Gault&Millau UAE Gala Award winners 2023 announced

Dubai’s emerging reputation as a gourmet capital of the world was celebrated at the event, with categories such as best chef, best homegrown restaurant and sustainable kitchen of the year.

The event unveiled the ratings of the 134 restaurants featured in the 2023 dining guide.

Gault&Millau awards

The winners of the awards were revealed at the ceremony.

Over a period of nine months, Gault&Millau’s anonymous reviewers have been testing food from various restaurants in the UAE to evaluate and rank the best ones.

The extensive process covered more than 200 restaurants, including those featured in the 2022 Guide, previously unsuccessful ones, and newly opened establishments.

Gault&Millau UAE Gala Award winners

• Sustainable Kitchen of the Year: BOCA, DIFC
• Home-grown Restaurant of the Year: Trèsind Studio, Nakheel Mall
• International Brand of the Year: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Atlantis The Royal
• Wine Offering of the Year: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Atlantis The Royal
• Champagne Offering of the Year: CLAP, DIFC
• Non-alcoholic Drinks Offering of the Year: Avatara, voco Dubai

People Categories at the Gault&Millau UAE Gala Awards 2023

• Sustainability Champion of the Year: Russell Impiazzi, Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk
• Sommelier of the Year: Samuel Lacroix, Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
• Restaurant Manager of the Year: Hervé Lorit, Pierre’s TT    
• Future Great of the Year: Rahul Rana, Avatara
• Pastry Chef of the Year: Tom Coll, Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
• Chef of the Year: Himanshu Saini, Trèsind Studio

One toque

• 99 Sushi Bar & Restaurant Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island 13.5/20
• Avatara, voco Dubai 13/20
• BB Social Dining, DIFC 13/20
• Butcher & Still, Four Seasons Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island 13.5/20
• Carnival by Trèsind, Burj Daman 13/20
• Chic Nonna, DIFC 13/20
• Cinque, FIVE Palm Jumeirah 13/20
• City Social, Grosvenor House Dubai, A Luxury Collection Hotel 13/20
• CLAP, DIFC 13/20
• COYA Dubai, Four Seasons Dubai at Jumeirah Beach 13/20
• Folly, Madinat Jumeirah 13.5/20
• Gohan, Jumeirah Emirates Towers 13/20
• Hakkasan Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace 13/20
• Hoseki Bvlgari Hotel Dubai 13.5/20
• Hutong, DIFC 13/20
• Il Ristorante – Niko Romito, Bvlgari Hotel Dubai 13.5/20
• Indego by Vineet, Grosvenor House Dubai 13/20
• Indya by Vineet, Le Royal Méridien Dubai 13/20
• Jun’s, Downtown Dubai 13/20
• La Cantine du Faubourg, Jumeirah Emirates Towers 13/20
• LPM Restaurant & Bar, DIFC 13/20
• Martabaan by Hemant Oberoi, Emirates Palace 13.5/20
• Mayabay, Jumeirah Al Naseem 13/20
• Mimi Kakushi, Four Seasons Dubai at Jumeirah Beach 13.5/20
• Mott32, Address Beach Resort 13/20
• NIRI Restaurant & Bar, Mamsha Al Saadiyat 13/20
• Oak Room, The Abu Dhabi EDITION 13/20
• Pierchic, Jumeirah Al Qasr 13/20
• Punjab Grill, Venetian Village, The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal 13/20
• Reif Japanese Kushiyaki, Dar Wasl 13/20
• ROKA, ME Dubai 13/20
• Social, Waldorf Astoria Palm Jumeirah 13/20
• Talea by Antonio Guida, Emirates Palace 13/20
• Trèsind, One&Only Royal Mirage 13.5/20
• Twiggy by La Cantine, Park Hyatt Dubai 13/20
• Zuma Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island 13.5/20
• Zuma Dubai, DIFC 13/20

Two toques

• Armani/Ristorante, Armani Hotel Dubai 14.5/20
• Brasserie Boulud, Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk 14/20
• Celebrities by Mauro Colagreco, One&Only Royal Mirage 14.5/20
• Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Atlantis The Royal 14.5/20
• Moonrise, Eden House 14/20
• Pierre’s Bistro TT, InterContinental Dubai Festival City 14.5/20
• STAY by Yannick Alléno, One&Only Palm Jumeirah 14/20
• Takahisa, Caesars Palace Dubai 14/20
• The Artisan Il Ristorante, Burj Daman 14/20

Three toques

• L’Atelier du Joël Robuchon, DIFC 15/20
• Ristorante L’Olivo at Al Mahara, Burj Al Arab Jumeirah 15/20
• Trèsind Studio, Nakheel Mall 15.5/20

Four toques

• Al Muntaha, Burj Al Arab Jumeirah 17/20
• Ossiano, Atlantis, The Palm 17.5/20

More information on the Gault&Millau reviews and fine dining in Dubai can be found at the guide’s official website.