The annual list of the Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants was revealed last night and for the second year running, White Robata won the award for The Best Restaurant in Kuwait for 2023. They came in 42nd place overall in the Middle East & North Africa, one spot higher than last year.
The best restaurant this year was Dubai’s Orfali Bros Bistro. For the full top 50 list, check out @theworlds50best
16 replies on “White Robata, Kuwait’s Best Restaurant Again”
If we will visit White Robata for the 1st time, what are thé recommended food we will try?
I’m a fan of their raw stuff
Personal fav:
corn salad
sushi with the orange thing on top / even the other maki is good
ribeye steak
angus steak
wagyu (kebab looking things)
the sushi which they torch with a flame gun *
lol i don’t remember names
What is the criteria they judge by? Seems like they just look at the price list.
As I keep saying, this list would be far more interesting – and real, and fair – if they excluded all the global franchises like Zuma, LPM etc. and focused on local creations in each country.
To prove my point, Orfali Bros. is fantastic but quite close to what we find here at Cocoa Room. If the global franchises weren’t on this list Cocoa Room might have made it in the Top 50, right?
I’d imagine more hope in the wall spots might have made the list
Visited White Robata once, felt it was way over hyped, food was acceptable but nothing out of the world that warrants such high praise.
I thought all the restaurants at JACC closed?
Cocoa Room, White Robata and Baker & Spice still there.
Pretty sure Cocoa Room and Baker and Spice gone
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn4eDc0MKma/
CR is still there. B&S is gone.
why did they close?
High rents, low turnover…. The usual
Very well deserved, White Robata has been consistent with its quality since day one. Very well trained staff, amazing interior and of course the food is the best in the country.
I was in Dubai over the weekend and I tried some of the restaurants from the 2022 list (including 3 Fils which topped the list) just before the 2023 list dropped. All I’ll say is that most of the restaurants are way overhyped and over rated. 3 Fils in particular was good but no where near list topping good in my opinion. White Robata IMO is much better.