puck, and Byblos are the first names to check. Masso has Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and an extensive wine list, Rasoi adds sommelier-led service, CUT combines an extensive wine list, and Byblos also has an extensive wine list.
Masso Restaurant holds Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2026. Mirai holds World’s Best Wine Lists 1-Star from 2022, and Roka Bahrain carries Star Wine List recognition in 2026. Masso also has World’s Best Wine Lists 3-Star recognition from 2022.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Selected entries from the current guide for Bahrain.
Manama, Bahrain
La Table Krug brings French fine dining to Manama's Al Seef district, earning La Liste recognition in both 2025 (84.5pts) and 2026 (75pts). The address positions it within the city's emerging premium dining corridor, where formal French technique sits alongside Gulf hospitality conventions. For Bahrain's thinning tier of serious European restaurants, it represents a clear reference point.
Manama, Bahrain
Ranked sixth in the World's 50 Best Restaurants MENA 2024 list, Fusions by Tala at Gulf Hotel Bahrain is among the more closely watched dining addresses in Manama.
Manama, Bahrain
Lyra brings structured Greek Mediterranean cooking to Diyar Al Muharraq under the Amriya Group banner, the Bahrain hospitality group behind Masso, The Orangery, and Circa. Chef Ilias Tasioulas shapes a menu around balanced flavours and refined Mediterranean technique, making Lyra one of the few dedicated Greek dining addresses in Manama's restaurant scene.
Manama, Bahrain
Masso at the Palmyard Hotel in Manama holds a 3-Star Accreditation from the World of Fine Wine & Lifestyle Awards, placing it among a small tier of recognised dining destinations in Bahrain's capital. The restaurant operates within a city that has rapidly expanded its fine-dining footprint over the past decade, offering a point of reference for visitors seeking awarded, serious table experiences in the Gulf region.
Manama, Bahrain
Mirai serves Modern Japanese Sushi in Manama with a sake program, craft cocktails, and signature dishes including Warrior Maki and tuna crispy rice.
Manama, Bahrain
Within the storied Gulf Hotel Bahrain, Rasoi by Vineet distills the spirit of modern India into a polished, sensory-rich dining experience crafted by Michelin-starred chef Vineet Bhatia. Expect intricately plated compositions that balance heritage and innovation—tandoor-kissed seafood, aromatic spicing layered with quiet precision, and playful textures that evolve with each course. In an ambience of jewel-toned warmth and attentive discretion, guests are invited on a menu progression that is refined yet welcoming, where every detail—fragrance, color, cadence—conspires to create a deeply memorable evening.
Manama, Bahrain
Roka Bahrain brings the robata tradition to Bahrain Harbour, with a menu structured around live-fire cooking and a wine program recognised by Star Wine List's White Star designation in 2025. The format follows the Roka group's Japanese-inflected approach to sharing plates and counter dining, positioning it within Manama's growing tier of internationally affiliated restaurant brands.
Manama, Bahrain
Al Bareh Restaurants belongs to Bahrain’s coastal dining conversation, where seafood culture, Gulf hospitality, and out-of-centre addresses shape the meal before a menu is opened. Its beachfront position in Jau places it away from Manama’s hotel-heavy dining circuits, making the setting part of the editorial reason to go rather than a decorative afterthought.
Hawar, Bahrain
Bahi belongs to Hawar’s small, resort-linked dining scene, where island logistics shape the table as much as the room. With a hotel-lobby setting in Block 372, it reads as a convenient anchor for travelers already staying on the island rather than a standalone dining pilgrimage from Manama.
Manama, Bahrain
Bahrain Bay Kitchen sits in Manama’s waterfront district, where hotel dining, Gulf hospitality and business-district convenience meet. The draw is less about a single chef-led narrative than the way Bahrain Bay has become a polished dining zone for residents, regional visitors and corporate travellers moving between the capital’s islands, malls and hotels.
Hawar, Bahrain
BAHRL belongs to Hawar’s small island dining conversation, where setting and supply lines matter as much as cuisine labels. With no public awards, chef credit, price range, or menu format attached, the useful reading is contextual: judge it against Hawar’s developing resort-and-coast food scene rather than Manama’s established restaurant circuit.
Manama, Bahrain
Byblos belongs in the Bahrain Bay conversation rather than the old souq-dining lane: a waterfront Manama address where imported ingredients, Gulf seafood habits, hotel-adjacent polish and business-dinner pacing shape the meal. With no public awards or chef-led narrative attached, its editorial value rests on location, sourcing logic and how it fits among the city’s polished dining rooms.
Hawar, Bahrain
C-Salt belongs to Hawar’s small-island dining conversation, where proximity to the Gulf matters more than dining-room theatre. With little public signalling around chef, awards, or format, the case for seeking it out rests on setting and sourcing logic: seafood, coastal produce, and a slower island rhythm rather than a trophy-restaurant script.
Seef, Bahrain
At Al Aali Mall in Seef, Café Lilou occupies a position that Bahrain's café-dining scene has been slowly building toward: a European-inflected all-day format that draws on French café tradition without the stiffness of formal dining. The address places it inside one of Seef's better-curated retail environments, making it a natural stop for shoppers and dedicated visitors alike.
Seef, Bahrain
A Mexican cantina concept in Bahrain's Al Seef District, Cantina Kahlo draws on the visual and cultural weight of its namesake to signal something more specific than generic Latin dining. Set along the Manama waterfront in a neighbourhood that has developed into one of Bahrain's more varied dining corridors, it occupies genuine white space in a Gulf market where Mexican cuisine remains less common than South Asian or pan-Asian formats.
Alwajeha Albahriya, Bahrain
CUT by Wolfgang Puck brings the celebrated American steakhouse format to Bahrain Bay, placing prime-cut sourcing and the high-heat broiler tradition inside one of Manama's most architecturally considered dining rooms. The address in Alwajeha Albahriya positions it among the Gulf's more deliberate fine-dining destinations, where sourcing provenance and preparation discipline carry more weight than theatre.
Seef, Bahrain
Fatto sits in Seef's Al Seef district, where Bahrain's growing appetite for Italian-leaning dining is increasingly met by kitchens that take their sourcing seriously. The address on Road 2827 places it within easy reach of the waterfront corridor, and the name itself signals a made-from-scratch approach that separates it from the proliferation of casual international chains nearby. For anyone tracing Seef's evolving food scene, Fatto is a useful reference point.
Manama, Bahrain
Haji's Traditional Cafe occupies a distinct position in Manama's dining scene: a cafe-format address where Bahraini culinary tradition takes precedence over international influence. In a city where hotel dining rooms increasingly set the reference point for fine food, places like Haji's preserve the ingredient logic and cooking methods that defined Gulf hospitality long before the five-star era arrived.
Manama, Bahrain
re/ASIAN CUISINE occupies a distinct position in Manama's dining scene, drawing on the breadth of Asian culinary traditions in a city increasingly serious about its restaurant offering. Located in Block 346, the address sits within a Manama neighbourhood where international and regional concepts compete for a well-travelled, food-literate clientele. For visitors cross-referencing the city's Asian dining options, this is a reference point worth understanding.
Al Markh, Bahrain
Villas Mamas sits in Al Markh, Bahrain, occupying a residential-scale address opposite Saar Complex that signals a deliberate distance from the island's hotel dining circuit. The kitchen draws from regional ingredient traditions in a format that positions it closer to neighbourhood institution than commercial restaurant. For visitors working through Bahrain's dining scene, it represents a different register from the international-brand properties concentrated in Manama.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Bahrain.
Zallaq, Bahrain
Bahrain's first all-villa hotel, Raffles Al Areen Palace sits in Zallaq, roughly 40 minutes from Manama, with 78 private-pool villas beginning at around $463 per night. Named Tatler Asia's Best Resort in the Middle East for 2025 and the World Travel Awards' World's Leading Palace Hotel for 2025, it positions itself at the summit of the Gulf's boutique resort tier through villa scale, dedicated butler service, and a Mediterranean-led dining programme.
Manama, Bahrain
On the Arabian Gulf waterfront in Manama's Al Seef District, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain holds La Liste Top Hotels recognition (90 points, 2026) as both Country Winner for Luxury Beachfront Resort and Continent Winner for Luxury Beach Hotel. With 245 rooms, 15 seafront villas with private pools, and nearly a dozen dining venues including the exclusive La Table Krug by Y, it occupies the upper tier of Gulf resort hospitality.
Manama, Bahrain
Charthouse Bahrain holds both the 2025 World Travel Awards for World's Leading Boutique Hotel and Bahrain's Leading Boutique Hotel, placing it at the summit of Manama's design-led accommodation tier. Located on Road 4626 in the 323 district, it sits within Bahrain's growing cohort of smaller, character-driven properties that compete on identity rather than scale. For travellers seeking an alternative to the city's large international towers, it represents the clearest reference point.
Manama, Bahrain
On Bahrain's northwestern shore within the Marassi Al Bahrain mixed-use development, Address Beach Resort positions itself as the area's most polished resort option, offering private beach access, a heated pool with submerged loungers, and a spa running treatments until 10 p.m.
Manama, Bahrain
Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay occupies a private island in Manama's Bahrain Bay, reached by its own bridge. The 41-foot lobby ceiling, three outdoor pools, one of the Gulf region's largest hotel spas, and a rooftop Moroccan-inspired lounge on the 50th floor place it in the upper tier of the city's luxury hotel set.
Hawar, Bahrain
Hawar Resort By Mantis sits on Bahrain's southern island archipelago, earning both a Regional Luxury Resort win and a Continent Award for Luxury Island Resort. The property occupies a setting defined by its geographic isolation and the Gulf's natural coastal character, placing it in a small peer group of island resorts that compete on environment and exclusivity rather than proximity to urban amenity.
Manama, Bahrain
Conrad Bahrain Financial Harbour occupies one of Manama's most sought-after addresses, rising above Bahrain Financial Harbour with 98 mid-century-modern suites, four-bedroom penthouses with private pools, and the country's first Sushisamba. The hotel sits within walking distance of the financial district and the Manama Souq, making it a practical base for both business and leisure.
Manama, Bahrain
Positioned in Manama's Diplomatic Area, Crowne Plaza Bahrain has earned recognition at both country and continental level, winning the Luxury Banquet and Event Hotel award and strong General Manager award for its continent. For groups and corporate travelers requiring large-format event infrastructure in a strategically central address, it occupies a distinct tier among the city's full-service hotels.
Hamala, Bahrain
Fraser Suites Al Liwan has taken two significant awards, Country Winner for Luxury Boutique Hotel and Continent Winner for Best Architectural Design, placing it among the Gulf's most architecturally recognised hospitality addresses. Situated within Al Liwan Mall in Hamala, it occupies a position distinct from Bahrain's large-footprint resort corridor, operating at boutique scale with design credentials that have drawn continental recognition.
Manama, Bahrain
Jaw Resort & Spa sits along Bahrain's southern coastline, holding World Travel Awards recognition as a Global Winner for Luxury Family Beach Resort and a Regional Winner for Luxury Halal Hotel. The property draws families and leisure travelers seeking beachfront access in a halal-certified setting, with additional distinction for its General Manager, a Continent Winner at the same awards cycle.
Zallaq, Bahrain
The 2025 World Travel Awards winner for both World's Leading Luxury Island Resort and Bahrain's Leading Luxury Resort, Jumeirah Gulf of Bahrain Resort & Spa occupies a private coastal position in Zallaq that few Gulf properties can match for sheer physical drama. The architecture frames the Arabian Gulf on virtually every axis, and the resort's scale positions it above the urban hotel tier that defines central Manama.
Manama, Bahrain
A 36-floor tower in Manama's Diplomatic Area, The Domain Hotel and Spa positions itself at the intersection of business functionality and art-forward design. The 16th-floor lobby's art-deco interiors, a 36th-floor infinity pool with panoramic city views, and monthly Masters Wine Dinners limited to 40 seats define its offer.
Manama, Bahrain
THE K HOTEL holds the Country Winner award for Luxury Business Hotel in Bahrain, placing it at the summit of Manama's corporate hospitality tier. Located on Road 2425 in the capital, the property competes directly with the city's leading full-service business addresses. For travellers whose itineraries are built around meetings rather than beaches, it represents a deliberate, category-specific choice.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Bahrain.
Zallaq, Bahrain
Zallaq, Bahrain
Al Sama sits in Zallaq’s beachside hospitality circuit, where lounge culture often matters as much as the drink in the glass. With no public awards, price range, chef, or bottle list attached, it reads less as a trophy-bar proposition and more as a setting-led stop for visitors comparing Zallaq’s hotel, pool, and shisha-adjacent drinking scene.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Bahrain.
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