The region’s top F&B leaders gathered last night to The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai to celebrate the Middle East’s top restaurants and chefs at the tenth annual BBC Good Food Middle East Magazine Awards.
Celebrating a decade of success at the annual ceremony, the awards are designed to honour the best restaurants in the UAE, as well as bringing a range of outlets in Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
The BBC Good Food Middle East Magazine Awards give restaurants and hotels the consumer stamp of approval, as they are voted for by our readers.
This year, more than 60,000 votes were cast across 50 categories.
One of the most prestigious awards of the evening, the BBC Good Food Middle East Chef of the Year, was won by Hell’s Kitchen’s Craig Best.
Craig was crowned the champion after taking part in a well-fought battle between four of Dubai’s top chefs earlier this month. The four chefs were tasked with creating a three-course menu using ingredients from a mystery box, provided by Bord Bia.
Much to the surprise of the chefs, no meat was included in the box and the chefs were tasked with working with various types of freshly sourced Irish fish – including brown crab, oysters and salmon.
In the restaurant space, the two most sought-after awards of the evening – Restaurant of the Year for Abu Dhabi and Dubai and the Northern Emirates, were won by Marco Pierre Steakhouse and Grill at Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, and OPA at Fairmont Dubai.
The full list of winners can be found below:
Category Winner Beach Club Blue Marlin Ibiza Staycation Experience – Bahrain Movenpick Hotel Bahrain Staycation Experience – Kuwait Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya Staycation Experience Caesars Bluewaters Dubai Grocery Delivery Service Kibsons Breakfast Restaurant Eat Well Restaurant and Bistro Café Jones The Grocer Healthy Eating Restaurant ONO Poke Casual Dining Restaurant Great British Restaurant (GBR) Afternoon Tea Al Bayt Homegrown Restaurant Tresind Studio Happy Hour Cho Gao Ladies Night The Penthouse Pub Food BFF Party Brunch Yalumba Casual Brunch The Collective By Market Café Family Brunch City Brunch at The Market Fine Dining Brunch The Loft at Dubai Opera British Restaurant – Abu Dhabi Marco Pierre White Steakhouse & Grill British Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates Hell’s Kitchen Dubai Americas & Caribbean Restaurant – Abu Dhabi El Sombrero Americas & Caribbean Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates LIMA Dubai French Restaurant – Abu Dhabi Bord Eau French Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates La Cantine Du Faubourg Italian Restaurant – Abu Dhabi Roberto’s Abu Dhabi Italian Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates Splendido Social Bar and Kitchen Japanese Restaurant – Abu Dhabi Tori No Su Japanese Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates Nobu Indian Restaurant – Abu Dhabi India Palace Indian Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates MASTI Middle Eastern Restaurant – Abu Dhabi Mosaic Middle Eastern Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates NINIVE Pan Asian Restaurant – Abu Dhabi Hakkasan Abu Dhabi Pan Asian Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates Maiden Shanghai Mediterranean Restaurant – Abu Dhabi Bravo Mediterranean Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates OPA Thai Restaurant – Abu Dhabi Pachaylen Thai Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates Thiptara Meat Restaurant – Abu Dhabi JW Steakhouse Meat Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates Prime68 Fine Dining Restaurant – Abu Dhabi Villa Toscana Fine Dining Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates TOMO New Restaurant – Abu Dhabi Buddha-Bar Beach New Restaurant – Dubai & Northern Emirates Masala Library by Jiggs Kalra Restaurant of The Year – Bahrain Rasoi by Vineet Restaurant of The Year – Oman Sultanah Restaurant Restaurant of The Year – Saudi Arabia Hong Restaurant Chef of The Year Craig Best Restaurant of The Year – Abu Dhabi Marco Pierre White Steakhouse & Grill Restaurant of The Year – Dubai & Northern Emirates OPACongratulations to all of our 2019 winners! To see the gallery from the evening, and find out more information on the 2020 awards, click here.
