The 3 Fils restaurant in Dubai, UAE has been crowned Best Restaurant in Middle East and North Africa during the first ever edition of MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants, held in Abu Dhabi and sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna.
A delighted team from the casual and homegrown 3 Fils bounded onto the stage to receive their award for their winning restaurant, which serves contemporary Asian food, with special mention for the chef, Akmal Anuar. Zuma, serving contemporary Japanese cuisine, also in Dubai, took the second spot and OCD Restaurant, which serves a tasting menu experience in Tel Aviv, Israel was third.
MENA's 50 Best Special Awards 2022
A number of special awards were also given during the ceremony, recognising those chefs and restaurants that have made an impact on the world of gastronomy in MENA.
Middle East and North Africa’s Best Pastry Chef 2022 was awarded to Sahar Parham Al Awadhi and the Chef’s Choice Award 2022 was won by chef Reif Othman.
Tala Bashmi, chef-patron of Fusions by Tala in Bahrain was named Middle East & North Africa’s Best Female Chef 2022, Dubai’s Kinoya won the One To Watch Award 2022 and Kamal Mouzawak was picked as the winner of the first Foodics Icon Award.
MENA's 50 Best Restaurants List 2022
1. 3 Fils – Dubai, UAE – Best Restaurant in UAE
2. Zuma – Dubai, UAE
3. OCD Restaurant – Tel Aviv, Israel – Best Restaurant in Israel
4. Tresind Studio – Dubai, UAE – Art of Hospitality Award
5. Sachi – Cairo, Egypt – Best Restaurant in Egypt
6. Orfali Bros Bistro – Dubai, UAE
7. Fakhreldin - Amman, Jordan – Best Restaurant in Jordan
8. LPM Restaurant & Bar – Dubai, UAE
9. George & John – Tel Aviv, Israel
10. Gaia – Dubai, UAE
11. Il Borro Tuscan Bistro – Dubai, UAE
12. Baron – Beirut, Lebanon – Best Restaurant in Lebanon
13. Coya – Dubai, UAE
14. Habasta –Tel Aviv, Israel
15. Myazu – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Best Restaurant in Saudi Arabia
16. Reif Kushiyaki – Dubai, UAE
17. Animar – Tel Aviv, Israel
18. Tresind – Dubai, UAE
19. Kazoku – Cairo, Egypt
20. Mimi Kakushi – Dubai, UAE
21. Liza – Beirut, Lebanon
22. Em Sherif – Beirut, Lebanon
23. Lowe – Dubai, UAE – Sustainable Restaurant Award
24. Pescado – Ashdod, Israel
25. Hakkasan – Abu Dhabi, UAE
26. La Grande Table Marocaine – Marrakech, Morocco – Best Restaurant in Morocco
27. 13C Bar in the Back – Amman, Jordan
28. Tawlet Mar Mikhael – Beirut, Lebanon
29. Amazonico – Dubai, UAE
30. Marble – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
31. Mirai – Manama, Bahrain – Best Restaurant in Bahrain
32. Iloli – Casablanca, Morocco
33. BB Social Dining – Dubai, UAE
34. Coya – Abu Dhabi, UAE
35. Indochine – Dubai, UAE
36. Cut by Wolfgang Puck – Doha, Qatar – Best Restaurant in Qatar
37. Porterhouse – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
38. Zooba – Cairo, Egypt
39. Fusions by Tala – Manama, Bahrain
40. Milgo & Milbar – Tel Aviv, Israel
41. Sufra – Amman, Jordan
42. LPM Restaurant & Café – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
43. White Robata – Kuwait City, Kuwait – Best Restaurant in Kuwait
44. Hoseki – Dubai, UAE
45. Izakaya – Cairo, Egypt
46. La Closerie – Tunisia – Best Restaurant in Tunisia
47. Clap – Beirut, Lebanon
48. Butcher & Stil – Abu Dhabi, UAE
49. +61 – Marrakech, Morocco
50. Tokyo – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
