Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Ras al Khaimah from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Ras al Khaimah
These venues hold Star Wine List recognition, spanning a steakhouse cellar, a coastal resort and a desert hotel.
A premium steakhouse bar in Ras Al Khaimah with an exceptional wine programme and over 350 labels. Its sommelier-led cellar holds Star Wine List recognition in 2026, alongside dry-aged beef prepared on the premises.
An Al Riffa resort with Star Wine List recognition in 2026 and Asian and Mediterranean dining. The property occupies a private peninsula amid natural mangroves, with accommodation that includes overwater pool villas.
This desert hotel holds Star Wine List recognition in 2026 and has 108 private villas, each with a terrace and pool. Gazelles and oryx inhabit the surrounding desert, where the hotel offers falconry, horseback riding and stargazing.
Waterfront settings and resort properties feature throughout Ras al Khaimah’s dining scene, including Mediterranean bistros and French-European brasseries.
A poolside Mediterranean bistro in Al Hamra Village with an extensive wine list. Its waterfront setting accompanies an à la carte menu that spans traditional and contemporary dishes.
A family-friendly French-European brasserie on Al Marjan Island with craft cocktails, a beer programme and an extensive wine list. It offers buffet and à la carte formats, with live entertainment alongside its brasserie and bar setting.
A beachfront hotel in Al Hamra with Forbes recognition and a gold-domed arabesque structure. Views extend across the Arabian Gulf and Hajar Mountains, while an undersea-themed spa forms part of the resort’s facilities.
Sofitel Al Hamra Beach Resort in Al Hamra, Anantara Mina Ras Al Khaimah Resort in Al Riffa and The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert in Al Wadi Nature Reserve all hold Star Wine List recognition in 2026.
There are no Michelin-starred restaurants in our Ras al Khaimah guide. Michelin recognition here includes hotels: Anantara Mina Ras Al Khaimah Resort and The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert hold Michelin Keys, which are hotel distinctions.
Lexington Grill & Bar has a sommelier-led cellar with over 350 labels and Star Wine List recognition in 2026. Azure Restaurant also has an extensive wine list and a wine list in Al Hamra Village.
There are no Wine Spectator award holders among the restaurants, bars and hotels in our Ras al Khaimah guide, including Lexington Grill & Bar, Azure Restaurant and Boons Brasserie & Bar.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Azure Restaurant sits within Ras al Khaimah’s resort-driven dining circuit, where the strongest meals tend to read through freshness, climate, and the expectations of a beachside audience rather than chef theatrics. The appeal is less about trophy signals and more about a relaxed Al Hamra setting that fits the emirate’s slower lunch-to-evening rhythm.
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Blend & Squeeze belongs to Ras al Khaimah’s casual refreshment circuit rather than its resort-dining theatre: a light, daytime-leaning stop in Al Hamra Village, where juices, blended drinks and quick bites fit the rhythm of beach roads, hotel transfers and residential errands. The appeal is practical, especially for travellers balancing richer UAE dining with something lighter between larger meals.
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Boons Brasserie & Bar belongs to Ras al Khaimah’s resort-island dining circuit on Al Marjan Island, where hotel restaurants, beach clubs, and casual all-day formats compete for the same evening crowd. With no public awards or chef-led tasting format attached, its appeal is less about ceremony than the brasserie-bar role: a flexible room for mixed groups, coastal pacing, and familiar cooking in a city still defining its premium dining identity.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Ras al Khaimah.
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Set on the quiet Al Hamra coastline an hour north of Dubai, The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Hamra Beach occupies a nature reserve with Bedouin-inspired tented villas, each with a private pool. Recognised by La Liste's Top Hotels 2026 (92.5 points) and named Ras Al Khaimah's Leading Hotel Villas at the 2025 World Travel Awards, it positions itself as the emirate's low-key, high-specification coastal retreat.
Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Set on a private peninsula amid natural mangroves in Ras Al Khaimah, Anantara Mina is the emirate's only property with overwater pool villas and holds both the 2025 World Travel Award for Ras Al Khaimah's Leading Luxury Resort and the World's Leading Beach Villa Resort title. The resort's 174 rooms, suites and villas sit within an eco-conscious framework, with Asian and Mediterranean dining, Anantara Spa, and a Star Wine List 2026 recognition rounding out a property that earns its place in the RAK conversation.
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Set within a 1,235-acre protected nature reserve in Ras Al Khaimah's Wadi Khadeja, The Ritz-Carlton Al Wadi Desert operates at the quieter, more immersive end of UAE luxury. Its 108 private villas each come with a terrace and pool, and the property holds the 2025 World Travel Awards for both UAE's Leading Villa Resort and Middle East's Leading Luxury Desert Resort.
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Positioned in the heritage district of Al Jazeera Al Hamra, the Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah occupies a gold-domed arabesque structure that reads more like a palace than a hotel. With 203 rooms and suites, Forbes 4-Star recognition (2025), and a 92.5-point placement on the La Liste Top Hotels 2026 list, it sits at the upper tier of a RAK resort scene that has grown considerably more competitive in recent years.
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On the Al Hamra Village coastline roughly an hour from Dubai Airport, Sofitel Al Hamra Beach Resort places French hospitality standards against an Arabian Gulf backdrop. The property holds a 2026 Star Wine List award, signalling a drinks program that sits above the resort-hotel baseline. For travellers seeking deliberate deceleration within reach of Dubai, this is a credible starting point.
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Selected by the Michelin Guide Hotels 2025, InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah Resort and Spa sits on Hayat Island within the Mina Al Arab development, placing it at the quieter, sea-facing edge of a rapidly evolving emirate. The property represents the international branded tier of Ras Al Khaimah's resort market, where scale and waterfront positioning carry significant weight against smaller boutique competitors.
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Mövenpick Resort Al Marjan Island sits on Ras al Khaimah's man-made archipelago, holding awards as a Continental Luxury Family Beach Resort and Country Luxury Family Hotel. The property frames itself around beach-facing leisure at a scale suited to families and couples who want Gulf coastline without the intensity of Dubai. Three award categories signal a breadth of offer across accommodation formats and guest profiles.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Ras al Khaimah.
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Lexington Grill & Bar sits in the Al Jazeera Al Hamra district of Ras al Khaimah, earning Star Wine List recognition in 2026, a credential that places its drinks programme among the more seriously considered in the UAE's northern emirate. For a city still defining its bar identity, that distinction matters.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Ras al Khaimah.
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