Doha's dining scene has done it again. The MICHELIN Guide Doha 2026 arrives with the confidence of a sequel that knows exactly how to outshine its predecessor. Building on the momentum ignited by the 2025 guide, which introduced the world to Doha's culinary caliber, the new edition pushes the city even further into the global gastronomic map.

From 2 to 3 One MICHELIN Star restaurants, 4 to 8 Bib Gourmand restaurants, and 27 to 33 MICHELIN Selected restaurants. Doha's story is not expansion for expansion's sake, but rather a refinement of identity, ambition, and extraordinary flavour.
 

3 One MICHELIN Star Restaurants:

• Alba: Modern Italian cuisine - Promoted
• IDAM by Alain Ducasse: French-Qatari fusion cuisine
• Jamavar: Indian cuisine
   

Doha's star cohort grows in both size and prestige this year as Alba ascends into the One Star category. After impressing in 2025 within the Selected list, its modern Italian artistry now stands proudly beside the polished French-Qatari sensibilities of IDAM by Alain Ducasse and the regional Indian mastery of Jamavar. Together, they represent Doha's increasingly diverse and sophisticated fine-dining identity.
 

8 Bib Gourmand Restaurants:

• Argan: Moroccan cuisine
• Baron: Mediterranean fusion cuisine - Promoted
• Berenjak Al Maha Island: Persian cuisine - New
• Fenyal: Khaleeji-Qatari cuisine - New
• Hoppers: Sri Lankan & South Indian cuisine
• Isaan: Thai cuisine
• Jiwan: Modern Qatari cuisine
• Mila: Modern European & international cuisine - New
   

This year's Bib Gourmand category expands with both rising stars and exciting debuts. Baron earns a promotion for its characterful and generously delicious Mediterranean cooking, while newcomers Berenjak Al Maha Island, Fenyal, and Mila add fresh cultural layers ranging from Persian charcoal-kissed specialties to modern Gulf flavours and contemporary European dishes. They join established favourites, Argan, Isaan, Hoppers, and Jiwan, restaurants that continue to prove that exceptional cooking and thoughtful pricing can coexist.
 

33 MICHELIN Selected Restaurants:

• Bayt Sharq: Qatari cuisine
• BiBo: Spanish cuisine
• Carbone Doha: Italian-American cuisine - New
• Chicago Rare: Steakhouse
• Coya: Peruvian cuisine - New
• Curiosa by Jean-Georges: Latin American cuisine
• Dalchini: Indian cuisine
• Dar Yema: Lebanese cuisine
• Desert Rose Café: International & Qatari cuisine
• Gymkhana: Indian cuisine
• Hakkasan: Cantonese cuisine
• Em Sherif: Lebanese cuisine - New
• Hunters Room & Grill: Steakhouse - New
• Kai’s Songbird: Nanyang cuisine (Singaporean-Malaysian)
• Koo Madame: Contemporary Chinese-Asian cuisine - New
• La Mar by Gastón Acurio: Peruvian cuisine
• La Petite Maison (LPM): French Riviera cuisine
• Liang - Cantonese cuisine
• Loris: Lebanese & International cuisine
• Masala Library: Modern Indian cuisine
• Morimoto: Japanese cuisine
• Mr & Mrs Hawker: Malaysian-Singaporean cuisine (Street food) - New
• MURU: Peruvian-Japanese fusion cuisine
• Nobu: Japanese-Peruvian fusion cuisine
• Rivaaj: Indian cuisine
• Saasna: Modern Indian cuisine
• Salt Road: Levantine-Arabian cuisine - New
• SAWA by Sanad: Modern Levantine cuisine
• Shanghai Me Doha: Shanghainese & Pan-Asian cuisine - New
• SMAT: Modern European cuisine
• TONO: Nikkei cuisine (Peruvian-Japanese fusion)
• YUN: Contemporary Asian cuisine - New
• Zuma: Japanese izakaya-style cuisine
   

Doha's Selected category reflects both continuity and evolution. Returning pillars anchor the city's dining identity, while a new wave of entrants broadens it. Italian-American flair arrives with Carbone Doha, refined Lebanese storytelling takes shape at Em Sherif, and contemporary Asian expressions flourish at Koo Madame, Shanghai Me Doha, and YUN. That's not all, new arrivals such as Mr & Mrs Hawker, Salt Road, and Hunters Room & Grill make the Doha's dining map richer, more varied and unmistakably cosmopolitan!

Here's the final bite - last year's MICHELIN Guide Doha 2025 made a bold statement: Qatar is a culinary force, and it's made it move. This year's 2026 guide says this: You haven't seen anything yet.