Archive for October, 2022
My first shisha in Saudi Arabia: Civia Cafe (20. September 2022)
After having spent almost two weeks in Saudi Arabia, and never having had a shisha, it was about time to try a shisha. The Civia Cafe is a nice little place which offers shisha which you can smoke while sitting outside. I went for the “Double Apple Shisha” which was quite lovely. It was smooth […]
An Italianized dinner experience: Restaurant La Rustica (20. September 2022)
Frankly, I was a bit surprised to find an Italian restaurant like this in Riyadh. And to be fair, it’s not entirely Italian, it’s more an Italian-style restaurant, i.e., inspired by Italian cuisine. We went for an assortment of different dishes like the “rocket salad (rocket salad, sun-dried tomato, walnut, Parmesan cheese & EVOO)” (50.00 […]
A typical dinner buffet experience: Restaurant Horizon @ voco Riyadh, an IHG Hotel (19. September 2022)
If you are looking for luscious buffets for dinner, Riyadh hotels are the right place to do so. The buffet offered at the Restaurant Horizon in the voco Riyadh does offer that. A wide selection of pretty much everything, ranging to an assortment of fresh fruit to … … a variety of typical Middle Eastern […]
A decent breakfast selection: Restaurant Fig & Leaf @ Courtyard by Marriott Riyadh Olaya (19. September 2022)
The breakfast selection at the Courtyard by Marriott Riyadh Olaya is overall quite decent. It’s not necessarily the most pretty place there is when it comes to breakfast, but it’s definitely a good, yet simple breakfast buffet. It starts with a selection of different fruit juices … … the mandatory kind of Middle Eastern pide […]
A unique seafood journey in the middle of nowhere with 2 Michelin stars: Restaurant BonAmb (16. September 2022)
I was stocked to go to the BonAmb (which stands for Bon Ambiente) as it was definitely a change of cuisine and one more Two Michelin Star restaurant to tick off my list. The evening starts very lovely with the first dishes by the entrance (but more about that in a second). The owner and […]
Perfect to rest after a round of golf: Restaurante Hoyo 19 @ La Sella Golf (16. September 2022)
After a round of golf, it feels just perfect to sit down and eat something a bit heavier than usually. I went for the “Mediterranean chickpea hummus with falafel, Lebanese bread, and crudités” (EUR 9.00) and the “crispy chicken goujons with fried potato wedges and served with a salad garnish” (EUR 9.50). Both was good. […]
Better than the name would suggest: Restaurant The Food Bar (14. September 2022)
The name of the restaurant isn’t really that appealing, since “The Food Bar” is really just kind of lame name. To be fair though, the place is quite nice since the interior design is lovely, and you get to sit outside if you want. It’s key though to book your table in advance, since it […]
Decent Asian dishes at the Spanish seaside: Restaurant Carnaval (14. September 2022)
Frankly, it’s maybe not the most natural thing to eat Asian in Spain, but somehow it was time to eat an everyone was starving, so we picked a place which offers good food, even if not very local. I still tried to get my local share of food. I went for the “edamame with chilli […]
