Mosaic Restaurant is celebrating ten years in Abu Dhabi with more than 196 varieties of Lebanese mezze.
Executive Chef Hassana El Baroudi led the anniversary showcase and its extensive preparation.
The restaurant won Favourite Middle Eastern & North African Restaurant at the FACT Dining Awards Abu Dhabi 2025.
Partner Content: Executive Chef Hassana El Baroudi designed the Lebanese feast to mark the Abu Dhabi restaurant’s anniversary.
Ten years in Abu Dhabi calls for a celebration, and Mosaic Restaurant has put Lebanese mezze at the centre of its anniversary. The FACT award-winning restaurant has assembled more than 196 varieties on a single table, with Executive Chef Hassana El Baroudi leading a showcase that explores the breadth of Lebanon’s culinary traditions.
Named Favourite Middle Eastern & North African Restaurant at the FACT Dining Awards Abu Dhabi 2025, Mosaic has spent the past decade serving spectacular Lebanese food in the capital. Its Abu Dhabi branches in Muroor and Najda offer a menu spanning cold and hot mezze, shawarma and grills, with dishes suited to sharing among family and friends.
The regular menu includes Hommos Beiruti, Mutabbal Mosaic and Mosaic Spicy Hommos, alongside Fried Kibbeh and Batata Harra. These dishes offer an introduction to the kitchen’s repertoire, while the anniversary showcase explores an even wider collection of Lebanese recipes.
For Hassana, that connection to Lebanese cooking began long before the anniversary. Born and raised in Beirut, her culinary influences include her grandfather’s seaside restaurant, the pastries made by her grandmother and her mother’s home cooking. Those family traditions continue to inform her work, including an interest in reviving recipes that receive less attention on contemporary menus. The celebration gives that approach room to unfold on a larger scale.
The 196 mezze celebration takes its cue from the restaurant’s name. Just as separate pieces form a mosaic, the anniversary table connects recipes from different parts of Lebanon. Familiar classics sit alongside regional specialities, reflecting culinary traditions passed down through households and communities. Each dish contributes its own flavour, texture and character to the display.
Creating such an extensive collection required research, preparation and careful coordination. Each recipe called for specific ingredients, techniques and timings, and Hassana and the kitchen team managed those demands across more than 196 dishes. Preserving the identity of each recipe was central to the process, allowing the showcase to communicate the diversity of Lebanese mezze.
The fantastic feast connects Mosaic Restaurant’s ten years in Abu Dhabi with the culinary heritage that continues to shape its kitchen. It celebrates the chef and team behind the food, as well as the regional and family recipes that give the restaurant its character. After a decade in the capital, the anniversary places those traditions at the centre of the table.
Where: Mosaic Restaurant, Guardian Towers, Al Muroor Road, Abu Dhabi
Contact: www.mosaicrestaurant.com