Dar Hamad
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An upscale local restaurant inspired by Kuwait's golden era of the 1960s to 1980s, named Kuwait's Best Restaurant at the 2025 World Gourmet Awards.
Dar Hamad sits on Gulf Road beside the Salmiya Marina shopping center. The building replicates the old Hamad family house across three floors, with a restaurant, a terrace and a tea room, and the upper floor overlooks the bay. The dishes build on traditional Kuwaiti home cooking with influences from the Peninsula, Persia, India and the Mediterranean. Frequently recommended dishes include roast lamb, biryani rice, tarmos salad, grape leaf rolls and date pudding. It won Kuwait's Best Restaurant at the 2025 World Gourmet Awards. Prices are high and weekends can be noisy; book ahead during peak hours. Free parking and valet service are available.
Opening hours
Daily 8:00-23:30
Nearby sights
- Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre
- Tareq Rajab Museum
- The Scientific Center
- Green Island
- Bait Al-Othman Museum
- Mirror House
- Kuwait Towers
- Al Hamra Tower