The number one guide to fine dining in the UAE celebrated its awarded restaurants yesterday in a glamorous Gala at the iconic Atlantis the Royal. Row on 45 took home the Restaurant of the Year award, let's discover the Gault&Millau ratings have revealed this year as selected restaurants increased to 195!

Congratulations are in order with stellar wins made by top-ranked and review culinary gems across the emirates.

Row on 45

FZN by Björn Frantzén won the Breakthrough Restaurant of the Year, and deservingly so...but it doesn't end there, FZN also bagged the International Brand of the Year!

FZN Restaurant by acclaimed chef Björn Frantzén at Atlantis, The Palm – Dubai's iconic resort – is a destination for modern European cuisine and is now a highly-decorated venue that is on everyone's radar.

FZN by Björn Frantzén

Let's take a look at the top winning Restaurants of the Gault&Millau UAE 2025 Gala awards:

JW Marriott Marquis Dubai - Sustainable Kitchen of the Year

TakaHisa - Home-grown Restaurant of the Year

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal - Wine Offering of the Year

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Clap - Champagne Offering of the Year

Orfali Bros. - Non-alcoholic Offering of the Year

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As the 12 categories are split amongst Restaurants and People, here are the culinary figures who snatched the big wins of the night:

Christophe Devoille - Pastry Chef of the Year

Arturo Scamardella - Sommelier of the Year

Vip-in Panwar - Restaurant Manager of the Year

Arturo Scamardella

Justine Ravetti - Future Great of the Year

Daniel Birk - Chef of the Year

Daniel Birk

And now onto the Gault&Millau 2025 Toque Ratings..

Toque Rating 1

Nobu

11 Woodfire

Alici

At.mosphere Restaurant & Lounge

Avatara

BB Social Dining

BOCA

Bord Eau by Nicolas Isnard

Butcher & Still

Bvlgari Yacht Club

Carnival by Trèsind

Chic Nonna

Cinque

CLAP

Clap

COYA

DUO Gastrobar

Eugène Eugène

Farmhouse by Syrco

Gohan

Hakkasan

Hutong

Il Borro Tuscan Bistro Dubai

Il Ristorante - Niko Romito

Indego by Vineet

Indya by Vineet

Jumavar

Jun’s

Mimi Kakushi

Kinoya

L’Amo Bistro Del Mare

La Cantine du Faubourg

La Petite Maison Dubai

LOWE

Mayabay

Martabaan by Hemant Oberoi

Mimi Kakushi

Mott 32

Nobu

NIRI Restaurant & Bar

OAK Room

Orfali Bros.

StreetXO

Pierchic

Punjab Grill

Reif Japanese Kushiyaki

Rhodes Twenty10

Riviera by Jean Imbert

Ryna

Social

Strayfire by Ross Shonhan

StreetXO

Studio Frantzén

Talea by Antonio Gioda

Tasca by José Avillez

The Artisan Il Ristorante

Zuma

Trèsind

Twiggy

UCHI

Zenon

Zuma Abu Dhabi

Zuma Dubai

Toque Rating 2

Brasserie Boulud

Brasserie Boulud

City Social

Hōseki

Armani/Ristorante

Pierre’s TT

Sagetsu by Testsuya

Krasota

Toque Rating 3

La Dame De Pic

Jara by Martín Berasategui

La Dame de Pic

L’Atelier Robuchon

STAY by Yannick Alléno

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

Ristorante L’Olivio at Al Mahara

TakaHisa

Moonrise

L’Atelier Robuchon

Toque Rating 4

Ossiano

Al Muntaha

FZN by Björn Frantzén

Ossiano

Trèsind Studio

Row on 45 (Restaurant of the Year - Winner)

Congratulations to all Gault&Millau winners!

Gault&Millau UAE 2025 Gala

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