The Best Breakfast in Saadiyat Island: Society

Hands down, Society has one of the best breakfasts in Saadiyat Island. Do a quick search online, and you’ll realise it is an overwhelming favourite among the breakfast crowd in Abu Dhabi.

Seriously. There are people who love Society with a deep, unwavering fervour. The ambience, the service, the flavours — everything is on point every time. When breakfast spells yummy gourmet, it reads Society.

Society offers a tastefully curated selection of breakfast options. Want the best Turkish breakfast in Saadiyat? Society does a great version of Turkish eggs. 

Another favourite is Shakshuka with spiced tomato sauce, feta, beef sausage and sourdough.

Society also has the Georgian staple of Khachapuri with egg and smoked cheese. It even has a contender for the best English breakfast in Saadiyat: the big breakfast with eggs, chicken sausage, beef bacon, mushrooms, and hummus. While not strictly traditional, it’s as good and filling as a full fry-up.

Best Breakfast in Saadiyat With a View: Ten 11 Beach

Craving a comforting bowl of warm labneh immersed in poached eggs, a delicious akkawi and parmesan cheese manakish or a za’atar flatbread topped with burrata and sweet figs? Head on over to Ten 11 Beach for the best Arabic breakfast in Saadiyat.

Ten 11 Beach is also the place to go if you want the best breakfast in Saadiyat with a view. Located on the 1.5-kilometre stretch of coast at the exclusive beachfront community of Mamsha Al Saadiyat, the restaurant provides diners with an enchanting view of Soul Beach and the Arabian Gulf.

Feast your eyes on azure blue waters and the lovely white shoreline as you enjoy your breakfast. Aside from the labneh, manakish and flatbread, breakfast options also include:

• Creamy handpicked mushrooms with a poached egg on bread
• A warm croissant sandwich with a poached egg, salmon and tzatziki sauce
• A poached egg on top of freshly prepared smashed avocado drizzled with basil oil served on toasted sourdough bread
• A bowl of acai with granola, bananas, berries, pomegranate, and peanut butter

Not only does Ten 11 Beach serve the best breakfast in Abu Dhabi with a view, but it also has some of the best refreshments in town. There are all kinds of fresh juices, mocktails, iced teas, smoothies, bottled coffees, the Ten 11 frapu signature drink, and a diverse range of speciality coffees, including:

• Aeropress
• Chemex
• V 60
• French press
• Pour-over
• Cold brew
• Cold drip

Ten 11 Beach opens at 8 a.m.

Best Breakfast Buffet in Saadiyat: Oléa Restaurant

If you’re feeling so famished you need something substantial, head to The St. Regis Saadiyat Island. Oléa Restaurant offers a daily buffet breakfast, and it is a frontrunner as the best breakfast buffet in Saadiyat Island.

Oléa is an all-day dining Mediterranean restaurant, one of the seven food and beverage outlets at The St. Regis. The good news is you don’t need to be an early worm to catch the bird (yes, it’s the other way around, and that’s your hunger for breakfast playing tricks on you).

Anyway, if you prefer a late breakfast, it’s okay. Oléa serves breakfast daily from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., so feel free to have breakfast at noon.

Oléa is perfect for mornings when you wake up so ravenous you could eat a sheep. It has an extensive breakfast selection. There are waffles and pancakes and breads and pastries, including plain toast and its fancier French cousin. There are cold cuts, cheeses, yoghurt, and sour cream.

The breakfast buffet also features live cooking stations, including one whose sole task is to turn out delicate eggs in your preferred style and doneness. There are fresh seafood, salads, coffees, teas, and juices. Whatever you want and need, Oléa (probably) has it.

Best Hotel Breakfast in Saadiyat Island: The Café

If you don’t feel like a buffet breakfast but still want a proper one, how about The Café at Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villa?

The Café’s breakfast options should be more than sufficient for most people’s needs. Its breakfast menu includes:

• Bread: bakery goods basket, toast (white or whole wheat), and gluten-free
• Cereals and yoghurts: granola, muesli, cornflakes, oats, yoghurt (Greek or soy)
• Fresh fruits: seasonal sliced fruits, fresh fruit salad, mixed seasonal berries
• Egg dishes: fried, scrambled, omelette, eggs benedict, tartufo, sunny egg, smashed avocado, bee pollen & avocado
• Breakfast specialities: buttermilk pancakes, French toast, breakfast cold cuts, assorted cheese, organic jumbo porridge
• Fresh fruit juices
• Coffees
• Teas

The Café opens from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and is one of the five food and beverage outlets at Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villa. It’s the only one that offers breakfast. That said, there’s one other place that opens early in the morning. The Library opens at 8 a.m. and serves teas, coffees and pastries — just the perfect fare for those who like their breakfast light.

A Fine Brekky, Brekkie, Breakfast in Saadiyat Island

In keeping with Saadiyat Island’s reputation for luxury and leisure, the Island serves up some of the most deliciously luxurious breakfasts in Abu Dhabi. Start on your gastronomic breakfast journey with the above restaurants. They may not provide the most affordable breakfast in Saadiyat, but they will guarantee a delectable morning meal.