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Steakhouses in Dubai

Dubai's steakhouses cook almost entirely imported, halal-certified beef — Australian Wagyu and Angus, American USDA grades, Japanese A5 and South American cuts — in hotel dining rooms, DIFC towers, Downtown and Palm Jumeirah, alongside Brazilian, Korean and Japanese grill formats.

The United Arab Emirates raises very little beef of its own, so the steak served in Dubai is imported: mainly from Australia, the United States, Japan, New Zealand and South America. All meat imported into the UAE must be halal-certified, which means every steak on a Dubai menu comes from cattle slaughtered under halal rules; Japanese and Korean beef reach the city through halal-certified plants in those countries. Menus commonly name the farm, breed or grade — Australian Wagyu with a marble score, USDA Prime, Japanese A5 — and several restaurants run their own dry-aging cabinets.

The city's oldest steakhouses sit inside hotels: Seafire opened with Atlantis The Palm in 2008, and large hotels in Downtown, DIFC, Business Bay, Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah each keep a grill room. Since the mid-2010s independent and international brands have added other formats: Argentine and Brazilian grills (Fogo de Chão's churrascaria opened in DIFC in 2018), Turkish showmanship at Nusr-Et, London steak-frites at Rowley's, Spanish charcoal grilling at Leña, Korean table barbecue and Japanese yakiniku. Many venues in licensed districts serve alcohol; some, such as 11 Woodfire, are unlicensed.

The MICHELIN Guide has covered Dubai since 2022. In the 2026 edition the wood-fire restaurant 11 Woodfire in Jumeirah holds one star, and Leña Dubai is listed under "Meats and Grills". Time Out Dubai and What's On publish annual steakhouse guides; World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants 2025 placed 11 Woodfire at No. 38.

Listed by name, never by payment or score. Facts last verified: 20 Oct 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Is steak in Dubai halal?

Yes. UAE rules require all imported meat to be halal-certified, so beef served in Dubai restaurants, including Japanese Wagyu and Korean Hanwoo, comes from halal slaughter. Pork is sold separately under licence and is not part of steak menus.

Where to eat Wagyu in Dubai?

Japanese A5 Wagyu appears on the menus of hotel steakhouses such as Bull & Bear (Waldorf Astoria DIFC), Bushman's (Anantara The Palm) and The Cullinan (Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab), and at the yakiniku restaurant Akabeko. Seafire at Atlantis serves Imperial Blossom, an Australian Wagyu sourced for the restaurant.

Are there Michelin steakhouses in Dubai?

In the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026, 11 Woodfire, a wood-fire grill restaurant in Jumeirah, holds one star. Leña Dubai (Palm Jumeirah) and The Guild (DIFC) are listed restaurants without a star.

Where does the beef in Dubai steakhouses come from?

Almost all of it is imported: Australia (Angus and Wagyu), the United States (USDA grades), Japan (A5 Wagyu), New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Korea appear on current menus.

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