Every table worth booking, by category

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MICHELIN Selected Qatari table set inside a restored 100 year old Al Khulaifi family house that keeps its own small museum, with veranda, garden and cabin seating. Order the mutabbel, majboos, harees, jasheed of tuna, balaleet and saffron mahalabia; Time Out lists it open daily 07:00 to 01:00.

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Carries on the legacy of the late Sheikha Ahmed Al Meer, author of The Art of Qatari Cooking, with samosas, the Saasna salad, majboos, luqaimat and date ice cream, plus house spice blends for sale. Time Out lists it open daily 08:00 to 21:00.

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MICHELIN Bib Gourmand modern Qatari dining room above the National Museum with a terrace over the Gulf; signatures include slow cooked lamb shoulder with date and fennel, margoog with beef cheek, lamb madrouba and hammour with tandoori naan. Time Out lists Mon to Thu and Sat 12:30 to 21:00, Fri 13:30 to 21:00, set menu around QR200.

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New to the MICHELIN Guide Doha 2026 selection as a Bib Gourmand, this Khaleeji kitchen bakes bread in its own oven and serves falafel, lamb kofta, qahwa poured from a dallah and elbah saffron custard from breakfast through dinner.

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Refined Gulf cooking from the MICHELIN selection: machboos with kofta, harees built on six hour veal, kanad in black lime stew, seabass baked in rock salt dough and a balaleet samboosa dessert. Time Out lists it open daily 08:00 to 01:00.

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Chef Noof Al Marri's MICHELIN Selected cafe inside the National Museum, mixing Qatari home cooking with playful bites: machboos with lamb shank, keema, madrouba, khabees, dynamite shrimps and date cake.

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Visit Qatar highlights this jasmine scented palace style dining room on the Pearl marina for its Andalusian, Levantine and Qatari menu and its water views.

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Qatari restaurant recommended by Time Out for lamb machboos and prawn saloona, open Sat to Thu 09:00 to 23:00 and Fri 13:00 to 23:00.

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Qatari and regional menu inside the Mondrian, listed by Time Out for Sun to Thu 07:00 to 10:30 and 17:00 to 00:00, Fri and Sat until 01:00. Note that Time Out's bars and restaurants listing marks Walima as closed during summer, so call before travelling in August.

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Rustic Qatari owned corner spot championed by Visit Qatar for five different styles of khobiz regag and strong karak tea; Time Out lists it daily 08:00 to 13:00 and 18:00 to 23:00.

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Promoted to one MICHELIN Star in the Doha 2026 selection, with chef Cristhian Serraino also taking the Young Chef Award; Barolo braised veal cheek, spaghetti with shrimp ragù and Balfegó tuna, plus a Chef's Table and the Romeo and Juliet balcony table. Raffles lists a seven course chef's menu at QAR 850 per person, food only, with 6.00pm or 8.30pm seatings, Tue to Sat 18:00 to 23:00.

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One MICHELIN Star French contemporary cooking under Alain Ducasse's name, perched on top of the Museum of Islamic Art with seasonal tasting menus and tableside finishing.

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One MICHELIN Star Indian kitchen under culinary director Surender Mohan: Old Delhi butter chicken, Kerala style beef and tandoor lamb chops, open daily 12:30 to 00:00. The Sheraton lists its Royal Brunch at QAR 350 per person soft, QAR 525 enhanced and QAR 1,100 with bubbly.

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Promoted to Bib Gourmand in the 2026 selection, this pastel pink Mina District sibling of the Beirut original serves Middle Eastern fusion plates such as capellini with crab and is a strong business lunch pick.

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Named Opening of the Year in the MICHELIN Guide Doha 2026 under chef Fang Deshan, styled like 1920s Shanghai, with wood roasted Beijing duck carved tableside and Fried Flying Dagger pulled noodles.

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New to the 2026 MICHELIN selection: a clubby grill room presided over by a stag statue, known for Australian Black Onyx steaks and a sea bass aguachile that the inspectors picked as a favourite dish.

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MICHELIN Selected Niçoise cooking on the Al Maha Island waterfront, best at sunset, with crevettes, confit de canard and tarte aux fraises, plus a business lunch the inspectors call good value.

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Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Latin American room in the Four Seasons, where the bar tables look over the Gulf and a live band plays; ceviche, tacos and the Salted Impossible Flan.

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Visit Qatar's pick for Yemeni cooking in the souq, with floor seating and salta and fahsa stews finished in stone pots and clay ovens.

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Bib Gourmand Moroccan address in the heart of Souq Waqif for tagine and couscous, the jawhara dessert and mint tea in the lounge.

QR25 mixed grill, QR5 chicken shawarma

Doha institution on Time Out's cheap eats list for its mixed grill at QR25 and chicken shawarma at QR5, open daily 09:00 to 01:30.

QR5 for 15 falafel

Round the clock falafel counter that Time Out lists at QR5 for fifteen falafel, open 24 hours a day.

QR2 karak, QR5 vada pav

Indian street food canteen open 24 hours, where Time Out clocks karak at QR2 and vada pav at QR5.

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Bib Gourmand Thai kitchen with three open kitchens, teak floors and a Thai boat as its centrepiece.

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New in the MICHELIN Guide Doha 2026 selection: Singaporean hawker classics from an open kitchen, including chilli crab and mango sago.

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MICHELIN Selected Maghrebi cooking with chicken tagine with lemon and olives, Algerian boureks and homemade ice cream.

QR25 Pad Thai

Pan Asian favourite in Qanat Quartier that Time Out includes among Doha's best value restaurants, with Pad Thai at QR25.

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Open 24 hours and famous enough to create car queues, this Visit Qatar favourite pours ginger karak alongside sweet and savoury chapatis.

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Karak specialist listed by Time Out as open Sat to Thu 07:00 to 01:00 and Fri 07:00 to 11:00 then 13:00 to 02:00.

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Qatari cafe open daily 08:00 to 00:00 per Time Out, serving moshakshaka and mozaatar with local coffee.

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Known as the Fishermen's Cafe, this Visit Qatar listed Corniche hangout serves foul, sandwiches, burgers, tea, coffee, fresh juices and shisha to local fishermen, expats and visitors alike.

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Opened in May 2026 at the Waldorf Astoria Doha Lusail, bringing the Praia group's Mediterranean coastal cooking to the hotel's waterfront setting.

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One of the July 2026 arrivals tracked by ILoveQatar, the Novikov group's cafe format in Msheireb Downtown, open daily 14:00 to 00:00.

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New Gewan Island dining room listed by ILoveQatar among 2026 openings, open daily 12:00 to 01:00.

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MICHELIN Selected Levantine cooking on the first floor of a private members' club where non members can still book a table; trolley service comes round at dinner.