There is nothing better than a lazy morning spent eating eggs benedict in Abu Dhabi. The city’s best restaurants or cafés are well known for their incredible breakfasts. It’s the perfect way to start your weekend: sipping a hot drink of choice, reading, or chatting with a friend? You can count us in.
Brilliant Bennys are available across the city but we have high eggspecatations (sorry not sorry) when it comes to our eggs.
We want those yolks fit to burst, hollandaise that’s silky-smooth and soaked up perfectly by a thick slab of toast. Smoked salmon is always welcome, beef bacon or spinach, too, as long as those eggs are one fork prick away from exploding.
Ready to try some cracking brekkies? Here are the best eggs benedicts is Abu Dhabi.
Brunch & Cake
Have you tried the pulled beef and avocado rose benny at Brunch & Cake? Eggs benny served at a beautiful venue with lush pastel décor (complete with an indoor water fountain and live fish) sounds like an ideal breakfast. This spot never ceases to delight. It also serves two other types of eggs benedict, including the Brunch & Cake eggs Benedict featuring a charcoal sweetcorn waffle, or the classic benny served on an English muffin with veal bacon or turkey ham. Delicious.
Read our full review of Brunch & Cake here.
From Dhs60. Sun-Thu 9am-11.30pm, Fri-Sat 9am-midnight. Al Bateen Marina (800 4726362).
Café 302
There are a whopping four kinds of eggs benedict to choose from at Café 302: they must be almost as admiring of this dish as we are. The smoked salmon eggs benny has poached eggs, spinach, onion, Hollandaise sauce and thick white toast. The classic eggs benedict swaps out salmon for turkey bacon while the vegetarian has tomatoes and pesto Hollandaise. Finally, the tofu benedict includes a grilled tofu patty, vegetable slaw, vegan avocado sauce and a thick multi-cereal toast. It sounds like we won’t be needing seconds.
From Dhs55. Open daily, 6am-11pm. Fatima Bint Mubarak Street (02 610 6688).
Jones the Grocer
An oldie but a goodie, Jones the Grocer serves a lovely classic benedict in Abu Dhabi with poached eggs, asparagus, beef bacon, alfalfa sprouts and hollandaise on a toasted English muffin. We especially love Jones for its fresh organic juices, careful coffee brews, and laid-back vibes. Sounds perfect for a casual breakfast, and there are lots of venues to choose from across the city too.
Dhs58. Open daily, locations vary (02 639 5883).
No57 café
Another darling of the Al Bateen breakfast scene, No57 Café serves a brilliant eggs Benedict with a twist. The “hashbrown benedict” is served on – you guessed it – hash browns instead of toast. Topped with poached eggs, smoked salmon, hollandaise and spinach it’s the perfect way to start your morning, especially if you’re a fan of potatoes (and who isn’t?).
Dhs55. Open daily, 9am-10.45pm. Al Bateen Marina (02 441 6100).
Nolu’s
Fit to burst, you’ll find a classic egg’s benedict at Nolu’s served with your choice of roasted potato or fruit salad and your choice of brown, white, or rye toast. The Nolu’s Benedict comes with English muffins topped with two poached eggs, sprouts, sunflower seeds and turmeric hollandaise. You can also choose to add turkey, spinach, avocado or salmon for an additional Dhs10. Those wholesome ingredients probably come with some real health benny-fits.
Dhs68. Sun-Thu 9am-10pm; Fri-Sat 9am-11pm. Al Raha or The Galleria Al Maryah Island. (02 557 9500).
Sanderson’s
With so many breakfast options on the menu to choose from, Sanderson’s is a natural choice for Abu Dhabi brekkie lovers. We’re big fans of the Sanderson’s royale. Smashed avocado, smoked salmon, and creamy hollandaise on a toasted beetroot bun? It’s a picture-perfect plate that doesn’t disappoint the palate either. This adorable venue isn’t bad for a quick ‘gram pic either. Snap and sup with this top eggs benedict in Abu Dhabi.
Dhs61. Open daily, 8am-10pm. Andalus Al Seef Restort. wearesandersons.com.
Sola
Looking for brilliant eggs benedict in Abu Dhabi? Sola has you covered with one of the most unique dishes on the list: charcoal eggs benny. Located in the up-and-coming Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Park area, Sola has the power to floor you with flavour. The bread in this eggs Benedict dish is pure black, topped with white poached eggs, tucked into a secret avocado recipe, and drizzled in black Hollandaise sauce. Prick your fork into the egg and warm yellow yolk bursts out, creating an artistic breakfast plate that’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen.
Open daily 7am-1am. Unlicensed. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Park, Al Khalidiya, solacafe.com (02 546 3558).
Tasha’s Café
Tasha’s is forever popular, especially for a weekend breakfast and it’s easy to see why. It’s the perfect way to start your Friday morning. The breakfast royale includes two poached eggs, asparagus or spinach and lemon sauce on rye toast. This dish comes with your choice of salmon (Dhs112) or beef bacon (Dhs78). After this eggs benedict, have a wander around the marina, where you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing where to have a follow-up coffee.
Dhs58. Open Mon-Sat 8am-midnight; Sun 8am-11pm. Al Bateen Marina (02 445 0890).
Tawa Bakery
Shrooming in on the mushrooms on this eggs benedict. It seems the secret to an early start is a good looking breakfast. Tawa is a 100 percent gluten-free bakery in Abu Dhabi, founded on the belief that being gluten-free should never mean sacrificing taste or quality. The eggs benedict features poached eggs on a freshly baked English muffin with béarnaise sauce and served with a green side salad. You can make this dish your own by adding spinach.
From Dhs37. Open daily, 10am-8pm. Al Raha Boulevard (02 556 6900).
That’s breakfast sorted… is anyone else feeling hungry?
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