Oman
Restaurant news, festivals and food culture from Muscat to Salalah.
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Salalah’s Al Baleed Culinary Festival Returns for a Fifth Edition in November
Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara has listed a month of guest-chef dinners, from a Michelin-starred Turkish chef to a Hong Kong young-chef winner, with Omani heritage dinners for the resort’s tenth anniversary.

Omani Restaurant Brands Sign Franchise Deals Abroad as Seven Fries Opens in New Delhi
Two Seven Fries branches opened in the Indian capital in May and three master franchise agreements were signed for Omani brands, ahead of a new Chamber of Commerce programme for 26 more.

Pickl Opens Its First Oman Restaurant at Muscat’s Souq Al Madina
The Dubai-born burger brand has opened beside its sister brand BonBird, working with the same local partner, MENA Foods & Investments.

Beyond Riyadh and Dubai: The Restaurants Shaping the Wider Gulf
Abu Dhabi, Jeddah, Doha, Kuwait City and Oman are building dining reputations of their own, often around a heritage site, a museum, a hotel or a festival.

From Jeddah to Doha: Five Cities Beyond the Main Gulf Headlines
A city-by-city guide to where the Gulf’s newer dining stories are unfolding, from a Red Sea Nikkei kitchen to a pizzeria in Abu Dhabi’s fish-market quarter and a frankincense-scented festival in Salalah.