Trèsind Studio DIFC listed with one star

The Insider Middle East on May 24 included Trèsind Studio in a roundup of Dubai counters “worth sitting at” and described the restaurant as a progressive Indian tasting experience rather than a strict Japanese omakase format. The article said the restaurant, in Dubai’s DIFC orbit, applied the logic of omakase — surrendering to the chef’s sequence and choices — to an Indian tasting menu. Michelin Guide listings, however, show Trèsind Studio in Dubai as a three-star restaurant, not a one-star restaurant. The Michelin Guide’s official restaurant page identifies “Trèsind Studio – Dubai” as “a Three Stars” restaurant in the 2025 MICHELIN Guide Dubai, and a separate Michelin feature published in February 2026 called it Dubai’s “brand-new trailblazing Three-Star” Indian restaurant. (theinsiderme.com) ### Why did Trèsind Studio appear in an omakase guide if it is not Japanese? The Insider Middle East said on May 24 that Trèsind Studio was “not strictly Japanese omakase,” but argued that the restaurant follows the same chef-led logic more fully than many formal sushi counters in Dubai. The piece described the experience as a progressive Indian tasting menu built around seasonality and the kitchen’s choices rather than diner ordering. (guide.michelin.com) The article placed Trèsind Studio alongside Japanese and Japanese-adjacent tasting counters in Dubai, treating omakase as a format as much as a cuisine label. That framing is specific to The Insider Middle East’s guide, which grouped counters by experience rather than by national cuisine alone. ### What does Michelin’s listing say now? Michelin’s current Dubai listing says Trèsind Studio is a three-star restaurant and provides the restaurant’s Dubai page, hours and contact details. (theinsiderme.com) The Michelin page does not describe the restaurant as one-star in the currently available listing surfaced in search results. A Michelin feature dated February 25, 2026 also placed Trèsind Studio in a list of Michelin-starred Indian restaurants and referred to its “Three-Star triumph.” That wording matches the main Michelin restaurant listing and reinforces that the current Michelin classification is three stars. (theinsiderme.com) ### Was there older one-star or two-star information attached to Trèsind Studio? (guide.michelin.com) Older Michelin pages in other language versions show earlier classifications. A French-language Michelin page cached from the 2024 Dubai guide identifies Trèsind Studio as a two-star restaurant, while newer 2025 guide pages in several language versions identify it as three-star. (guide.michelin.com) That timeline indicates Trèsind Studio’s Michelin status changed over successive guide editions. The available Michelin material in current search results does not support the one-star description used in The Insider Middle East’s May 24 guide. ### Where is the restaurant in Dubai’s dining map? The Insider Middle East’s May 24 guide referred to Trèsind Studio as “Trèsind Studio DIFC,” linking it to Dubai’s financial-district dining circuit. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s current restaurant page lists Trèsind Studio in Dubai, while another recent Insider article on DIFC dining shows how the publication is mapping high-end counters and tasting rooms across the district and nearby luxury venues. (guide.michelin.com) The Insider also published a broader Dubai Michelin-star restaurant guide in March 2026 that placed Trèsind Studio in its three-star section. That article aligns with Michelin’s own current listing and differs from the one-star reference in the May 24 omakase piece. ### What should readers take from the discrepancy? The May 24 Insider guide is best read as a dining-format recommendation rather than a reliable Michelin-status reference. (theinsiderme.com) The most current public record available for Michelin classification is Michelin’s own Dubai listing, which identifies Trèsind Studio as three-star. The next relevant reference point will be any update or correction on The Insider Middle East article page, alongside future Michelin Guide Dubai listings for Trèsind Studio. (theinsiderme.com 1) (theinsiderme.com 2)