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Restaurant news, openings and food events from Doha and across Qatar.

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Qatar International Food Festival Closes Its 15th Edition with a Record 490,493 Visitors

Ten days at the 974 Stadium Precinct drew the festival’s biggest crowd yet, with 246 vendors, more than 50 chefs and the first QIFF Awards.

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DOHA · AWARDS

Alba Earns Doha’s Third Michelin Star as the Guide Grows in Its Second Year

The MICHELIN Guide Doha 2026 lists 44 restaurants, with Alba promoted to one star, eight Bib Gourmands and nine new entries to the Selected list.

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DOHA · OPENINGS

Msheireb Foodhall Opens in Doha as Qatar’s First Internationally Operated Food Hall

Msheireb Properties and TGP International have opened a nine-restaurant food hall at Msheireb Galleria, with a rotating Food Lab for guest chefs, workshops and pop-ups.

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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Towers and waterfront buildings reflected in calm water in soft morning light

F&B ECONOMY · INVESTMENT

Gulf Restaurant Investment: Acquisitions, Expansion and a Changing Market

From Saudi franchise buyouts to a London portfolio worth at least £1 billion bought by an Abu Dhabi group, the past 18 months of Gulf restaurant dealmaking show where capital is heading and what it is paying for.

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ACROSS THE REGION

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.

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Doha’s skyline at sunset with a traditional dhow on the water