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MENA's 50 Best Restaurants 2026

50 restaurants currently listed. Since the previous edition: 17 new · 14 up · 18 down · 17 out. Data as of .

RankRestaurantCityCountryChange
#1KhufusGiza GovernorateEgyptUp from #4
#2KinoyaDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesUp from #3
#3Trèsind StudioDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDown from #2
#4Orfali BrosDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDown from #1
#5BeihouseBeirutLebanonNew
#6KuuruJeddahSaudi ArabiaUp from #30
#7Sufret MaryamDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesNew
#8Jun'sDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDown from #7
#9ManāoDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesNew
#10MoonriseDubaiUnited Arab Emirates
#11Table 3CasablancaMoroccoNew
#12MarbleRiyadhSaudi ArabiaUp from #16
#13Em SherifBeirutLebanonDown from #9
#1411 WoodfireDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesUp from #28
#15KokoroDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesNew
#16Marmellata BakeryAbu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesUp from #29
#173 FilsDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDown from #14
#18CantinaShuwaikh IndustrialKuwaitNew
#19La Grande Table MarocaineMarrakechMoroccoUp from #22
#20Reif Kushiyaki CairoCairoEgyptUp from #47
#21Le Petit CornichonMarrakeshMoroccoUp from #46
#22FZN by Björn FrantzénDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesNew
#23TakaHisaDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesUp from #41
#24Sesamo - Royal Mansour MarrakechMarrakeshMoroccoUp from #32
#25KazokuCairoEgyptDown from #24
#26Shams El BaladAmmanJordanDown from #8
#27La Petite MaisonDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDown from #23
#28AleeAmmanJordanDown from #13
#29Three BrosDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesNew
#30Dara Dining by Sara AqelAmmanJordanDown from #18
#31+61MarrakechMoroccoUp from #35
#32Zooba (Zamalek)ZamalekEgyptDown from #21
#33GaiaDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDown from #25
#34ZumaDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDown from #19
#35Mimi KakushiDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesUp from #37
#36Row on 45DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDown from #17
#37Sachi CairoCairoEgyptDown from #27
#38NiriAbu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesUp from #50
#39BucoBeirutLebanonNew
#40Chez WamDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesNew
#41BocaDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDown from #12
#423 Fils Abu DhabiAbu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesNew
#43Girl and the GooseDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesNew
#44IDAM by Alain DucasseDohaQatarNew
#45MyazuRiyadhSaudi ArabiaNew
#46Le GolfeTunisTunisiaDown from #44
#47LPM Abu DhabiAbu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesDown from #38
#48LyraDiyar Al MuharraqBahrainNew
#49FarmersMarrakechMoroccoNew
#50MatbakhiKuwaitKuwaitNew

No longer listed

RestaurantCityCountryLast listed
OssianoDubaiUnited Arab Emirates#5 in 2025
Fusions by TalaManamaBahrain#6 in 2025
FakhreldinAmmanJordan#11 in 2025
Bait MaryamDubaiUnited Arab Emirates#15 in 2025
SufraAmmanJordan#20 in 2025
21 GramsDubaiUnited Arab Emirates#26 in 2025
Lunch RoomRiyadhSaudi Arabia#31 in 2025
Dinner by Heston BlumenthalDubaiUnited Arab Emirates#33 in 2025
IzakayaCairoEgypt#34 in 2025
13C Bar in the BackAmmanJordan#36 in 2025
AseebRiyadhSaudi Arabia#39 in 2025
Sachi GizaCairoEgypt#40 in 2025
BaronBeirutLebanon#42 in 2025
Cut by Wolfgang PuckManamaBahrain#43 in 2025
Smoked RoomDubaiUnited Arab Emirates#45 in 2025
La Grande Brasserie by Hélène DarrozeCasablancaMorocco#48 in 2025
MyazuAr RawdahSaudi Arabia#49 in 2025

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