Musheireb Doha: Heart of Qatar's booming hospitality sector


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Sachin Kumar | The Peninsula

Whether sharing a quick coffee, a light meal or an extravagant gourmet dinner with family and friends, Musheireb Doha and Msheireb Downtown Doha (MDD) have all the best options in one place. With scores of coffee shops, restaurants and hotels, Musheireb Doha is the heart of Qatar's booming hospitality sector.

Offering a blend of rich Qatari heritage and world-class food and beverages experiences in the modern setting, the well-designed architecture gives visitors and guests the opportunity to capture perfect moments. For some visitors, such experiences manifest in the form of most liked photos on social media while for other it lives in their memories forever. 

Msheireb Downtown Doha presents the best of Qatar's hospitality sector to its visitors and guests. Whether you are looking for a quick cafe, restaurant or hotel to refresh yourself MDD has it all. Guests and visitors can have different flavours of coffee and tea from Caffeinated, EL&N, The Ministry of Coffee, Empire Coffee, ARK Coffee, Arabica and AtTeatude. Talking about restaurants and hotels the list is quite long but some prominent names are Banyan Tree Doha At La Cigale Mushaireb; Mandarin Oriental, Doha; Park Hyatt Doha and Alwadi Doha- MGallery Hotel Collection while restaurants are IL Galante, Vertigo, Saffron Doha, Qalamkarri, Al Fai Restaurant, Gelato, Nourlaya, Opus, Saasna Qatar, Sora and Trapani Qatar. 

The coffee shops and restaurants are the best place to relax after a busy trip to museums or shopping centre.

“Apart from having my favourite coffee and delicious food, I come to restaurants and cafes in MDD to get my favourite pictures for my social media. My most liked photos on my social media accounts are from restaurants and cafes in Msheireb Downtown Doha. It's a delight not just for me to come here, but my social media friends also get excited when I come here and post pictures,” Nour Hamade, a marketing executive told The Peninsula.

Doha Oasis offers guests and visitors a chance to experience the best hospitality, entertainment and luxury shopping in the heart of Doha. 

Doha Oasis is a luxurious Mixed-Use Development located in the heart of Musheireb Doha district. The distinctive elliptical shape of the building comprises a stand-alone seven-star luxury hotel, a three-story shopping mall, luxury residential suites, cutting edge VIP cinemas and Quest; a state-of-the-art indoor theme park.

Hotels and restaurants in Musheireb are getting encouraging response from the guests and visitors. Banyan Tree Doha At La Cigale Mushaireb, which is located in the heart of Mushaireb within Doha Oasis, is in high demand.

“Restaurants in Banyan Tree Doha are receiving overwhelming response from the market. IL Galante, our speciality Italian restaurant has become a home of Italian food lovers catering to the Italian community, ladies market for the breakfast, and expat and diplomatic community for the lunch and dinner. We have a team of Italian Chefs and Italian Restaurant Manager who takes care of our guests by providing them exemplary service and experience,” Aurelio Giraudo, Cluster General Manager for Banyan Tree Doha At La Cigale Mushaireb & La Cigale Hotel Managed by Accor told The Peninsula.

Giving details about another restaurant, Vertigo, which is located on the 28th floor, Aurelio Giraudo said that it is one of the highest lounges in the Mushaireb area with incredible 360-degree views of Doha's Skyline, Corniche and the old city. 

“This place is now the talk of the town and offers an experience like no other with a creative beverage menu, mixology inventions and Pan-Asian cuisine with a Mediterranean twist in a lively set up with music. We have given an identity to each night of the week with a different theme and concepts and are catering to different customer segments throughout the week. I do get a lot of last-minute requests for weekends from high net worth individuals to just get a table at Vertigo, the place to be,” said Aurelio Giraudo.“Saffron Doha, our signature Thai restaurant, perched on the 24th Floor, is serving authentic Thai cuisine with beautiful Thai décor and mesmerising views of the city. Our team of Chefs have been hired from Thailand to provide an authentic fine dining experience to our guests.

Saffron is getting a very strong response from the market and some of the hottest selling items are Tom Yum Goong soup, Tom Kha Gai soup, Phad Kaprao Nua, Goong Thod Nahm Pla Waan and Gai Phad Med Mamaung Himmapharn,” added Aurelio Giraudo.

About Qalamkarri, Aurelio Giraudo said that Qalamkarri serves contemporary Indian cuisine brings together the latest cooking offering, a familiar yet innovative interpretation of one of the world's great culinary experiences. All the things in this restaurant from the cutlery to staff is handpicked by myself and this restaurant is close to my heart.“This restaurant has caught the imagination of the local market and is full-on weekends and on weekdays, doing very high occupancies during the dinner time. Our guests are excited to dine at Qalamkarri and experience the local flavours of Indian cuisine,” he added.

The hotels in Msheireb Downtown Doha offer exceptional hospitality and services. Alwadi Doha – MGallery Hotel Collection presents grandeur living away from home with breathtaking views, unrivalled luxury, and world class amenities.

Mandarin Oriental-Doha is an intimate and stylish urban retreat, beautifully appointed with an extraordinary attention to detail, the result is one of luxurious understated elegance with spacious layouts and sumptuous furnishings, award-winning dining experiences and holistic spa offerings.

When in Msheireb Downtown Doha you cannot miss the iconic Mercure Hotel, which will be completing four decades of operation and has indulged its local and international guests with its fine hospitality. Sora, Japanese for Sky, is a stylish Japanese finedining rooftop restaurant and lounge at Park Hyatt Doha. Embodying Park Hyatt Doha's immersive culinary experiences, food connoisseurs can discover Japanese gastronomic heritage with specially curated experiences.

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