Press
Where Alba has been written about.
Each of these is something you can go and read. Where a prize was won it says what was won; where it was a nomination or a listing, it says that instead.
AD Middle East
Alba is one of the restaurants named in AD Middle East's guide to the city's most beautiful rooms.
Gault&Millau
Alba Lounge appears in the guide's UAE edition in two consecutive years.
World of Fine Wine
Alba took two regional category awards for Middle East & Africa: Best Sake List outside Japan, and Best New Wine List.
The Pinnacle Guide
Himitsu holds two pins in the Pinnacle Guide — the only bar in the Middle East to hold two. Time Out, The Spirits Business and Bar Magazine all reported the award when it was made, in May 2026.
FACT Dining Awards
Alba is on the published nominee list for the 2026 FACT Dining Awards in Dubai, in the Pan Asian category. A nomination, not a win.
Caterer Middle East
The trade title's list of fifty of the region's best mixologists includes a member of the bar team at Alba and Himitsu.
The National
The National reviewed Himitsu, the omakase bar behind the dining room.
PORTER
PORTER, Net-A-Porter's magazine, puts Himitsu in its international round-up of the cocktail bars to know this year.
Time Out Dubai
Himitsu is one of the ten hidden bars in Time Out Dubai's speakeasy guide.
GreatList
Himitsu is listed in the GreatList guide to Dubai.
Emirates Woman
Emirates Woman included Alba in its round-up of new UAE restaurants to try over Eid.
Visit Dubai
Alba is listed on the emirate's official visitor guide.
Dubai Racing Club
Dubai Racing Club's announcement of the Carnival names Alba and Himitsu among its hospitality venues.
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