Michelin Star Restaurants in Dubai and Across the Middle East

Only a few years ago the MICHELIN Guide had no presence in the Gulf. Today it publishes separate editions for Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, a national guide for Türkiye, and a first selection for Saudi Arabia covering Riyadh, Jeddah and AlUla. Dubai's fifth edition, announced in October 2026, holds 122 restaurants, nearly double its first year, and the city now has two restaurants at the three-star level.

The lists below follow the current editions. Each guide is revised once a year, usually in the autumn or early winter, so a new edition may add or change stars; we update this page when it does. Restaurants marked temporarily closed kept their stars and MICHELIN will reassess them on reopening.

Many of these tables sit inside the region's great hotels, so it is easy to pair dinner with a stay: see Dubai's luxury hotels, Abu Dhabi hotels and things to do and the best hotels in Istanbul.

The first MICHELIN Guide Saudi Arabia, revealed in December 2025, recognized 51 restaurants across Riyadh, Jeddah and AlUla, with 11 Bib Gourmands and 40 Selected restaurants. No stars were awarded in the first edition, but Riyadh's dining scene is growing fast; see Riyadh's luxury hotels and things to do and Jeddah and Al Balad.

Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Oman and Israel have no MICHELIN Guide edition yet, but they have fine tables of their own. In Marrakech, the grand palace hotels set the standard: La Mamounia and the Royal Mansour each run refined Moroccan and French dining rooms. Find them in our guide to Marrakech's riads and hotels.

For a private table at home or on a yacht, see private chefs and catering; for long lunches by the water, the region's beach clubs. And if you dine in Dubai often enough to stay, our guide to luxury property in Dubai is a good next read.