Omar Shihab
Hospitality Strategy | Regenerative Systems | Destination Thinking
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Hospitality executive and systems strategist working at the intersection of culture, sustainability, food systems, and future-facing hospitality platforms.
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Inside BOCA: Omar Shihab on UAE’s Michelin Green Star Restaurant | Fusion Talks
Omar Shihab on Reinventing Sustainability in the Food IndustryIn this episode of Fusion Talks with Omar Shihab, founder and creative force behind BOCA — the ...
World's 50 Best Restaurants Icon Award 2025 : Homegrown hero
World's 50 Best Restaurants Icon Award 2025 : Homegrown hero
Winner of the Icon Award as part of the Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025, restaurateur Omar Shihab changed the face of dining in Dubai when he launched Boca in 2012, a homegrown concept that leads the way in local ingredients and sustainable practices.
What will we eat in 2050? The answers may surprise you - Caterer Middle East
What will we eat in 2050? The answers may surprise you - Caterer Middle East
Published
Halophytes Guide
Halophytes Guide
Podcasts
James Knight-Paccheco & Omar Shihab !
James Knight-Paccheco & Omar Shihab !
In the final episode of season 6 of the Chef JKP podcast, we talk to one of the leading sustainability figures in the region! Omar Shihab discusses the impor...
Sustainable gastronomy in the UAE | Future Fork | Paul Newnham
Sustainable gastronomy in the UAE | Future Fork | Paul Newnham
Omar Shihab is the Founder of BOCA. BOCA is a multi-award-winning Modern Spanish restaurant with a deep commitment to sustainability in the heart of Dubai’s ...
“Sustainability is a journey” - Nourish by Spinneys
“Sustainability is a journey” - Nourish by Spinneys
One-on-one with Omar Shihab, Innovative & founder BOCA | Hotel & Catering News ME
One-on-one with Omar Shihab, Innovative & founder BOCA | Hotel & Catering News ME
Meet Omar Shihab, the innovative founder and Chief Sustainability Officer of BOCA restaurant. With a passion for culinary excellence and a commitment to sust...
Brains Behind The Brand - Omar Shihab
Brains Behind The Brand - Omar Shihab
Building A Successful Restaurant with Omar Shihab
Building A Successful Restaurant with Omar Shihab
Conferences & Appearances
قصص دبي المستدامة | Dubai's Sustainable Stories by Dubai Culture
قصص دبي المستدامة | Dubai's Sustainable Stories by Dubai Culture
تسلّط أحدث حلقاتنا الضوء على مطعم بوكا، وهو مطعم فاخر يتميّز بمأكولاته الأوروبية المتوسطية المتشبّعة بالنكهات الإماراتية المحلية والمكونات المحلية التي يقتني...
AUS Alumni Conversations: The Journey to COP28 | Omar Shihab
AUS Alumni Conversations: The Journey to COP28 | Omar Shihab
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Embracing Responsible Consumerism | GRIF at FHS 2022
Embracing Responsible Consumerism | GRIF at FHS 2022
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Gulf Bar Show 2025
Gulf Bar Show 2025
Gulf Host Success Stories - Omar Shihab, GM, BOCA
Gulf Host Success Stories - Omar Shihab, GM, BOCA
Middle East F&B Power 50 | Sustainability Champion of the Year Gault&Millau 2022 | BOCA Sustainable Kitchen of the Year Gault&Millau 2022Omar is the Founder ...
Gulfood 2022: Zero Waste Week
Gulfood 2022: Zero Waste Week
Private Label Middle East - Omar Shihab
Private Label Middle East - Omar Shihab
YouthX Academies Challenge - Judging & Paid Internship
YouthX Academies Challenge - Judging & Paid Internship
Caterer Middle East Conference Bitesize: How Covid-19 has changed the F&B industry
Caterer Middle East Conference Bitesize: How Covid-19 has changed the F&B industry
Tharawat Talk - The Global Food System | September 30, 2019
Tharawat Talk - The Global Food System | September 30, 2019
Press
RG: Using desert foods creates Middle East's most ethical restaurant
RG: Using desert foods creates Middle East's most ethical restaurant
“We do the facts, we don't seek fame.” The Middle East's most sustainable restaurant for 50 Best gives an important lesson to the culinary world. “Let's make desert foods resources.” Here's how!
Emirates Nature-WWF: UAE Embraces Halophytes for a Sustainable Food Future
Emirates Nature-WWF: UAE Embraces Halophytes for a Sustainable Food Future
Caterer Middle East: BOCA begins project to explore using local halophyte plants as ingredients
Caterer Middle East: BOCA begins project to explore using local halophyte plants as ingredients
GQ: How '50 Best' Recipient Boca Became the Middle East's Most Sustainable Restaurant
GQ: How '50 Best' Recipient Boca Became the Middle East's Most Sustainable Restaurant
At Boca, Dubai, Omar Shihab has pioneered how restaurants approach sustainability, championing local produce from a historically barren region.
Omar Shihab – esgpowerlist
Omar Shihab – esgpowerlist
A greener picture of BOCA with Omar Shihab, founder and chief sustainability officer of BOCA restaurant
A greener picture of BOCA with Omar Shihab, founder and chief sustainability officer of BOCA restaurant
Gault&Millau UAE: Sustainability Champion of the Year Award
Gault&Millau UAE: Sustainability Champion of the Year Award
Caterer Middle East: Omar Shihab, Boca becoming sustainable
Caterer Middle East: Omar Shihab, Boca becoming sustainable
Caterer Middle East: BOCA rewarded for sustainability credentials with three-star ‘Food Made Good’ rating
Caterer Middle East: BOCA rewarded for sustainability credentials with three-star ‘Food Made Good’ rating
What's ON: Local legend: Why Boca is still at the top of its game 10 years on
What's ON: Local legend: Why Boca is still at the top of its game 10 years on
📧 Get in touch: oshihab@gmail.com
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