The Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Dubai

Al Muntaha

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Perched on the 27th floor of the Burj Al Arab, Al Muntaha holds a Michelin star and a position in the La Liste global rankings, pairing contemporary French cuisine under Chef Saverio Sbaragli with a wine list of 1,455 selections and 9,000 bottles in inventory. The cellar draws heavily from France, Italy, California, and Champagne, overseen by Wine Director Samuel Lacroix. Few dining rooms in Dubai place this much emphasis on both kitchen credentials and list depth simultaneously.

Also recognized by Gault & Millau, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Alba

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Alba brings a MeditarrAsian concept to Dubai's Opera district, pairing reimagined Asian classics with Mediterranean influence and a drinks program built around sake by the glass, grower Champagnes, and Burgundy. Accredited by the World of Fine Wine Awards with a 3-Star rating, it sits at the intersection of culinary cross-pollination and serious wine curation in one of Business Bay's most culturally charged dining corridors.

Also recognized by Gault & Millau, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Amazónico

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Set across three floors in DIFC Pavilion, Amazónico brings the scale and energy of Latin America's most ambitious restaurant format to Dubai. The menu spans Amazonian-influenced sharing plates, grilled meats, sushi, and an extensive South American wine program recognised five consecutive years by Star Wine List. The open kitchen and panoramic terrace make floor choice a decision worth making before you book.

Also recognized by Gault & Millau, Star Wine List, Tales Spirited Awards, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Belcanto Restaurant at Dubai Opera

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Perched on the top floor of Dubai Opera, Belcanto Restaurant pairs refined Italian cooking with live performances inside one of Downtown's most architecturally striking buildings. The dhow-shaped structure frames a theatrical dining room where sourcing discipline and stagecraft share equal billing. It occupies a narrow but deliberate niche in Dubai's fine-dining circuit, where cuisine and cultural programming are designed to arrive together.

Also recognized by Forbes

Boca

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

A homegrown DIFC fixture since 2014, Boca has built one of Dubai's more considered cases for modern Spanish-Mediterranean cooking outside Europe. Ranked 12th in the World's 50 Best Restaurants MENA 2024 and awarded a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, it draws a loyal weekday crowd from the financial district alongside weekend diners who treat it as a reliable calibration point for the city's broader Mediterranean scene.

Also recognized by Gault & Millau, World's 50 Best

Bushman's

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Bushman's sits on the East Crescent of Palm Jumeirah, a part of Dubai where resort dining is shaped as much by arrival rhythm as by cuisine. Treat it as a planned Palm-side meal rather than a casual city stop, especially when comparing it with Dubai restaurants in denser dining districts or other UAE resort addresses.

Chic Nonna

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Chic Nonna brings Italian regional cooking to DIFC's Gate Avenue with consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, placing it among Dubai's more credentialed Italian addresses. Under chefs Francesco Torcasio and Giuseppe Pezzella, the kitchen leans into the kind of Italian cooking that rewards familiarity rather than novelty..

Also recognized by Gault & Millau

FZN by Björn Frantzén

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

FZN by Björn Frantzén holds three Michelin stars at Atlantis, The Palm, placing it among Dubai's most formally recognised fine-dining addresses. Led by chef Torsten Vildgaard, the restaurant runs a nine-course tasting menu that draws on modern European technique with Japanese influences. La Liste ranked it at 97 points in 2026, and its wine program has maintained a top-15 position on Star Wine List throughout 2025.

Also recognized by Forbes, Gault & Millau, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Gordon Ramsay at Verre

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Gordon Ramsay at Verre, located in the Hilton Dubai Creek, was among the first fine-dining restaurants in Dubai to plant a celebrity chef flag in the city, establishing a benchmark for European technique in the Gulf long before the current wave of Michelin-recognised openings. It occupies a quieter stretch of Deira, away from the Downtown gloss, and delivers a formal tasting progression rooted in classical French and British culinary tradition.

Hakkasan Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

One of only a handful of Chinese fine-dining addresses in Dubai to hold a Michelin star, Hakkasan at Atlantis The Palm has anchored the city's premium Chinese scene since 2011. The $$$$-tier room pairs darkwood lattice drama with Cantonese cooking that consistently earns a 4.4 on Google across nearly 900 reviews. For a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel restaurant, the value argument is credible.

Also recognized by Forbes

La Dame de Pic Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 Michelin star

La Dame de Pic Dubai holds consecutive Michelin stars for 2024 and 2025, placing it among a small group of French fine dining addresses in the UAE that have earned sustained critical endorsement. Situated on the 25th floor of One&Only One Za'abeel, with a Star Wine List ranking in the top five for 2025, it operates at the upper tier of Dubai's formal dining scene.

Also recognized by Forbes, Gault & Millau, Star Wine List

LPM Restaurant & Bar Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

LPM Restaurant & Bar Dubai brings the sun-drenched rhythms of the French Riviera to the financial district of DIFC, holding a 3-Star Accreditation from the World of Fine Wine & Lifestyle Awards. The space translates the La Petite Maison formula — Provençal sharing plates, animated dining rooms, a bar that pulls its weight — into one of Dubai's more reliably social addresses for a midweek lunch or a Saturday evening that runs long.

Also recognized by Gault & Millau, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Pinnacle Guide

LPM, Restaurant & Bar

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

LPM Restaurant & Bar in Dubai's DIFC brings French Riviera cooking to Gate Village with a terrace framed by olive trees, lavender, and bougainvillea. The menu runs à-la-minute, from poulet to escargots, anchored by a bar that commands an entire wall. It is among the more consistently energetic rooms in the city's financial district dining circuit.

Also recognized by World's Best Wine Lists Awards

moonrise

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 Michelin star

Twelve seats, twice nightly, in a converted Al Satwa address that holds a Michelin star and a top-ten MENA ranking from the World's 50 Best. Chef Solemann Haddad's 12-course creative menu is plated at the counter in full view of every diner. The format is closer to a private kitchen than a conventional restaurant, and the reservation list reflects that scarcity.

Also recognized by Gault & Millau, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List, The Best Chef

Netsu by Ross Shonhan

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Netsu by Ross Shonhan holds consecutive Michelin Plate recognition (2024 and 2025) and sits on Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai's Jumeirah 1 district. The kitchen works in the Japanese contemporary register, drawing on robata technique and Japanese flavour discipline. At a mid-range price point for its category, it occupies a distinct position within Dubai's crowded but quality-serious Japanese dining tier.

Also recognized by Gault & Millau

Nobu by the Beach

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sun, Salt Air, and Japanese Technique on the Arabian Gulf The approach to Nobu by the Beach sets the scene before a single plate arrives. Atlantis The Royal rises behind you, a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star property whose ambitions are legible...

Also recognized by Forbes, Gault & Millau, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Nobu Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

On the 22nd floor of Atlantis, The Palm, Nobu Dubai has operated as one of the city's most recognisable Japanese-Peruvian addresses since 2008. Holding a Michelin Plate (2025) and ranked #276 on Opinionated About Dining's Asia list, it sits in Dubai's upper tier of destination dining. The Star Wine List has recognised its cellar seven consecutive times in 2025 alone.

Also recognized by Forbes, Gault & Millau, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Row on 45

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2 Michelin stars

Row on 45 holds two Michelin stars (2024–2025) and a World's 50 Best Restaurants MENA 2024 rank of #17, operating from the 45th floor of Grosvenor House Dubai. The 17-course tasting menu unfolds across three distinct spaces for a maximum of 22 covers per sitting, with wine pairing programmes overseen by head sommelier Lorenzo Abussi. Reservations are required; business casual dress applies.

Also recognized by Forbes, Gault & Millau, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde

Seafire Steakhouse & Bar

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Seafire Steakhouse & Bar at Atlantis, The Palm brings New York steakhouse conventions to Dubai with a sourcing program built around Rangers Valley beef, including Black Onyx Angus and wagyu from Australia and Japan. Dinner pricing sits at $$$, with a wine list of 325 selections and live jazz Thursday through Saturday. Forbes Travel Guide recognises Atlantis, The Palm with a Four-Star rating.

Also recognized by Forbes, Gault & Millau

STAY by Yannick Alléno

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2 Michelin stars

STAY by Yannick Alléno brings two Michelin stars to Palm Jumeirah inside the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star One&Only The Palm. Chef Ilya Evdokimov executes contemporary French technique across a five- and six-course menu format, with a dining room defined by black crystal chandeliers, vaulted ceilings, and Baroque detailing. La Liste has scored the kitchen at 85 points in both 2025 and 2026.

Also recognized by Forbes, Gault & Millau, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

T STUDIO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T STUDIO in Dubai's Al Safa district holds a World of Fine Wine 1-Star Accreditation, placing it in a recognised tier of the city's serious dining scene. The address on Sheikh Zayed Road's edge positions it within reach of Dubai's broader restaurant corridor, where accredited venues are increasingly setting the standard for structured, intentional dining experiences.

Also recognized by World's Best Wine Lists Awards

TakaHisa

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

TakaHisa at Banyan Tree Dubai on Bluewaters Island holds a Michelin Plate (2025), a Star Wine List White Star, and a ranking of 41st in the World's 50 Best Restaurants MENA 2024. The kitchen is led by wagyu specialist Chef Hisao Ueda alongside sushi master Takashi Namekata, a two-chef model that positions this as one of the more seriously composed Japanese addresses in the UAE.

Also recognized by Gault & Millau, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List, World's 50 Best

The Lana – Dorchester Collection

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Lana, Dorchester Collection's first Middle Eastern property, sits on Marasi Drive in Business Bay with a wine program that earned 3-Star accreditation and a Regional Winner designation from the World of Fine Wine London Awards. The hotel occupies Dubai's upper tier of luxury addresses, with a formality and depth of program that places it alongside the city's most credential-heavy hospitality operations.

Also recognized by World's Best Wine Lists Awards

The MAINE Land Brasserie Restaurant, Business Bay Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The MAINE Land Brasserie Restaurant, Business Bay Dubai serves North American brasserie steakhouse fare at The Opus by Omniyat, with craft cocktails and an extensive wine list.

Also recognized by Gault & Millau

Trèsind

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Trèsind holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, placing it among a small cohort of Indian restaurants in Dubai that operate at the formal end of the spectrum. Located in DIFC, it brings modern Indian cooking — refined technique applied to subcontinent traditions — to one of the city's most competitive dining corridors..

Also recognized by Gault & Millau, Opinionated About Dining, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Trèsind Studio

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

3 Michelin stars

Trèsind Studio sits in Dubai’s high-spend Indian dining tier, where tasting-menu structure, spice technique, and theatre carry more weight than à la carte familiarity. Himanshu Saini’s 20-seat format has serious external validation: Michelin three stars in 2025, OAD Top Restaurants in Asia Ranked #2 in 2026, La Liste 93 points in 2026, and Tatler Best Middle East Restaurant of The Year 2025.

Also recognized by Gault & Millau, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List