Unless you’ve been living under a social media rock for the last few years, you’ll know that come the weekend, Instagram becomes a sea of creamy green as the world’s hungry post photos of their smashed avo on toast with its smorgasbord of different toppings. Basic or not, the people love it, and that definitely includes hungry dinners in Abu Dhabi.
Luckily, it’s a dish you’ll see on pretty much every breakfast menu across the capital, and because we’re such nice people, we’ve rounded up the top five places in Abu Dhabi where you can get your avocado quota. Whether you like yours with poached eggs and a squeeze of lime or you’re after something gluten-free, these dreamy avocado dishes in Abu Dhabi are sure to hit the spot. Hello, avo!
Avocado & Eggs at Market at EDITION
Big up to the Abu Dhabi EDITION for giving the people what they really want – delish avo on toast. The restaurant’s breakfast staple is served with poached eggs, crushed avocado, flax and sesame seeds and cashew on top of healthy grilled rye toast. It doesn’t get much better than that. There’s a reason the avo toast is a signature at this go-to Abu Dhabi brekkie spot.
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Dhs65. Open daily 6.30am-1pm. The Abu Dhabi EDITION, Al Bateen Marina, marketabudhabi.com (02 208 0000).
Pulled Beef & Avocado Rose Benny at Brunch & Cake
As with every dish at Abu Dhabi’s most gorgeous venue, this is one that was designed to be photographed. One for those who like a bit of meat in the morning, the sliced avocado comes lovingly shaped like a rose, served on an English muffin with two organic poached eggs, slow-cooked tender beef with chimichurri hollandaise. Instagram in a nutshell. And it leaves your taste buds happy, too.
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Dhs79. Open daily 9am-10.30pm. Al Bateen Marina, brunchandcake.com (02 575 4880).
Avocado toast at No.FiftySeven
A best-selling brunch dish at this supper-club-turned-trendy-café in Al Bateen, the smashed avocado at No.FiftySeven comes simply served on ciabatta bread with chili. We highly recommend adding a bunch of delicious extras including poached eggs, cherry tomatoes and grilled halloumi. It would be rude not to.
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From Dhs45. Open daily 9am-10.45pm. Al Bateen Harbour, no57.co (02 441 6100).
Avo and eggs on rye bread at Sanderson’s
When it comes to avocado, Sanderson’s knows it avo. Not only does the Abu Dhabi breakfast favourite put avocado on a sweet potato breakfast pizza, you’ll also find a huge array of avocado on toast dishes that change regularly, including tahini avocado toast with boiled eggs, smashed avo and mango on beetroot ciabatta, and a healthy benny with sweet potato, mushroom, bacon and kale. Our favourite, though, has to be the simple-yet-effective avocado and eggs on rye bread, served sliced or smashed with sweet peas, spinach, feta, super seeds dukkah, eggs and balsamic cream. That’s health on a plate.
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Dhs61. Open Sun-Wed 8am-8.30pm, Thu-Sat 8am-10pm. Andalus Al Seef Resort, wearesandersons.com (02 222 1142).
Smashed Avocado Chia Toast at Nolus
If you’re after a gluten-free twist to your avocado toast then you’ve come to the right place. This cool Californian-style café serves up smashed avo with shallots, radish, sprouts, cucumber, feta and almonds on gluten-free chia toast with a poached egg on the side, and it really is as good as it sounds. Feeling fancy? Add smoked salmon for Dhs11.
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From Dhs63. Various locations, 800NOLUS (66587).
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