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# Dasha in Antonia: pizza, pasta and a little art
- URL: https://nevsky.ae/en/daria/stories/dasha-in-antonia-pizza-pasta-and-a-little-art/
- Published: 2025-07-25T10:13:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-24T20:28:18.000Z
- Description: The best pasta in Abu Dhabi, worth coming back for again and again. If you’re looking for a place loved by Michelin and adored by kids — head to Antonia. While Dasha draws masterpieces in chalk, we savour the authentic Italy worth leaving Dubai for on a weekend
- Author: Александр Невский
- Tags: Dasha, Dubai, Nevsky Family, #en

If we are asked about our favorite restaurant in Abu Dhabi, the answer is always the same -**Antonia**. This is no longer just a tradition, but an obligatory point of the program: as soon as we find ourselves in the capital, our feet themselves carry us to the coveted table.

### Why do we love this place so much?

1. **Recognition of masters:** The restaurant is featured in the guide **Michelin**(Bib Gourmand), and this is a rare case when the high praise from critics completely coincides with our feelings.
2. **The same food:** The pizza here is standard, with the same crispy dough, and the pasta makes you forget about everything for a couple of minutes. Honest, clear and incredibly tasty Italian classics.
3. **Atmosphere:** Critics and families are equally comfortable here. While Dasha enthusiastically creates her first artistic masterpieces with pink and turquoise crayons right at the table, we can calmly drink coffee and wait for our order.

Antonia is about comfort, about the absence of pathos with the highest quality, and about those very moments when the whole family is happy in the same rhythm.

> If you're on Saadiyat Island, be sure to stop by. Just be careful: after their carbonara, returning to normal life will not be easy!