Must-see restaurants in Oman

  • Bin Ateeq Restaurant

    Nizwa

    Part of a small chain of Omani-style restaurants, this is one of the few places where you have the opportunity to sample genuine local dishes. Dining is…

  • La Brasserie

    Muscat

    Serving delicious French food in a small wooden den of a restaurant opposite the fish market in Mutrah, La Brasserie is the perfect venue for coffee and a…

  • Rawabi Coffee Shop

    Oman

    Tucked under three giant neem trees behind Rustaq Fort, this large coffee shop cooks up a giant doner kebab each night and offers a range of fruit juices…

  • Fleur

    Oman

    The best part about this restaurant is that it is open-sided – and on top of a sand dune. Licensed to serve alcohol, the restaurant offers a short menu of…

  • Boom Burger & Sweets

    Nizwa

    Roughly opposite the Falaj Daris Hotel, this modern, attractive restaurant with calligraphic walls caters to a growing national appetite for burgers. This…

  • Zahrat Bilad Al Sham Restaurant

    Sur

    Right beside the main road, this popular semi-open-air venue offers sizzling Turkish kebabs marinated in the chef’s best spices, reputedly of Ottoman…

  • Beach Bar & Restaurant

    Dhofar

    This popular beachside restaurant offers tasty grilled seafood. It makes the perfect palm-tree setting for a four-course romantic dinner (OR58.5). The…

  • Keytha Café

    Oman

    This smart little cafe on the approach to the hot springs has an air-conditioned interior and a small terrace overlooking the wadi. Lattes and smoothies,…

  • Al Mashfaraf for Turkish Food

    Nizwa

    This Turkish restaurant serves consistently delicious kebabs and other assorted Turkish dishes. It's some way out of town (near the Nizwa Gateway) but…

  • Yamal Seafood Restaurant

    Salalah

    Located inside a busy mall, teeming with visitors during the khareef, this modern and no-nonsense restaurant serves good, locally caught seafood. The…

  • Aroos Damascus Restaurant

    Hajar Mountains

    Chicken, rice and salad with an assortment of sides counts as staple fare in this brightly lit, central restaurant. It's conveniently located near the…

  • Turkish Restaurant

    Masirah Island

    For kebabs and whole roasted chickens, this restaurant, on the main street near Masirah Hotel and a prominent crossroad, is an old favourite.

  • Fastfood ‘n’ Juice Centre

    Muscat

    East of the main entrance to Mutrah Souq on Mutrah Corniche, this thoroughly typical local-style restaurant with tables on the pavement is an ideal place…

  • Ideal Ambitious

    Hajar Mountains

    This unlikely campground at the entrance to the village doubles as a restaurant at weekends. Buffets include Omani rice and Indian dishes. Sleep off…

  • Al Shariq Restaurant & Coffeeshop

    Oman

    This typical local-style restaurant, with its attractive red-painted exterior, has tiny, screened cubicles for private family dining. There's a huge…

  • Al Batinah Restaurant & Coffee Shop

    Oman

    Serving delicious grilled meat, steaming piles of biryani, whole fried chicken and fish scooped from the sea by the fishermen mending their nets nearby,…

  • Coffee Shop

    Jebel Shams

    By the signpost for Dar Lawi, across from some picnic shelters (and derelict toilets best avoided), this simple one-storey establishment with a barasti …

  • Wardat Al Fatah Trading

    Oman

    For a partial sea view and newly caught hamour (a type of grouper) from the fish market opposite, this simple eatery serves delicious Turkish food at…

  • Etienne Cave Park Restaurant

    Dhofar

    One of a couple of basic coffee shops on top of the incline above the Ittin Rd, this simple establishment offers a few seats under shady trees that bob…

  • Al Saula'ee Restaurant & Grills

    Oman

    One of many similar grill restaurants here, this local favourite is distinguished by a white-picket fence enclosing a small tree-shaded yard. If it's too…

  • Royal House Restaurant

    Muscat

    This light-spangled restaurant on Mutrah Corniche offers cosy indoor dining on sedans under Turkish lanterns, or at trestle tables alongside Mutrah's busy…

  • Al Boom & Dolphin Bar

    Muscat

    This intimate, licensed restaurant, with large windows and a terrace overlooking the fish market, is a good place to get a feel of Muscat’s age-old…

  • Modern Oman Bakery

    Nizwa

    The biggest bakery in Nizwa and part of a chain operating all over Oman, this establishment sells a range of local- and Western-style bread, cakes and…

  • Bin Ateeq

    Muscat

    Catering to homesick traders from the interior, this restaurant is one of the few to serve genuine Omani food the traditional way with seating on old…

  • Arab World Restaurant

    Hajar Mountains

    Men and women sit apart (or in family groups) at this highly popular restaurant serving Omani dishes, such as chicken mandhi (OR1.7) and Indian favourites…

  • Mughsail Coffee Shop

    Dhofar

    This simple coffee shop serves black tea, tea boiled with milk, soft drinks and a few basic snacks. With a shaded terrace, it's a good spot from which to…

  • Robo'u Alsaab Restaurant

    Jebel Akhdar

    Serving simple but well-prepared fare such as shawarma (shaved grilled meat in bread) and whole roasted chickens (OR2.8), this local-style restaurant has…

  • Time of Tea

    Hajar Mountains

    This coffee shop sells snacks and simple fare in a jolly, red-decked restaurant with some chairs on the pavement. It offers a quiet place to watch…

  • Thala Cafe

    Oman

    This tiny cafe serves up tasty shawarma (pockets of bread filled with shaved meat and salad) into the small hours of the night. During the day, it offers…

  • City Tower Grill Restaurant & Cafe

    Muscat

    Ignore the entirely irrelevant name of this venue and have an egg roll-up and fresh orange juice in view of Al Mirani Fort in this corner street cafe,…

  • Golden Beach Restaurant

    Oman

    Used to rustling up rice and dhal or an egg roll-up for breakfast for the occasional foreign guests from the neighbouring hotel, this local-style…

  • Coffee Shop

    Dhofar

    One of the only places to buy food and provisions for many kilometres in either direction along this desolate stretch of coastal highway. It is tucked…

  • Lulu Hypermarket

    Khasab

    This supermarket sells fresh biryani, tandoori chicken, salads and pastries – all the ingredients needed for a picnic. It's also handy for camping…

  • Abu Shabeeb

    Masirah Island

    Abu Shabeeb is the most comprehensive supermarket in town (useful for camping provisions), but if you require any ‘must haves’ it's best to bring them…

  • Lulu

    Muscat

    Lulu is the region’s favourite supermarket chain, and its food halls include many Middle Eastern favourites such as hummus and muttabel (smoked aubergine…

  • Al Fair Supermarket

    Muscat

    The ubiquitous Al Fair supermarket chain, found in many of the main shopping areas of Muscat, is the perfect shop for picnic ingredients with an expansive…

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