Michelin-Starred Restaurants in Dubai

Updated 12 October 2026

Edition note: This guide uses the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026 selection published on 6 October 2026: 20 starred restaurants, comprising two with three stars, four with two stars and 14 with one star. Orfali Bros is promoted to two stars; Birch and KIGO join with one star each. La Dame de Pic is absent from the 2026 roster. Menu and booking research remains dated 6 October; the awards were refreshed on 12 October. Official 2026 selection.

A Michelin star is a useful starting point, not a booking plan. Dubai’s 2026 starred tables range from a prepaid Indian tasting menu with a strict age limit to a Chinese sharing menu, a Japanese sushi counter and live-fire cooking you can order à la carte. The practical difference is in the menu, the bill and the booking rules. Here is the full star list, followed by the places where operators publish enough detail to choose confidently. The list overlaps with DubaiTable’s broader restaurant guide, which already profiles Orfali Bros and Trèsind Studio; this guide adds the complete dated star roster and booking terms across the starred field.

The 2026 Dubai star list

Choose by the kind of dinner

For a destination tasting menu: FZN or Trèsind Studio

FZN by Björn Frantzén builds a modern European tasting menu around Japanese influences, at Atlantis, The Palm. The operator currently lists dinner Wednesday to Saturday from 7pm, but does not publish a regular menu price on the restaurant page. Its AED4,000 New Year’s Eve minimum spend is for that special event, not the usual dinner price. Ask for the regular menu total before you commit.

Trèsind Studio is a very different three-star choice: progressive Indian cooking, advance-paid at AED1,350 per person for food. Dinner runs Monday to Saturday with seatings at 6pm and 9:15pm; the restaurant asks for dietary details at booking, refunds cancellations only up to 48 hours before, and does not admit children under 14. If your group is larger than five, the restaurant asks you to call.

To compare the bill before booking: Row on 45

Row on 45 is unusually clear about the base commitment. Both its tasting and vegetarian menu are AED1,245 per person. Drinks are a separate decision: the operator currently lists non-alcoholic pairing at AED545 and wine options at AED945, AED1,545 or AED3,945. It serves Tuesday to Saturday, with the last seating at 8pm. That makes it easier to budget than menus where the course price or pairing is unpublished.

When the table wants choice: Orfali Bros or Jamavar

Orfali Bros gives you three distinct routes through its contemporary, Syrian-rooted cooking: the vegetarian Aromas of Aleppo set at AED295, the OG menu at AED350, or Voyage at AED795. À la carte is also available. The non-alcoholic fermentation pairing is AED80 for three drinks, while signature add-ons and dessert are extra. The restaurant serves dinner Wednesday to Monday at Wasl 51.

Jamavar is better suited to a group that wants a choice of formats: its current page lists à la carte, a lunch/early-evening menu and tasting menus of three to six courses. It publishes no current menu prices in page text, so ask what the chosen format costs before you reserve. The restaurant is at Address Residences Dubai Opera and is open daily noon to midnight.

For a vegetarian-only experience: avatāra

avatāra’s entire menu is vegetarian, not a single alternative bolted onto a meat-led tasting menu. The operator lists two Experience menus and uses fixed evening seatings with advance payment. The accessible page does not expose a reliable current price in text, so request the live menu before paying the deposit; also read the reservation policy for age, timing and dietary rules.

When you want the chef to set the sequence: Hōseki or moonrise

Hōseki centres on Japanese Edomae sushi at two counters inside Bvlgari Resort Dubai. Its small format makes the booking itself part of the decision: ask which seating and menu are available, what they cost, and how dietary requests are handled. The operator’s page does not expose a dependable current price.

moonrise is another counter-led meal, built around a creative tasting menu. Its January 2026 menu lists AED1,100 inclusive of VAT and municipality tax. Because this is a prepaid, limited-seat dinner and capacity descriptions conflict across public pages, confirm the exact seating, menu and dietary policy with the restaurant before paying.

For a less formal fire-led meal: 11 Woodfire

11 Woodfire brings the star list back to a broader, wood-fired restaurant format. The current operator site lists daily service from noon to midnight and promotes a five-seat Heritage Room tasting, but does not show a dependable price or course count for that experience. Check the current menu rather than using older PDFs to estimate the bill.

Restaurants to verify before planning around them

Michelin distinctions and restaurant openings are separate questions. Jumeirah announced a phased restoration of Burj Al Arab, so check whether Al Muntaha is taking reservations. For Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and Smoked Room, confirm a service date directly: their public pages do not establish current service. La Dame de Pic Dubai does not appear in Michelin’s 2026 Dubai star roster and is excluded from the table above.

Before you book

Menu prices in this guide are not a like-for-like ranking. Row on 45 states a per-person food menu and lists pairings separately; Trèsind Studio’s AED1,350 is a prepaid food-only menu; Orfali Bros offers three price points and optional add-ons; FZN, Jamavar, avatāra and Hōseki do not expose a reliable current regular-menu total in the public page text checked. Ask about taxes, service, deposits, cancellation rules and dietary accommodation in the actual booking flow. Michelin awards should be read with the edition year: this page records the published 2026 Dubai distinctions.

FAQs

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are in Dubai?

The MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026 lists 20 starred restaurants: two with three stars, four with two stars and 14 with one star. Orfali Bros now has two stars; Birch and KIGO are new one-star entries.

Which Dubai restaurant has three Michelin stars?

The 2026 selection awards three stars to FZN by Björn Frantzén and Trèsind Studio. Their menus and booking terms differ: FZN’s operator does not show a regular menu price on its current dining page, while Trèsind Studio lists a prepaid AED1,350 food menu per person.

What is the least expensive current set menu in this guide?

Among the operator prices verified here, Orfali Bros lists its vegetarian Aromas of Aleppo set at AED295 per person. Add-ons and drinks are extra. Check the current page before booking.

Does every Michelin-starred restaurant offer a tasting menu?

No. Some publish tasting menus, some combine set menus with à la carte, and others emphasize a counter-led sequence. Read the venue’s own menu: Michelin stars do not prescribe one format.