• Dubai gets its first-ever Three MICHELIN Star Indian restaurant.
  • FZN makes grand debut with instant Three MICHELIN Star win.
  • Jamavar and Manāo earn their first One MICHELIN Star.
  • Five new Bib Gourmand spots celebrate quality food at great value.

Last night, May 22, Dubai didn’t just host the fourth edition of the MICHELIN Guide 2025 at the glam-soaked Address Sky View — it threw down a culinary gauntlet. Picture it: velvet chairs, whispery applause, and then bam — the city’s dining scene rewrote global food history with not one, but TWO restaurants scoring the coveted 3 Michelin Stars. That’s right, not a drill. Dubai came, saw, and cheffed its way straight into the record books.

Let’s talk history — and herstory.
Trèsind Studio just became the first Indian restaurant in the world to ever earn three Michelin stars. We’re talking next-level Indian cuisine here — thanks to Chef Himanshu Saini’s wild genius. His menu? A full-blown cultural remix of Indian flavors, reimagined with the kind of artistry that makes your camera hand twitch before your fork even moves. Trèsind has always flirted with culinary perfection, but now it’s gone full heartthrob.

Then came FZN by Björn Frantzén, the Swedish culinary emperor’s Middle Eastern debut — and let’s just say, he did not come to play. One bite in, and you’re on a Scandinavian-Asian flavor rocket, with luxury ingredients playing the main characters. This restaurant didn’t walk to its three stars — it landed like a Viking longship straight into Dubai’s gastronomic throne room.

Stars on the rise:
Dubai’s dining galaxy didn’t stop at three-star supernovas. Two new restaurants earned their first Michelin star and joined an elite club now 14 deep.

  • Jamavar Dubai, nestled in the chic Opera district, won its star with Indian dishes so precise, they could moonlight as luxury watch mechanics.
  • Meanwhile, Manāo dropped an 11-course Thai tasting menu so good, the Michelin crew basically handed Chef Abhiraj Khatwani a trophy and a mic drop. Bonus? He also snagged the Young Chef Award — at 30, the man’s cooking with both heat and history.

But wait — we’ve got Bibs.
Five new restaurants scored the Bib Gourmand, AKA Michelin’s “great food without the overdraft” honor. That brings Dubai’s total Bib Gourmand count to 22, which is basically a culinary version of a group chat full of underrated but totally essential MVPs:

  • DUO Gastrobar – Creek Harbour – comfort food gets a luxury edit.
  • Harummanis – spices, balance, and bold Malay vibes.
  • Hawkerboi – Southeast Asia’s street food, served sharing-style and soul-deep.
  • Khadak – Indian brasserie meets street snack energy.
  • Sufret Maryam – Chef Salam Dakkak’s Levantine love letter, second edition.

Special Awards? Oh, you know we have those.

  • Ronin scored Opening of the Year for turning Japanese dining into a visual fantasy at FIVE LUXE JBR.
  • Shiv Menon of Boca walked away with the Sommelier Award — he talks terroir without the snobbery and builds wine lists like they’re climate-conscious mixtapes.
  • Al Khayma Heritage Restaurant took the Service Award, proving hospitality can be heartfelt, not just scripted.
  • And yes, Chef Khatwani’s double win with Young Chef has us Googling “how to be a culinary prodigy overnight.”

Green is the new gold.
Let’s not forget the MICHELIN Green Stars, which spotlight sustainability done deliciously. Boca, LOWE, and Teible are leading the planet-forward dining movement in Dubai, showing that eco and elegant can go hand-in-hand.

The full feast, by the numbers:

🟡 Two 3-Star Restaurants

  • Trèsind Studio (Promoted)
  • FZN by Björn Frantzén (New)

🟠 Three 2-Star Restaurants

  • Il Ristorante – Niko Romito
  • Row on 45
  • STAY by Yannick Alléno

🔴 Fourteen 1-Star Restaurants
11 Woodfire, Al Muntaha, avatāra, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Hakkasan, Hōseki, Jamavar (New), Manāo (New), moonrise, La Dame de Pic Dubai, Orfali Bros., Ossiano, Smoked Room, Tasca by José Avillez

🌿 Three Green Star Restaurants
Boca, LOWE, Teible

🍴 22 Bib Gourmand Restaurants
Including new entrants: DUO Gastrobar – Creek Harbour, Harummanis, Hawkerboi, Khadak, Sufret Maryam

🍽️ 78 Selected Restaurants
Among them are new favorites like Bâoli, Bordo Mavi, Dragonfly, Gerbou, Indikaya, Late Eatery, Leña Dubai, Mimi Mei Fair, Osteria Funkcoolio, Ronin, Sexy Fish, Studio Frantzén, Tang Town, The Spaniel, XU Dubai

For the full roll call, head to guide.michelin.com.

If Dubai’s dining scene were a Netflix series, it just hit season 4 and dropped a plot twist no one saw coming. With firepower like this, Michelin’s red guide might need a glitter upgrade. Stars were born, histories were made, and one thing’s for sure: you don’t just eat in Dubai anymore — you feast on a legacy. 🍽✨

Now go book those tables before they become myth.