Taste of Abu Dhabi 2026: 16 restaurants and three celebrity chefs on Yas Island
The food festival returns to Gateway Park North from 13 to 15 November with Gino D'Acampo, Rachel Allen and Thomas Straker.
Taste of Abu Dhabi returns for its fourth year from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November 2026 at Gateway Park North on Yas Island, Gulf News reported. The festival is held in partnership with BMW Abu Dhabi Motors.
Sixteen restaurants take part, each serving three to five tasting dishes. The list includes Soraya, Marcella, Beetza and Ergon by ERTH, Tanjun by 99, Almayass, Oak Room, Desert Lotus, The Directors Club, Lento, Paradiso, Ting Irie, Pincode, Villa Toscana at St. Regis and The Ramen Bar. Full menus are still to be announced.
The celebrity chefs are Gino D'Acampo, Irish chef and food writer Rachel Allen, and Thomas Straker, known for All Things Butter. Their hands-on workshops are free, with registration opening before each session, and the Keeta FirePit hosts live-fire cooking and barbecue demonstrations.
Live music runs across all three days, including Emirati soul singer Hamdan Al Abri and Dubai rock band Tone Deaf. Children under 12 enter free and there is a Candy Land Kids Zone, while several lounges are for guests aged 21 and over. Hans Zimmer plays nearby Etihad Arena on the opening night.
Hans Zimmer LiveFri 13 Nov · Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi See ticketsSource: Gulf News
