From immersive omakase counters to theatrical chef’s tables and underwater dining, these are the Dubai tasting menus worth booking right now.
Across Dubai, chefs are creating deeply personal experiences that draw on memory, technique and world-class produce, whether that means fire-led cooking, modern Indian degustations, precision-led Japanese omakase or French cuisine served with sky-high views. From long-standing icons to newer chef-driven concepts, these tasting menus showcase the ambition, creativity and diversity that continue to define dining in Dubai.
Al Muntaha
Perched high inside Burj Al Arab, Al Muntaha remains one of Dubai’s most iconic fine-dining addresses. Chef Saverio Sbaragli brings French and Italian technique to a room defined by cinematic skyline views, superb service and that famously indulgent cheese trolley. The degustation menu is priced at AED 1,100, and recent highlights include marinated Yellowtail with 24k Caviar, Wild Turbot with almonds and elderflower, and Lacaune Lamb with salsa all’Italiana. The Ravioli del Plin remains a long-standing fixture on the menu, stuffed with Black Truffle and Guinea Fowl before being smothered in a light Parmesan Cream.
GO: Visit jumeirah.com for more information.
Avatāra
Avatāra feels unlike almost anything else in the city: a Michelin-starred Indian tasting-menu restaurant with an entirely vegetarian point of view. The dining room is calm and altar-like, washed in pale green tones that keep the focus on the food, while Chef Omkar Walve’s menu proves that luxury does not need meat to feel complete. The Avatara Experience Menu is AED 750, and moves from Okra Chilli Thecha and Dal Vada with beetroot kanji to dishes built around morels, banana and spiced guava. The Jackfruit Kebab will not only transform your perception of the meaty jackfruit, but also transpires to be the restaurant’s most memorable plate. Expect a deeply thoughtful progression of seasonal Indian flavours, plated with precision and stretching to 17 courses, all delivered with a sense of ceremony rather than excess.
GO: Visit https://avatara.ae for more information.
Birch
Birch brings a more understated sort of luxury to The Ritz-Carlton DIFC. Chef Arslan Berdiev’s cooking draws from European, Asian and Central Asian influences, but the appeal lies in its clean plating, exacting technique and a room that feels stylish rather than stiff. Menus start at AED 490 for the classic set, rise to AED 590 for the signature, and hit AED 750 for the grand experience. Go for the longer format if you want the full arc of Berdiev’s cooking, featuring Tuna Ceviche with persimmon, tomato and yuzu, Caesar-style Quail, and a show-stopping Langoustine Pie, all of which speak to Birch’s quietly confident style
GO: Visit http://birchrestaurants.com for more information.
Chez Wam
Chez Wam’s tasting-menu format leans into the restaurant’s playful personality. Chef Hadrien Villedieu’s Chef’s Table is an intimate experience held every Tuesday at 8pm, energetic and deliberately personal, with just six seats and a 12-course menu priced at AED 750. The room feels more like an invitation into a private dinner party than a formal fine-dining salon. Signature moments include a slow-cooked yolk and truffle “Cracked Egg,” Langoustine Tartare with caviar inspired by Brittany, a reimagined Soupe à L’oignon served through delicate ravioli, and a Turbot Meunière lifted with citrus and umami notes.
GO: Visit www.chezwam.ae for more information.
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Dinner by Heston is less about novelty for novelty’s sake and more about reviving centuries-old British recipes with a touch of wit. At Atlantis The Royal, that translates into a theatrical dining room and dishes that move from medieval reference to modern precision without losing their sense of fun. The five-course set menu is AED 980, and signatures include Meat Fruit, Sambocade, Powdered Duck Breast, Roast Halibut or Turbot & Green Sauce, plus the much-loved Tipsy Cake and nitrogen ice cream trolley. It’s no surprise Heston Blumenthal’s Dubai outpost was named Best British Restaurant at the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2025.
GO: Visit www.atlantis.com for more information.
FZN
Winner of Best ‘Chef’s Table’ at the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2025, FZN is the culinary sister to Zén in Singapore and the three-MICHELIN-starred Frantzén in Stockholm, and offers a 27-seat fine-dining experience. The intimate restaurant showcases a modern European tasting menu with Japanese and Nordic influences. Chef Björn Frantzén’s fixed tasting menu is AED 2,000 per guest, and the headline dishes are as refined as you would hope, including Duck BBQ with yuzu, Kampot Pepper and Foie Gras, Chawanmushi with smoked beef broth and Frantzén caviar, and Turbot with cecina de wagyu. A FACT favourite is the beautifully judged langoustine course. It is expensive, yes, but unquestionably a destination.
GO: Visit www.restaurantfzn.com for more information.
Hōseki
You know you’re in for an exclusive dining experience at Hōseki, as only nine people can dine at once. Here, sushi master Masahiro Sugiyama creates an intimate dining experience unlike anything else in Dubai. We recommend opting for the Omakase menu, as the food selection is left to the chef. It’s no wonder this sleek restaurant at Bulgari Resort Dubai was recently awarded with one MICHELIN Star.
GO: Visit www.bulgarihotels.com for more information.
Jun’s
Jun’s remains one of Dubai’s most dependable chef-led restaurants because Kelvin Cheung’s “third-culture” approach actually means something on the plate. The room is framed by Burj Khalifa views, emerald-and-brass tones and a polished Downtown energy, while the 13-course tasting menu is priced at AED 560. Dishes read like a scrapbook of memory and migration from Butter-poached Lobster Pani Puri and Dry-aged Sea Bream with watermelon and tomato dashi to Hot and Sour Wonton Soup and Portuguese Baked Lobster Rice and a caviar-topped popcorn dessert. It is playful, personal and far more emotionally coherent than the phrase “fusion” usually suggests.
GO: Visit www.junsdubai.com for more information.
KEN by Kamatsuda
KEN by Kamatsuda is built for diners who want omakase with a serious sense of occasion. Located at The Dubai EDITION, it is a hushed, minimalist room where Chef Ken Kamatsuda focuses on premium Japanese wagyu and seasonal seafood. Prices vary by experience, with the Gokan set at AED 2,500. Highlights from the Gokan menu have included a luxury bowl of Awa Wagyu, Hokkaido Scallops and caviar over rice, Omar Chawanmushi with lobster and blue crab, and a sushi sequence served with freshly grated raw wasabi. The appeal lies in the exclusivity and ingredient sourcing, with its Dubai tasting menus shaped around deeply controlled technique.
GO: Visit https://kenbykamatsuda.ae for more information.
KIGO
KIGO is one of Dubai’s newest Japanese openings, and it feels designed for diners who appreciate restraint. Set within Four Seasons Hotel DIFC, the space pairs shoji-style detailing and an Aji-stone sushi counter with either a kaiseki or omakase format. The signature kaiseki is AED 2,500. Current highlights include Firefly Squid with young wakame, Charcoal-grilled Tiger Pufferfish, Bonito and Straw-seared Spanish Mackerel Sashimi, Omi Wagyu Tenderloin, Snow Crab with chilled somen, and Hokkaido oyster clay pot rice. The latest offering from Chef Izu Ani is serene, exacting and beautifully paced.
GO: Visit www.kigodubai.com for more information.
Kraken
Kraken sees Grégoire Berger move from underwater storytelling into something more fire-led and urban. The mood is darker, moodier and more theatrical, with seafood at the centre and a chef ’s-counter menu that channels Emirati seafaring references, local sourcing and ikejime technique. Highlights include a Fujairah Oyster with jalapeño granita and pickled cucumber, Cobia Sashimi with ao shiso and calamansi, local Karaage-fried Sardines, and Berger’s playful Tomato illusion with burrata and pesto. The tasting menu sits at AED 625. The skyline setting that trades opulence for edge gives Kraken a very different energy from Dubai’s more formal tasting-menu rooms.
GO: Visit www.krakendubai.com for more information.
Krasota
Krasota is not simply dinner. It is a gastro-theatre. Chef Vladimir Mukhin’s tasting menu is paired with an immersive visual production, with guests choosing between concept-led shows such as Imaginary Art and Imaginary Future. The room seats only around 20 guests, which helps the whole thing feel more like a private performance. Prices hover around AED 1,800 per person, and include Tuna with Caviar and Sea Urchin Miso Soup, Scallop with Sea Urchin and sea asparagus, Wagyu-and-crab Burgers, Quail Pie, and Matcha Ice Cream with mango and feijoa. If you want classic fine dining, look elsewhere. If you want something genuinely singular, Krasota delivers with one of the most unique tasting menus in Dubai.
GO: Visit https://krasota.art for more information.
La Dame de Pic
La Dame de Pic brings Anne-Sophie Pic’s aromatic, deeply feminine approach to The Link at One Za’abeel, and the setting is every bit as refined as the food. Powder-pink upholstery, filigree glassware, and skyline views give the room a softness that sets it apart from Dubai’s more masculine luxury spaces. Alongside Pic, Chef de Cuisine Justine Ravetti leads the kitchen day-to-day. The five-course menu is AED 795, while the seven-course Voyage menu is AED 1,015. Expect French technique, Middle Eastern references and dishes such as Berlingots, Wild John Dory, Norwegian Scallops in brown butter and Venison with white miso sobacha, that lean into perfume, acidity and delicacy rather than brute richness.
GO: Visit www.thelinkdubai.com for more information.
Manāo
FACT’s Restaurant of the Year 2025 has one of the clearest identities on this list. Chef Abhiraj Khatwani and Mohamad Orfali channel Thailand through memory, instinct and flavour-first cooking rather than strict replication. Highlight dishes include Miang of charred cabbage with sour relish and cashew nuts, Lobster Khanom Krok, Gillardeau Oyster with orange-chilli nam jim, Sticky Rice Roti with Coconut-smoked Short Ribs, Grilled King Crab Shoulder, and a Thai Banoffee finale. The 11-course tasting menu is AED 490, making it a relative bargain by Dubai standards. That value, paired with bright, bold and emotionally resonant cooking, is exactly what makes Manāo special.
GO: Follow @manao_dubai on Instagram for more information.
Moonrise
Moonrise still feels like one of Dubai’s most original chef’s tables. Perched on the rooftop of Eden House in Satwa, this 15-seater is led by Chef Solemann Haddad, whose menus explore the Middle East through a highly personal, hyper-local lens. The tasting menu is AED 1,100, and features Kumquat Ceviche, Saroma A5 Striploin with mast-o-nana and Barbary gel, Strawberry Supernova with matcha ganache and brown-butter madeleines, and a Canelé-led dessert called Starry Nights. Plus, we all love a bit of exclusivity, and with two seatings each night accommodating only eight diners, you’ll feel like a VIP as you tuck into one of the most impressive tasting menus in Dubai.
GO: Visit https://www.moon-rise.xyz for more information.
Orfali Bros
Winner of Best Homegrown Restaurant at the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2025, Orfali Bros remains one of the city’s most compelling restaurants because it cooks with personality. The 13-course offering is currently priced at AED 850, and the recently refreshed space still balances a casual bistro spirit with serious technique. The menu is packed with signatures such as Ohh La La Foie Gras with hazelnut and quince vinegar, Corn Bomb with parmigiano and huitlacoche, Umami Éclair, O-toro with fermented tomato and finger lime, Hotate Scallop with smoked eggplant and katsu dashi, and Steak bel Karaz with MB9+ wagyu and sour cherry.
GO: Visit https://orfalibros.com for more information.
Ossiano
Ossiano remains one of Dubai’s great special-occasion reservations, and not only because of the underwater setting. The aquarium backdrop still gives the room a dreamlike quality, but the food has entered a new chapter under Executive Chef Rémy Marquignon. The current nine-course tasting menu is AED 1,250. Menu highlights include Tomato made with homegrown produce, King Crab with Lobster Chawanmushi and Binchotan-smoked Eggplant, and a sequence designed around seasonality, balance and precision rather than overblown theatrics. It is quieter than some of Dubai’s splashier fine-dining rooms, and that new sense of confidence suits Ossiano well.
GO: Visit www.atlantis.com for more information.
Row on 45
Row on 45 is Jason Atherton’s high-rise answer to the full tasting-menu temple, and it still feels gloriously uncompromising. Set high above Dubai Marina, the experience unfolds across 17 courses and three acts, priced at AED 1,345 per person. The room is intimate, elevated and highly choreographed, while the menu runs through luxury produce with total confidence: Kari Buto, Akkeshi Oyster, Saroma Wagyu A5, Bafun Uni, Norwegian King Crab and Red Deer all feature in the current progression.
GO: Follow @rowon45dubai on Instagram for more information.
Savryn
Savryn serves one of Dubai’s most exciting tasting menus in Dubai because it gives African flavours the sort of platform they rarely receive in this city. Chef Shehab Medhat, winner of Top Chef Middle East season eight, leads a 28-seat dining room in Jumeirah 1 where ostrich-feather lamps, story-led service and artful plating help shape the experience. The 10-course tasting menu is AED 465. Highlights include the Kuku Paka Tartlet, Fufu Crab Croquette, Ostrich Sambousek, Golden Ribs in African curry sauce, Te Oyoo Tenn Lamb with Ghanaian shito, and a milk custard tart inspired by South Africa. It feels chef-led, narrative-rich and refreshingly individual.
GO: Follow @savryn.diningroom on Instagram for more information.
Smoked Room
Smoked Room is built on fire, trust and intimacy. Hidden behind Leña at St. Regis Gardens, Dani García’s Dubai outpost seats just 14 guests around a semi-circular counter facing open flames and grills. The fuller menu is AED 950, with a shorter format also available. Signature dishes and recent highlights include Sea Cucumber Carbonara, Smoked Sturgeon shaped like a black tomato and other fire-kissed courses that lean into smoke, precision and texture rather than heavy-handed theatrics. The room itself is dark, intense and aromatic, with the crackle of wood and scent of embers doing as much for the atmosphere as the design.
GO: Visit https://grupodanigarcia.com for more information.
STAY by Yannick Alléno
STAY is a restaurant that still understands the value of old-school elegance. Tucked inside One&Only The Palm, the room is all black crystal chandeliers, vaulted ceilings and polished romance, while Yannick Alléno’s menus stay rooted in classical French technique. The Emotion menu is AED 950, and the Experience menu is AED 1,250. Current dishes include: steamed Cheese Soufflé with 24-month Comté and morels; Blue Lobster BBQ with glazed sweetbread; Langoustine Mousse Tart with caviar; Wagyu Beef Mille-Feuille with foie gras; and Pear in Almond Crust. It is polished, romantic and reassuringly exact.
GO: Visit www.oneandonlyresorts.com for more information.
TakaHisa Japanese Restaurant
Awarded Best Japanese Restaurant at the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2024 and 2025, TakaHisa wears its luxury proudly. The restaurant’s identity is built around pristine seafood flown from Toyosu Market in Tokyo and exceptional A5-grade wagyu, including Ozaki beef. At Banyan Tree Dubai, the room mixes counters, booths and tables with an elegant, old-meets-new Japanese look, and the omakase is the format to book. At AED 2,500 per person, expect pristine Kobe or Ozaki beef, Scallops with caviar, Lobster and Blue Crab Chawanmushi, and the kind of pristine sushi work expected from one of the top tasting menus in Dubai.
O: Visit https://takahisa.ae for more information.
The Experience by Reif Othman
Hidden behind Reif Japanese Kushiyaki in Dubai Hills, TERO is Chef Reif Othman’s most intimate concept to date, offering a chef’s table experience limited to just 12 seats. This exclusive setting invites diners into the heart of the kitchen, where Chef Reif curates a rotating multi-course tasting menu. The current format is three snacks followed by a six-course menu priced at AED 550, and this season’s theme centres on “Poultry & Birds.” Because the menu changes quarterly, dishes are deliberately unveiled during service, but recent seasonal highlights have included Braided SakeToro Nigiri, Brie Cheesecake with Caviar, Kagoshima Wagyu Shabu-shabu and Uni Custard. Dishes shift, but the appeal is consistency of tone through sharp technique, plenty of surprise and the sense that you are eating at a chef’s private table.
GO: Visit www.terodubai.com for more information.
Trèsind Studio
Trèsind Studio still sets the benchmark for Indian tasting menus in Dubai and was named FACT’s restaurant of the Year in 2024. Chef Himanshu Saini’s flagship reframes Indian cuisine through texture, memory and local sourcing, all within an immersive, guest-first environment rooted in Atithi Devo Bhava. The degustation menu is AED 1,350, and the current “Rising India” progression features dishes such as Scallop with Guntur chilli sambal, White Asparagus “rice no rice” with pandan curry and anise broth, plus popular courses such as Charred Lobster Tail with thakkali thokku, and Pani Puri with sparkling sweet lime water.
GO: Visit https://tresindstudio.com for more information.
