The Best High Tea in Dubai: 12 Hotels + The Private Option You Didn't Know
Where to have the best high tea in Dubai. Burj Al Arab, Atlantis, Atmosphere — and how to book a private high tea at your villa.
Published 10 May 2026
Dubai's high tea scene is one of the most refined in the Gulf — from Burj Al Arab's Sahn Eddar tea lounge to At.mosphere on Burj Khalifa's 122nd floor. We've ranked the twelve best venues and explained when each is right for your occasion. We also explain the option most guests don't know: booking a private high tea at your villa or office, hosted by us. Below is our editor's guide.
In this guide.
- 01Why Dubai high tea has become a destination
- 0212 best high tea venues, ranked
- 03What makes a great high tea (the criteria we use)
- 04Burj Al Arab Sahn Eddar — the original
- 05At.mosphere on Burj Khalifa — the highest view
- 06Atlantis Royal — the most theatrical
- 07Bvlgari Resort — the most refined
- 08Four other 5-star hotel high teas worth knowing
- 09The private option: hosted at your venue
- 10What to wear and when to book
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