Food and Restaurants

huna opens its largest venue at Yas Mall

DNS December 14, 2022

The food hall and social hub will be a fluid space for unforgettable culinary experiences, socializing and working in the capital

Monday 28th November – Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. –huna opens its first and largest venue in the heart of Abu Dhabi in Yas Mall. Spanning over 3500 square meters, it will be home to 23 distinct food concepts, elevated retail outlets and a collaborative co-working space.

Huna literally translates to ‘here’, and huna Yas promises to offer the ultimate destination to eat, meet, socialize or work. Huna is known for curating experiences through design and recognizing makers and storytellers in the culinary landscape.

With a seating capacity of 800 people at huna Yas, you will find many familiar and new restaurants and retail outlets. Some of the most recognized names include B.B. Social Dining, Maxzi’s Food Shop, SugarMoo, Al Rifai and Q.K.O. Asian Market.

It will also be home to ambitious new food talents, including Tazal, a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand winner, Philotimos, an elevated Greek food by B.B. Social, and Expo 2020 top picks like the aromatic Elixir Bunn coffee roastery and Lebanese Habib Beirut.

The founder and brains behind the enterprise, Mansour Bakheet, explained “When I conceptualized huna Yas we had ambitious plans to bring original food stories by curating one-of-a-kind retail and restaurant concepts. We love building local talent, but more importantly, we handpick original stories from across the region. We are reshaping the way people connect and collaborate. Yas Mall will be the first huna in the U.A.E. that melds co-working and gourmet dining in a fluid space.”

huna’s mission is to democratise spaces for food talents across several different cities and is a pioneer in creating social hubs. huna launched its first social food hub four years ago in Dar Al Wasl in Dubai. It redefined the highly competitive F&B industry by incubating some of the biggest homegrown brands today, including Kuhp soft serve ice cream, Habak Lebanese Eatery and Brd Fried Chicken. Since then, it has expanded across Saudi Arabia and manages over 10,000 sqm of F&B real estate.

Yasser Al Marzouqi, Director of Retail Property Management at Aldar added, “We are delighted to bring huna to Abu Dhabi, working closely with the creative and passionate minds behind this innovative concept. At Yas Mall, we always strive to create better spaces for shopping, entertainment, and leisure. huna Yas will be a great addition to our portfolio, providing a gourmet dining and working hub that’s never been seen before in the city, giving the community opportunities to connect, collaborate and celebrate.”

huna Work is a UAE-first at Yas Mall, offering a creatively designed space that will be a platform for innovators, creatives and MSMEs (micro, small and medium-sized enterprises) who work non-linear asynchronous days. huna Work will host regular community discourses, discovery talks and intimate performances. Daily and monthly membership packages can be purchased alongside pre-booking of meeting rooms on their website soon.

huna yas restaurant and retail outlets

Deli Zone:

· Elixir Bunn: One of Saudi Arabia’s top three specialty coffee brands. They were a popular outlet in the Saudi Pavilion at Expo 2020 and opened its first U.A.E. store in huna Yas

· Tazal: Abu Dhabi-born Arabic fusion by Qana. Winner of BIB Gourmand Abu Dhabi 2023 in the Michelin Guide.

· Orush: the mouth-watering famous dessert concept from Dubai now opens its first store in Abu Dhabi

· Tea by M: a gourmet Tea shop

Gourmet Zone:

· Maxzi the food shop: one of Dubai’s best burger joints

· Taco Ville: A Mexican concept being transported from huna Riyadh. It is opening its first international outlet at huna Y.A.S. Abu Dhabi

· Habib Beirut: After their success in Dubai Expo 2020, they are bringing their experience to huna Yas

· Philotimos: A Greek shop from the founders of B.B. social that is opening their first shop in Abu Dhabi

· Blu fried Chicken: The famous Abu Dhabi Chef Khaled Al Saadi is known for his delectable fried chicken, and now available at huna Yas

· Tia Mo: A Belgian eatery from the founder of the famous dessert bar – Orush

Asian District:

· Saigon: one of the best Vietnamese eateries in Dubai, started in J.L.T. is opening their first store in huna Yas

· B.B.Social Dining: the famous bao concept from DIFC is coming to huna Yas

Retail

• Al Rifai

• Q.K.O. Asian Market

· Crazy Brownie

• Royce Chocolate

• Orient Delight

• Simply Chef

• Sugar Moo

• Bella Delizioso

huna is an F&B real estate management company building an inspired global community by incubating elevated food concepts. It delivers curated experiences by offering various experimental dining options in one space.

huna work is empowering the future non-linear workforce.