Sahar Al Awadhi

Meet Sahar

Chef Sahar is the Chef and Owner of the anticipated concept Abra Restaurant championing New Emirati Cuisine, opening at Etihad Museum in 2025. Over the course of her career, Chef Sahar has worked at La Serre and was the Head Pastry Chef at the prestigious Burj Al Arab hotel. She has also had the honor to cook with respected chefs in the industry including Pierre Gagnaire, Niko Romito, Frederic Bau, Natsuko Shoji, Himanshu Saini and Carmen Rueda, creating harmonious and memorable menus together. In 2022, Chef Sahar was awarded the Best Pastry Chef in the Middle East and North Africa at the inaugural World's 50 Best Award MENA Ceremony held in Abu Dhabi, and led the pre-opening team of Ladurée Gordes in the south of France. Most recently, she was the chef consultant of the much anticipated restaurant Gerbou, opened in February 2025.