Le Fumoir joins the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2026 as an official category partner, celebrating craftsmanship, premium ingredients and the people shaping Dubai’s world-class dining scene.
Le Fumoir by Joe Bassili is proud to announce its partnership with the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2026, joining the annual celebration of the restaurants, chefs and hospitality professionals contributing to Dubai’s exceptional culinary landscape.
As an official category partner of the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2026, Le Fumoir will support an awards programme dedicated to recognising quality, creativity and excellence across the city’s food and beverage industry.
The partnership brings together two names with a shared appreciation for outstanding dining experiences. FACT has spent more than a decade exploring restaurants across the Middle East, while Le Fumoir has been producing premium smoked salmon in Dubai since 1992 using traditional smoking techniques, skilled hand-slicing and a careful respect for the product.
For Le Fumoir, becoming a FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2026 partner is an opportunity to celebrate the chefs, restaurateurs and hospitality teams who continue to raise the standard of dining in Dubai.
Celebrating Dubai’s Culinary Community
Dubai has developed into one of the world’s most exciting dining destinations, bringing together homegrown restaurants, international concepts, award-winning chefs, luxury hotels and independent culinary talent.
The FACT Dining Awards Dubai recognise this diversity across a wide range of categories, including seafood restaurants, steakhouses, casual dining venues, homegrown concepts, fine-dining restaurants, brunches, cafés and international cuisines.
Each award reflects the work taking place behind the scenes of Dubai’s restaurant industry, from ingredient sourcing and menu development to service, presentation and the overall guest experience.
These are values that Le Fumoir understands closely.
For more than three decades, the Le Fumoir smokehouse in Dubai has focused on the details that turn an exceptional ingredient into a finished product worthy of the region’s leading kitchens. From selecting premium salmon and preparing each fillet to smoking, resting, slicing and packing, every stage requires patience, consistency and skilled craftsmanship.
The partnership with the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2026 provides an opportunity to recognise that same dedication across the wider hospitality industry.
A Natural Partnership Built Around Quality
Le Fumoir was founded in Dubai by Joe Bassili in 1992 with a clear purpose: to create premium smoked salmon using traditional techniques and an uncompromising approach to quality.
Today, the family smokehouse is carried forward by the next generation under Jason Bassili, continuing the knowledge, standards and attention to detail established by its founder.
Over the years, Le Fumoir has become a trusted smoked salmon supplier to five-star hotels, award-winning chefs, restaurants, caterers and customers across the UAE. Its products are prepared for professional kitchens as well as home dining, celebrations, gifting and everyday meals.
This connection to Dubai’s hospitality community makes the FACT Dining Awards partnership especially meaningful.
Le Fumoir does not simply supply premium salmon. The brand works alongside the people who prepare, present and serve it. Chefs transform Le Fumoir smoked salmon into breakfast dishes, canapés, tasting menus, salads, pasta dishes, sushi, sharing platters and carefully composed fine-dining creations.
Supporting an event that celebrates those chefs and restaurants is a natural extension of the relationships Le Fumoir has developed throughout its history in the UAE.
Smoked with Passion Since 1992
Although Dubai’s dining scene has grown and evolved considerably since Le Fumoir began, the principles behind the smokehouse have remained consistent.
Premium salmon must be handled properly.
Smoking must be controlled with precision.
Slicing must be performed with care.
Quality must remain consistent from one product to the next.
These principles continue to shape every Le Fumoir product, from Traditional Smoked Salmon and Scottish D-Cut Smoked Salmon to Light-Smoked Salmon Loin, Gravlax, Beetroot and Orange Smoked Salmon, smoked salmon tartare and sashimi-style selections.
The Le Fumoir range reflects both the heritage of traditional smoked salmon and the creativity of modern dining in Dubai. Some products preserve the clean, familiar character of classic smoked salmon, while others introduce contemporary flavours, formats and culinary possibilities.
This balance between tradition and progression reflects the wider Dubai restaurant industry: rooted in established techniques while constantly exploring new ideas.
Supporting the People Behind Dubai’s Best Restaurants
Awards nights often focus on the final experience guests see, but every successful restaurant is supported by a much wider network.
Chefs, restaurant managers, service teams, suppliers, producers, farmers, fishermen, artisans, logistics teams and hospitality professionals all contribute to the quality of a dining experience.
Le Fumoir’s involvement in the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2026 celebrates this entire ecosystem.
As a Dubai-based artisan smokehouse and premium salmon supplier, Le Fumoir understands the consistency required by professional kitchens. Restaurants need ingredients that meet their standards every time, particularly when serving discerning guests in one of the world’s most competitive hospitality markets.
The partnership therefore represents more than brand visibility. It reflects Le Fumoir’s continuing commitment to Dubai’s restaurant and hospitality industry and to the culinary professionals who have supported the brand throughout its journey.
Recognising Excellence Across Dubai
The FACT Dining Awards Dubai bring together public opinion and professional assessment to recognise the city’s leading dining destinations.
The awards include both “Best” and “Favourite” distinctions. The “Best” awards are selected through FACT’s editorial assessment and an independent panel of hospitality experts, while the “Favourite” awards reflect the choices of the dining public.
Together, these awards recognise restaurants that have earned the respect of industry professionals as well as the loyalty of their guests.
For Le Fumoir, this approach reflects an important understanding of quality. Technical excellence matters, but so does the experience delivered to the customer. The strongest restaurants bring both elements together, combining outstanding ingredients and culinary skill with hospitality, consistency and a clear identity.
A Proud Moment for Le Fumoir and Bassili & Sons
The FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2026 partnership comes during an important new chapter for Le Fumoir.
In 2026, the brand introduced a refreshed packaging identity designed to better represent the quality, craftsmanship and family heritage behind its products. The development coincides with the transition of Le Fumoir’s parent company from Bassili Co. to Bassili & Sons.
The Bassili & Sons name represents continuity between generations. It honours the foundations established by Joe Bassili while reflecting the family-led company being developed for the future.
Becoming an official category partner of the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2026 adds another meaningful milestone to this new chapter.
It connects the heritage of Le Fumoir with the future of Dubai dining, placing the brand alongside the chefs, restaurants and hospitality leaders continuing to shape the city’s culinary identity.
Looking Ahead to the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2026
Le Fumoir looks forward to supporting the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2026 and joining the celebration of Dubai’s best restaurants, chefs and dining experiences.
The partnership is a proud reflection of the relationships Le Fumoir has built across the UAE hospitality industry since 1992. It also reinforces the brand’s commitment to premium craftsmanship, exceptional ingredients and the culinary community that continues to inspire its work.
From the Le Fumoir smokehouse to the kitchens of Dubai’s leading restaurants, quality remains the connection behind everything the brand does.
Le Fumoir is honoured to be part of the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2026 and looks forward to celebrating the people, passion and creativity behind Dubai’s extraordinary food scene.
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