The three-day food festival brings together chefs, restaurants and masterclasses.
On your marks, get set, eat! Taste Festivals has announced that Taste of Dubai is back and taking place at Media City Amphitheatre from 6 to 8 February 2026. The culinary extravaganza will include chefs, restaurants, masterclasses, live music and entertainment.
The gastronomic festival takes place annually and is expected to attract up to 25,000 people. Make a day out of it and bring along your friends and family, as you’ll have a chance to indulge in one-off food experiences.
Taste of Dubai brings together 16 of the best restaurants in the region, along with established and emerging chefs. Eat your way around the festival, as each restaurant will offer three to five sample-sized dishes, including at least one vegetarian option and one child-friendly dish. Plus, there’s the Taste VIP Lounge for exclusive experiences and the Kids Village for the little ones.
Participating restaurants for this year’s edition include Akira Back, Demon Duck, Duck and Waffle. Khadak, Lowe and the FACT award-winning Leña Dubai.
Visitors are invited to cook up a storm, with interactive experiences aplenty. Masterclasses at past editions have covered pasta, coffee, mixology, and the first barbecue school, and workshops have covered food styling and photography.
If you want to recreate the spirit of the festival, there are artisan and local producers selling food, drink and lifestyle items. Plus, there’ll be live entertainment, from chilled-out acoustic shows to lively DJ sets.
It wouldn’t be Taste of Dubai without celebrity chefs, and this year’s lineup features legendary Italian Chef & TV personality Gino D’Acampo, Masterchef Australia Judge Matt Preston, Ireland’s bestselling cookery writer Rachel Allen, Instagram Chef sensation Harry Heal, South Africa’s Giggling Gourmet Jenny Morris, Smoking Beard’s own Fred Casagrande and the UK’s favourite pitmasters Andrew Dickens and Joseph Nesbitt-Larking.
Early Bird Tickets for Taste of Dubai are available for purchase via Platinumlist starting at AED 60. With a variety of ticket options, you can tailor their experience to suit their preferences and ensure they don’t miss out on this extraordinary event.
GO: Visit https://dubai.platinumlist.net for more information.