Restaurants in Doha

The city offers a wide choice of restaurants from budget to gourmet tables. Arabic - read Lebanese - and Italian cuisines are the most popular here but Indian, French, Japanese, Thai and Chinese cuisines are also well represented. We have reviewed and selected the best places - where to eat - dine in Doha.

Where to eat

Most of the top-class restaurants or reputated tables are located in luxury hotels or clubs: La Mer at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Il Teatro at the Four Seasons, Al Shaheen at the Sheraton, The Seasons at the Movenpick, La Maison du Caviar at the W Hotel, Le Cigalon at La Cigale not to forget Al Dana at Sharq Village & Spa or Rocca at the Grand Hyatt.

But the city counts many other addresses with numerous lebanese and syrian restaurants mostly located in the shopping malls or in the Souqs. Here is our guide to restaurants in Doha.

Gourmet restaurants : Best places to eat - Dine in Doha

Here is our selection of the most reputated tables in Doha - Reservation is highly recommended.
Maxim - Ramada Hotel - Telephone: +974 428 1428 Reputated French cuisine.
La Mer - Ritz Carlton Hotel - Telephone +974 484 8503 - Modern French cuisine coupled with panoramic views through floor to ceiling windows of the blue waters of The Arabian Gulf
Il Teatro - Four Seasons Hotel - Tel : +974 494 8888 - One of the best table - A very refined place to dine - The restaurant draws inspiration from the best food traditions from across Italy
Al Shaheen - Top floor of Sheraton Doha Hotel - Reservation number : +974 4854444 Gourmet table (One of the best of the city) - French cuisine & Dinner entertainment with live music.
La Maison du Caviar - W Hotel - Phone: +974 453 5353 - Caviar Speciality & French bistro
Rocca - Grand Hyatt - Reservation: +974 448 1234 - Gastronomic mediterranean cuisine.
Taj Rasoi - Doha Marriott - Reservation: +974 429 8470 - The best Indian restaurant in Doha.
Porcini - Ritz Carlton - Reservation: +974 484-8000 - Gourmet Italian restaurant.
Spice Market - W Hotel - Phone: +974 453 5353 - Great exotic decor and southeast Asian food by Chef Vongerichten.
Al Dana - Sharq Village and Spa - Reservation: +974 425 6666 - Seafood restaurant

Traditional arabic restaurants

Al Liwan - Sharq Village and Spa - Reservation: +974 425 6666 - Classy traditional Arabic.
Al Batross - Museum street - Telephone: +974 432 8888 - Lebanese restaurant
Automatic - On Sadd Street - Phone: +974 442 5999 - Traditional Syrian
Al Bandar - Souq Waqif (Formely located on Corniche Street) - Reservation : +974 431 1818 - Good place to eat - Al Bandar specializes in Oriental, Lebanese and Syrian dishes.
Beirut - Located On Electricity Street - Phone: +974 442 1087 - One of the oldest restaurant in Doha - Lebanese cuisine.
Al Hamra - Al Rayyan Road - Telephone: +974 443 3297 - Syrian cuisine
Al Khayal - Museum street - Reservation: +974 431 1310 - Lebanese cuisine
Al Khaima - Al Sadd Street - Phone : +974 444 6962 - A Lebanese and Syrian restaurant
Cordoba - Hittin Street, Al Mutazah, Telephone: +974 443 8683 - Syrian cuisine
Al Majlis - Al Sadd Street - Tel: +974 444 7417 - A famous Arabic Qatari restaurants in Doha.
Al Sayyad - Diplomatic Club - Tel : +974 484 7444 - Middle Eastern Seafood Restaurant for a dinner with a breathtaking view of the Arabian Gulf.
Turkey Central - Al Mirqab street - Telephone: +974 443 2927
Assaha - Hamad Al Kabir Street - Telephone: +974 435 5353 - Lebanese.
Shebestan - Al Sadd Street Phone: +974 4324433 - Persian refined cuisine

Other good tables - Cafes - Lounges & bars - For breakfast, lunch or dinner

Cinque Sensi - Souq Waqif Al Souq Street - +974 443 2999 - Classy Italian restaurant
Market by Jean-Georges - W Hotel - Reservation: +974 453 5353 - International cuisine with local Arabian accent.
Le Central - La Cigale Hotel - Reservation: +974 428 8888 - Mediterranean cuisine.
Bice - Pearl of Qatar Al Istiqlal Street - +974 495 3876. The restaurant was the first place to dine to open on The Pearl of Qatar.
Restaurant 29 - Located on 29th floor of Beverly Hills Tower - Reservation: +974 412 2500
Italian Job - Ramada Hotel - Reservation: +974 4417417. Italian cuisine
The Old Manor Steakhouse - Mercure Grand Hotel - Phone: +974 446 2222 - Steakhouse
La Villa - Mercure Hotel - Phone: +974 446 2222 - Panoramic view and mediterranean cuisine
Asia Live : Marriott Hotel - Telephone +974 429 8888 - Asian cuisine
JW's Steakhouse - Marriott Hotel - Phone: +974 429 8499 - Steakhouse.
Le Nôtre - Salwa road - Reservation: +974 455 2111 - French
Laffan Restaurant - Sheraton Hotel - Telephone +974 4854816 - Combination of Cuban and Asian cuisine - Great view
Pirates Cove - Sheraton Hotel - Tel: +974 485 4444 - Seafood, grills, tandoori and Thai food restaurant just by the sea.
Ponderosa - Ramada Junction Salwa St - Telephone - + 974 435 5880 - American steakhouse.
Bennigan’s - Khalifa Tennis and Squash Complex - Tel: +974 838 0400 - American style restaurant & Irish Pub
Ciao - Haya Complex, Salwa Road, Phone: +974 468 9100 - Italian restaurant where you can watch the chef preparing your meal.
La Veranda - Sheraton Hotel - Telephone: +974 485 4444 - A very popular Italian restaurant.
Brasserie On The Beach : Four Seasons Hotel - Tel : 974 494 8888 Brasserie on the Beach's extensive buffet offers a wide range of Lebanese mezze, as well as popular regional dishes.
Fauchon - Souq Najd, Salwa Road, Telephone: +974 432 4888 - An established French restaurant and café.

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