Restaurants
10 restaurants in Souq Waqif & Msheireb, including Middle Eastern, Qatari and South Asian cooking. 2 are high-end, 6 mid-range and 2 budget-friendly. 4 are recognized by the Michelin Guide and 3 are Taste of Qatar picks.
Michelin SelectedSaasna is a Qatari restaurant in Msheireb Downtown Doha serving traditional local dishes made from family recipes, recognized in the Michelin Guide for both 2025 and 2026.
Taste of QatarA Souq Waqif breakfast institution built by Shams Al Qassabi, the first woman to trade in the souq, serving Qatari classics from a heritage building along an alleyway.
Middle EasternParisa Souq Waqif is a Persian restaurant with a mirrored dining room lined in thousands of hand-picked Iranian mirrors, Doha's second Parisa location after the Ritz-Carlton original.
Bib GourmandArgan is a Moroccan restaurant inside the Tivoli Souq Waqif Doha, with a mirrored Moroccan lounge dining room and Talabat delivery for takeaway.
Bib GourmandHoppers Doha is a Sri Lankan and South Indian restaurant in Barahat Msheireb, holding a Michelin Bib Gourmand and run by Al Sraiya Hotels and Hospitality Group.
Middle EasternAl Bandar Aden is a Yemeni restaurant in Souq Waqif serving salta and fahsa, with traditional floor seating available.
Middle EasternBerenjak Souq Waqif is a Persian restaurant on Al Ahmed Street, opened in September 2024, serving charcoal kebabs and mazeh sharing plates in a dining room full of mosaics and antiques.
Middle EasternA 450-seat Syrian restaurant from Damascus in the heart of Souq Waqif, pairing heritage stone architecture with traditional Syrian cooking.
Michelin SelectedA Michelin Guide selected Cantonese restaurant at Mandarin Oriental Doha, known for its dim sum brunch and refined Chinese dining room in Msheireb.
Taste of QatarAn 80-year-old Souq Waqif institution near Bismillah Mosque — kebab skewers from QAR 5, always a queue.