Here’s what to expect when Café Boulud Riyadh opens later this year
It is set to be located on the lobby level of Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh…
Are you a fan of classic and contemporary French cuisine? The soon-to-be-opened Café Boulud will offer a slice of France within Riyadh.
With a warm, family-friendly approach, and a Lyonnaise focus – an ode to Chef Daniel Boulud’s roots and his grandmother’s kitchen table, the dining spot is sure to become a favourite for local Francophiles.
Set to be located on the lobby level of Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Centre, Café Boulud Riyadh debuts later this year and will be the first outpost in the Middle East.
What’s on offer at Café Boulud Riyadh
The polished all-day dining concept will showcase Chef Boulud’s celebration of Lyon’s culinary traditions and his embrace of seasonality. Built to evolve and delight, the menus will change according to the availability of the best and freshest imported and local ingredients, featuring inventive twists on traditional French dishes.
Led by the globally renowned Chef Boulud and Executive Chef de Cuisine Nicolas Lemonye, the cuisine is inspired by Chef Boulud’s four culinary muses. There’s La Tradition, featuring classic French dishes; La Saison, inspired by seasonal produce; Le Potager, comprising vegetarian dishes, and Le Voyage, which takes its impetus from the exotic flavours of global cuisines.
Inside the new Café Boulud Riyadh, you’ll find high ceilings, plush banquets, and plenty of windows. The space will have a vintage feel with its varnished wood flooring. The restaurant has a casual yet inviting, warm, and sophisticated feel, perfect for a candlelit dinner with friends, or a relaxing colloquial lunch.
Raised on his family’s farm in Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu, a small village not far from Lyon, Chef Boulud was steeped in French culinary traditions and the wonders of fresh ingredients from a young age.
Since arriving in New York in 1982, Chef Boulud has established himself as one of America’s leading culinary authorities. After working as Executive Chef at the famed Le Cirque in New York City, Chef Boulud began dazzling palates on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on his own with the opening of his two-Michelin-starred flagship Restaurant Daniel in 1993, followed by the original Café Boulud New York in 1998.
Café Boulud currently has locations in Palm Beach, Toronto, and the Bahamas, as well as New York. The Café Boulud brand is especially meaningful for Chef Boulud, as it is named after the original Café Boulud, which started on his family’s farm outside of Lyon, France, by his great-grandparents.
“We are very much looking forward to introducing the essence of French cuisine and Chef Daniel Boulud’s culinary creativity to our guests, locals, and travellers from around the world with the debut of Café Boulud later this year,” said Guenter Gebhard, Regional Vice President and General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh.
“With appreciation of classic cuisines from around the world growing here in Saudi Arabia – and nothing is more classic than French – we have the right restaurant at the right time to make a significant impact and elevate the dining scene here in Riyadh.”
Opening Soon: Café Boulud Riyadh, Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Centre. Tel: 011 211 5000. @fsriyadh
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