In pics: What's On Abu Dhabi Awards 2024 Highly Commended
What a wonderful night…
This year’s winners were revealed at the What’s On Abu Dhabi Awards on February 28 at the W Yas Island.
Highly Commended Afternoon Tea| Beverly Cafe
Highly Commended Afternoon Tea| Drawing Room – The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Alfresco Restaurant| Alba Terrace – The Abu Dhabi EDITION
Highly Commended Alfresco Restaurant| Brauhaus – Beach Rotana
Highly Commended All-Day Dining Restaurant| Giornotte – The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal
Highly Commended All-Day Dining Restaurant| Roots Bar and Kitchen – Yas Acres Golf and Country Club
Highly Commended Asian Restaurant | Silk & Spice Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche
Highly Commended Asian Restaurant| Shang Palace – Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Attraction| Al Forsan International Sports Resort
Highly Commended Attraction| Prison Island Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Bar| Library Bar – The Abu Dhabi EDITION
Highly Commended Bar| The Warehouse Wine and Tapas Bar – Pearl Rotana Capital Centre
Highly Commended Beach Hotel | The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Beach Hotel |InterContinental Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Breakfast| Bella Vita Restaurant by Labelle
Highly Commended Breakfast| Oléa – The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Brunch |Paradiso
Highly Commended Brunch| B.I.G. Brunch at Garage – W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island
Highly Commended Brunch| Saturday Grand Brunch – Fairmont Bab Al Bahr
Highly Commended Burger| VALGERAND – Nordic grill
Highly Commended Business Lunch| LPM Restaurant and Bar
Highly Commended Business Lunch| Raclette Brasserie & Café
Highly Commended Café| EL&N London
Highly Commended Café| Ritual Cafe & Studio
Highly Commended Concert, Show or Festival| Disney On Ice at Etihad Arena
Highly Commended Concert, Show or Festival| Saadiyat Nights presents Andrea Bocelli – DCT
Highly Commended Daycation | Al Forsan International Sports Resort
Highly Commended Daycation | Saadiyat Beach Club
Highly Commended Evening Brunch| Amerigos – Park Inn by Radisson Abu Dhabi, Yas Island
Highly Commended Evening Brunch| Teatro – Park Rotana Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Grape and Cheese Night| Art Lounge – Louvre Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Grape and Cheese Night| UVA Wine Bar & Lounge – Marriott Hotel Al Forsan
Highly Commended Healthy Restaurant| Cyan Brasserie – Andaz Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi – a Concept by Hyatt
Highly Commended Indian Restaurant | Ushna
Highly Commended Italian Restaurant | Dino’s Bistro Italiano Pearl Rotana Capital Centre
Highly Commended Italian Restaurant| SOLE – Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers
Highly Commended Japanese Restaurant| Otoro
Highly Commended Ladies' Night| Ray’s Grill – Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers
Highly Commended Ladies’ Night| W Lounge – W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island
Highly Commended Latin American Restaurant| Maté – Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel And Villas
Highly Commended Luxury Staycation | Al Wathba, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa
Highly Commended Luxury Staycation| Anantara Eastern Mangroves Hotel
Highly Commended Mediterranean Restaurant | Em Sherif Café
Highly Commended Mediterranean Restaurant| Mika
Highly Commended Mediterranean Restaurant| Oii Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Middle Eastern Restaurant | Mosaic Restaurant Muroor
Highly Commended Middle Eastern Restaurant| Beirut Sur Mer – Mamsha Al Saadiyat
Highly Commended Outdoor Bar| Café del Mar
Highly Commended Outdoor Bar| Nasma Beachfront Bar – Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas
Highly Commended Pizza| Antonia and Marmellata Bakery
Highly Commended Pub Grub| Appaloosa Sports Bar – Marriott Hotel Al Forsan, Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Pub Grub| Hamilton’s Gastropub – Saadiyat Rotana Resort and Villas
Highly Commended Seafood Restaurant| Finz – Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Spa | The Spa – The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Spa | Zen the Spa – Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas
Highly Commended Spa| Zen the Spa – Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas
Highly Commended Sporting Event| NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2023 Presented by ADQ – DCT & Ethara
Highly Commended Steakhouse| Entrecote Café de Paris – Souk Qaryat Al Beri
Highly Commended Steakhouse| Ray’s Bar – Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers
Highly Commended Sundowner Spot| Filini Garden Radisson Blu Hotel, Abu Dhabi Yas Island
Highly Commended Sundowner Spot| The Overlook – The WB™ Abu Dhabi, Curio Collection by Hilton
Highly Commended Afternoon Tea| Beverly Cafe
Highly Commended Afternoon Tea| Drawing Room – The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Alfresco Restaurant| Alba Terrace – The Abu Dhabi EDITION
Highly Commended Alfresco Restaurant| Brauhaus – Beach Rotana
Highly Commended All-Day Dining Restaurant| Giornotte – The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal
Highly Commended All-Day Dining Restaurant| Roots Bar and Kitchen – Yas Acres Golf and Country Club
Highly Commended Asian Restaurant | Silk & Spice Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche
Highly Commended Asian Restaurant| Shang Palace – Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Attraction| Al Forsan International Sports Resort
Highly Commended Attraction| Prison Island Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Bar| Library Bar – The Abu Dhabi EDITION
Highly Commended Bar| The Warehouse Wine and Tapas Bar – Pearl Rotana Capital Centre
Highly Commended Beach Hotel | The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Beach Hotel |InterContinental Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Breakfast| Bella Vita Restaurant by Labelle
Highly Commended Breakfast| Oléa – The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Brunch |Paradiso
Highly Commended Brunch| B.I.G. Brunch at Garage – W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island
Highly Commended Brunch| Saturday Grand Brunch – Fairmont Bab Al Bahr
Highly Commended Burger| VALGERAND – Nordic grill
Highly Commended Business Lunch| LPM Restaurant and Bar
Highly Commended Business Lunch| Raclette Brasserie & Café
Highly Commended Café| EL&N London
Highly Commended Café| Ritual Cafe & Studio
Highly Commended Concert, Show or Festival| Disney On Ice at Etihad Arena
Highly Commended Concert, Show or Festival| Saadiyat Nights presents Andrea Bocelli – DCT
Highly Commended Daycation | Al Forsan International Sports Resort
Highly Commended Daycation | Saadiyat Beach Club
Highly Commended Evening Brunch| Amerigos – Park Inn by Radisson Abu Dhabi, Yas Island
Highly Commended Evening Brunch| Teatro – Park Rotana Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Grape and Cheese Night| Art Lounge – Louvre Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Grape and Cheese Night| UVA Wine Bar & Lounge – Marriott Hotel Al Forsan
Highly Commended Healthy Restaurant| Cyan Brasserie – Andaz Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi – a Concept by Hyatt
Highly Commended Indian Restaurant | Ushna
Highly Commended Italian Restaurant | Dino’s Bistro Italiano Pearl Rotana Capital Centre
Highly Commended Italian Restaurant| SOLE – Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers
Highly Commended Japanese Restaurant| Otoro
Highly Commended Ladies' Night| Ray’s Grill – Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers
Highly Commended Ladies’ Night| W Lounge – W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island
Highly Commended Latin American Restaurant| Maté – Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel And Villas
Highly Commended Luxury Staycation | Al Wathba, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa
Highly Commended Luxury Staycation| Anantara Eastern Mangroves Hotel
Highly Commended Mediterranean Restaurant | Em Sherif Café
Highly Commended Mediterranean Restaurant| Mika
Highly Commended Mediterranean Restaurant| Oii Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Middle Eastern Restaurant | Mosaic Restaurant Muroor
Highly Commended Middle Eastern Restaurant| Beirut Sur Mer – Mamsha Al Saadiyat
Highly Commended Outdoor Bar| Café del Mar
Highly Commended Outdoor Bar| Nasma Beachfront Bar – Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas
Highly Commended Pizza| Antonia and Marmellata Bakery
Highly Commended Pub Grub| Appaloosa Sports Bar – Marriott Hotel Al Forsan, Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Pub Grub| Hamilton’s Gastropub – Saadiyat Rotana Resort and Villas
Highly Commended Seafood Restaurant| Finz – Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Spa | The Spa – The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort Abu Dhabi
Highly Commended Spa | Zen the Spa – Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas
Highly Commended Spa| Zen the Spa – Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas
Highly Commended Sporting Event| NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2023 Presented by ADQ – DCT & Ethara
Highly Commended Steakhouse| Entrecote Café de Paris – Souk Qaryat Al Beri
Highly Commended Steakhouse| Ray’s Bar – Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers
Highly Commended Sundowner Spot| Filini Garden Radisson Blu Hotel, Abu Dhabi Yas Island
Highly Commended Sundowner Spot| The Overlook – The WB™ Abu Dhabi, Curio Collection by Hilton
Here are our highly commended pics…
Across 45 categories, the awards focus on Abu Dhabi’s best restaurants, staycations, events and concerts and much more.
With the industry booming and more venues than ever, it only seemed fair to award two highly commended awards per category.
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