Dubai’s Tresind Studio and Orfali Bros named in World’s 50 Best Restaurants list

Three-Michelin-starred Indian restaurant ranks highest in Middle East at 27

Trèsind Studio on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai has once again been named in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025, with Dubai-based Orfali Bros also making the list. 

The only restaurants in the Middle East to be listed in the top 50, the two Dubai-based eateries were honoured at an awards ceremony held in Turin, Italy on 19 June 2024, where Lima restaurant Maido took top spot.

From humble beginnings in a backroom of sister restaurant Trèsind, chef Himanshu Saini has steered Trèsind Studio in Dubai to multi-award-winning status in less than a decade.

Chef Himanshu Saini’s dining experience was recently awarded three Michelin stars, the only Indian restaurant globally to achieve that status, and while it has slipped in the 50 Best rankings from 13th place to 27th, it remains the highest ranked restaurant from the Middle East.

Dubai's Trèsind Studio was recently awarded three Michelin stars

“Being named number 27 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants is a celebration of the team, our culture and the flavours that inspire everything we do,” said Chef Saini. “This honour reinforces our belief that modern Indian cuisine belongs on the world stage while staying true to our heritage.”

Trèsind Studio offers a multi-sensory, 17-course degustation menu, Rising India, that reimagines Indian cuisine. The 20-cover restaurant provides a theatrical dining experience, combining flavour with storytelling that showcases the country’s rich and diverse cultural, agricultural and religious heritage.

Oyster pearl, lychee and sea water dish at Trèsind Studio

Dubai’s Orfali Bros also re-entered the list, rising from 64th place in 2024 to reach 37 on the 2025 rankings, having been named best restaurant in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the third consecutive year by the separate Middle East & North Africa's 50 Best Restaurants awards. In 2023, Orfali Bros was ranked 46 in the world.

Judges praised the brothers from Aleppo, Syria, for creating “a genuinely unique dining experience in multicultural Dubai” for their “unpretentious bistro”.

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Khufu’s in Cairo, Egypt, collected the Resy One To Watch Award, having previously come fourth in the Middle East & North Africa's 50 Best Restaurants.

World's 50 Best beyond the Middle East
Peru’s Maido in Lima, which blends Japanese techniques with Peruvian ingredients, took the top spot from Barcelona's Disfrutar, which was number one on the World’s Best 50 Restaurant list in 2024 and now enjoys an elevated position in the Best of the Best Hall of Fame.

Asador Etxebarri in Atxondo, Spain, came second in the global rankings, with Quintonil in Mexico City coming third.

Peru’s Maido in Lima took top spot in World's Best 50 Restaurant list

“This year’s list celebrates culinary excellence across 22 territories, with 10 new entries making the 1-50 ranking, underscoring the growing global appreciation for diversity, creativity and excellence in hospitality,” said William Drew, Director of Content for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Bangkok’s Potong is the Highest New Entry at number 13, while Ikoyi in London received the Highest Climber Award, up 27 spots from the 2024 list to 17.

Cartegena's Celele (48) is the winner of the Sustainable Restaurant Award, praised for sourcing 90% of its ingredients locally and preserving Colombia’s Caribbean culinary heritage. 

Celele in Cartegena

Albert Adrià, the chef-owner of Enigma in Barcelona, wins the Chefs' Choice Award 2024, the only award to be voted for by his peers, reflecting his commitment to creative dining, and Maxime Frédéric is named The World's Best Pastry Chef 2025. 

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list in full:

Restaurants who have previously topped the rankings are entered into  Best of the Best hall of fame and are then not eligible for future votes. Those include culinary icons El Bulli, The Fat Duck, Noma, Eleven Madison Park and last year’s winner Disfrutar.

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list is voted for by 1,120 international industry experts and gourmets who make up The World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy.

 For more information, visit www.theworlds50best.com 

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