Embark on an enriching culinary adventure at the top Lebanese restaurants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during your visit to this vibrant city.
Middle Eastern, French, and Mediterranean culinary influences are all harmoniously incorporated into Lebanese food, so you’re always guaranteed rich, flavourful and unforgettable gustatory experiences.
Of course, with the Mediterranean influence being the most pronounced in Lebanese cuisine, you can expect to eat dishes that are not only tasty and unique but also nutritionally dense.
Grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, and nuts dominate the Lebanese diet, and almost every dish requires the use of olive oil and garlic. So, get ready to eat healthfully at your chosen restaurant in Riyadh that serves tasty Lebanese food.
Order some baba ganoush (roasted and puréed eggplants, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and tahini) to go with your pita bread; kibbeh (made with minced lamb meat and considered the national dish of Lebanon); manakish (a popular baked round, flatbread typically topped with olive oil and zaatar, or other toppings like cheese, minced lamb, spinach, fried eggplants, etc.); fattoush (a simple salad usually comprising lettuce, radish, crunchy cucumbers, cherry or regular tomatoes, peppers, onions, and garlic); and the familiar falafel and shawarma.
Some must-try sweets include ma’amoul cookies (usually filled with dates, walnuts, and pistachios); ashta (clotted cream with orange blossom and rosewater); kunafa (shredded and buttered kataifi or knafeh dough with cheese cream, etc.); and nammoura (semolina, water, butter, and yeast, sugar syrup and almonds or shaved coconut).
Your visit here won’t be complete without sampling the cooking of the numerous Arabic restaurants in Riyadh, so take your pick from our list of the best Lebanese restaurants at Welcome Saudi.
