Make it a very good morning with the best breakfast in Riyadh guide from the Time Out Riyadh Restaurant Awards 2024, in association with American Express.
Thanks to an absolutely unrivalled café culture, Riyadh’s breakfast scene is absolutely bursting with different cuisines and types of experience, all contained within what are some of the Saudi capital’s most beautifully designed spaces.
In a whole city filled with good places to go for breakfast, these ten all stand out from the rest for doing something truly great.
Check out the full best brunch and breakfast in Riyadh list for where to begin your day.
These are the best breakfast and brunch in Riyadh
WINNER: BEST BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH IN RIYADH
Chestnut Bakery
Chestnut Bakery is all about celebrating the ‘golden age of bread making’, with its chefs perfecting the basic bread loaf while incorporating international baking traditions all at the same time.
Hailing from London, where you’ll find queues out the door for its freshly-baked goods, we’ve been known to go wild for its honey toast with gaymar, doughy flatbreads and scones with house jam and whipped cream, while sweet and savoury pastries can also be picked up to-go from a charming display.
Be sure to take one of its freshly baked sourdough loaves home with you when you leave – those things are what sweet dreams (and breakfast in Riyadh dreams) are made of.
Pure Center, @chestnut.sa.
HIGHLY COMMENDED: BEST BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH IN RIYADH
Sadelle’s
Sadelle’s opened in New York City in 2016, and its bagels and sticky buns already have pretty legendary reputations. Same goes for its brunch.
And now Saudi gets to give Sadelle’s a try, with its breakfast in Riyadh. You can be one of the first to try the all-day menu at Sadelle’s Riyadh. The venue stays true to its NYC roots and is all about traditional New York classics enjoyed in an elegant but relaxed environment.
Sadelle’s is from restaurateurs Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick, who have opened up many popular eateries in New York.
You can also enjoy exclusive Mansard classics only found at Sadelle’s Riyadh, including shakshouka, frilled halloumi and hummus. If you’re after the best breakfast in Riyadh? This spot rates.
Mansard Riyadh, A Radisson Collection Hotel, Ar Rabi, sadelles.com (011 829 0929).
Zooba
Take a trip to Egypt without the plane ticket and indulge in traditional eats including a classic koshari, a specialty falafel and fava bean mix. The menu is filled with exclusives for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Menu items include cold mezzes like eggplant, om ghanoush and beetroot, as well as the staple taameya (falafel), shakshouka and sandwiches like tahini fries, roumy melt and more.
Breakfast in Riyadh has never looked tastier.
ROSHN Front, King Khalid International Airport, @zoobasaudi.
SHORTLISTED: BEST BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH IN RIYADH
A.O.K Kitchen
Promising Mediterranean-meets-Californian flavours with a view, the KAFD spot caters to all tastes. It takes breakfast in Riyadh seriously.
The dishes here are made with limited dairy and gluten and there’s no passing up on the staple stacked-high blueberry pancakes.
For mains, fish fans can opt for the roasted honey salmon or jumbo grilled shrimps. Carnivores won’t be left to fend for themselves, with items like barbecue lamb chops up for grabs.
Wadi, KAFD, Al Aqiq, aokkitchensaudi.com.
Avenue M by FF
Avenue M by FF is the sister venue to popular tartine spot Flour & Firewood. In fact, both eateries are located next to each other in As Sulimaniyah.
When it comes to breakfast in Riyadh, Avenue M separates itself by having a greater variety of items from pancakes to eggs, but like its related restaurant the elegant venue knows its bread. And that’s a must for breakfast in Riyadh.
The free bread basket alone with French DOP butter is a triumph, and a few bites will have you considering order another one.
As Sulimaniyah, avenuembyff.com (055 089 1599).
Bofia
Bofia, a term coined in Saudi Arabia for the local canteens famous for serving quick, local, and reasonably priced street food, is a super cool industrial space in An Nada serving up everything from egg sandwiches and shawarma to shakshouka, kebda (liver), and foul tawa.
Designed to reflect a simple yet flavoursome form of eating at reasonable prices, the eatery elevates the usual dining experience in an edgy space without pretension. Don’t feel shy about digging in hands first – it’s how everyone else does it when it come to breakfast in Riyadh.
Shorofat, An Nada, bofia.sa.
Lunchroom
While the name might suggest this is the spot for lunch, Lunchroom is also the it-spot for brekkie and brunch. Open from 7am to 2pm, you’ll need to rise with the bird to enjoy this delish spot and we promise it’s worth it.
Brought to the capital from Kuwait, the popular spot has savoury and sweet picks including eggs, labneh and croissants.
Meez The House
Meez the House serves up funky Middle Eastern dishes in Hittin. Using unique cooking techniques from across the region, you can enjoy riffs on plates you won’t find anywhere else.
To start the day, there’s a crunchy smoked makdous, falafel skewers, beef rolls and Belgian French toast. When it comes to breakfast in Riyadh, this place is a stunner.
Basic plates these are not.
Hittin, meez.sa (055 011 6755).
NAC
Found in Laysen Valley, NAC is known for its French fare and for being a chic brunch spot. The London-based eatery serves up classics with a twist.
Head over with friends to dine on everything from mango chia pudding to chicken slides and ricotta pancakes and a fresh pastry basket. There’s something for all eaters.
Laysen Valley. @nacriyadh.
NOOA
NOOA, short for Naturally Out of Africa, celebrates speciality tea and coffee, but if you’re only going there for drinks and not breakfast or brunch, you’re missing out on a key part of the experience.
When you go over to the low-key Laysen Valley restaurant and you see tables filled across the mornings and into afternoon, you will understand.
NOOA ticks all the boxes when it comes to an unbeatable breakfast with friendly staff, an upbeat playlist and hearty portions of all the breakfast heroes from thick American pancakes to a variety of egg dishes.
Laysen Valley. nooa.life (92 000 7612).
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