Via Riyadh: the dining row
فيا الرياض: صف المطاعم
The Diplomatic Quarter's luxury strip — London and Paris imports, a cinema upstairs, and people-watching that qualifies as a sport. Dress a little; everyone else did.
شارع الفخامة في حي السفارات — مطاعم جاية من لندن وباريس، وسينما فوق، ومراقبة ناس ترتقي لمستوى رياضة. تأنّق شوي؛ الكل سوى كذا.
6 places
- Berenjak — VIA Riyadh · Persian
London's Michelin Bib Gourmand take on Tehran's hole-in-the-wall kabab houses, now permanent at Via Riyadh — charcoal mangal, fragrant khoresht, and mazeh built for the middle of the table. - Gymkhana — VIA Riyadh · Indian
The two-Michelin-star London Indian in colonial sporting-club interiors — moody lighting, dressed-up crowds, and biryanis that take themselves seriously. Book well ahead. - Madeo — VIA Riyadh · Italian
The West Hollywood power-lunch institution, white linens and indoor olive trees included. Tuscan coastal cooking, prices that assume you're celebrating something. - Ferdi — VIA Riyadh · French-American comfort food
Paris's celebrity-favourite burger spot, retro toys on the shelves and a Mac Ferdi on every table. Greasy in the good way, priced in the Via Riyadh way. - Hōchō — VIA Riyadh · Japanese
Japanese fine dining with genuine halal Kobe beef and Silk Road accents — dramatic open kitchen, a private omakase room, and al fresco seats for the cooler months. - Over Under — VIA Riyadh · Specialty coffee & brunch
Specialty coffee and brunch by day; at night 'The Flip' turns the room into a packed mocktail bar. London via New York, and very Via Riyadh about it.