The gala night to celebrate and announce the star restaurants of MENA region was grand. From food to music, everything at The MENA’s 50 Best restaurants ceremony screamed luxury. On Monday night, the MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants grand ceremony took place at the Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers. The event was sponsored by S. Pellegrino & Acqua Panna.
Dubai Restaurants Takes The Limelight From The MENA List
For the second iteration of the Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, the culinary elite of the food world gathered in the UAE evening last evening. A committee of 250 anonymous electors chooses the eateries. Each voter is allowed to pick 7 eateries from the entire region.
The Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Levant-plus, Israel, North Africa (East), and North Africa are the six regions that make up the Academy (West). Each region has a panel of representatives, along with a chairperson known as the Academy Chair to serve as its leader. The panel consists of well-known gourmets, chefs, restaurant owners, food journalists, and critics. Every MENA Academy member selected seven restaurants for the 2023 list. At least two of which were beyond the member’s home country. The voting method is unaffected by any of the event’s sponsors.
Orfali Bros Bistro, the region’s top restaurant, was named at the event, which was held in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi. The restaurant’s personnel appeared on stage to accept the prize.
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Here’s The List Of The MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Orfali Bros Bistro, Dubai, UAE
- Tresind Studio, Dubai, UAE
- Fusions by Tala, Manama, Bahrain
- Ossiano, Dubai, UAE
- 3 Fils, Dubai, UAE
- George & John, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Kinoya, Dubai, UAE
- Fakhreldin, Amman, Jordan
- Zooba, Cairo, Egypt
- Moonrise, Dubai, UAE
- Reif Kushiyaki, Dubai, UAE
- Kazoku, Cairo, Egypt
- Zuma, Dubai, UAE
- OCD, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Lowe, Dubai, UAE
- Baron, Beirut, Lebanon
- Gaia, Dubai, UAE
- Myazu, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Tawlet Mar Mikhael, Beirut, Lebanon
- Em Sherif, Beirut, Lebanon
- LPM, Dubai, UAE
- Sachi, Giza, Egypt
- Marble, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- A by Yuval Ben Neriah, Tel Aviv, Israel
- CUT by Wolfgang Puck, Manama, Bahrain
- Hoseki, Dubai, UAE
- La Grande Table Marocain, Marrakech, Morocco
- Coya, Dubai, UAE
- Shams El Balad, Amman, Jordan
- Sachi, Cairo, Egypt
- Masso, Manama, Bahrain
- Animar, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Coya, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- La Closerie, Tunis, Tunisia
- 11 Woodfire, Dubai, UAE
- Sufra, Amman, Jordan
- Iloli, Casablanca, Morocco
- LPM, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Sesamo, Marrakech, Morocco
- Milgo Milbar, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Alee, Amman, Jordan
- White Robata, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Zuma, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Jun’s, Dubai, UAE
- Reif Kushiyaki, Cairo, Egypt
- +61, Marrakech, Morocco
- 13C Bar in the Back, Amman, Jordan
- HaBasta, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Hakkasan, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Bonjiri, Salmiya, Kuwait
These are the Middle East & North Africa’s Best 50 restaurants of 2023.
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