Which tasting menus on this list have a wine list?

The Globe, Julien by Daniel Boulud and Roka are the restaurants on this list with a wine list. Julien by Daniel Boulud in Al Olaya also has sommelier-led service, and pairings include non-alcoholic wines and mocktails. Roka in Al Sulaimaniyah adds a sake program. The Globe in Al Olaya keeps a wine program with its modern European tasting menu.

Which neighborhoods are these tasting menus in?

Al Olaya has three of the seven restaurants on this list: The Globe, Julien by Daniel Boulud and PORTERHOUSE. Al Hada has Hōchō and The Rubi Room at Hōchō. Al Diriyah has Maiz. Al Sulaimaniyah has Roka. Those four neighborhoods are the full set on this tasting-menu list.

Which tasting-menu restaurants hold a Michelin Plate for 2026?

Five restaurants on this list hold a Michelin Plate for 2026: Hōchō and The Rubi Room at Hōchō in Al Hada, The Globe and Julien by Daniel Boulud in Al Olaya, and Maiz in Al Diriyah. Hōchō serves halal Kobe beef with Silk Road influences, and The Rubi Room is its private omakase counter. The Globe and Julien by Daniel Boulud pair tasting menus with wine lists, and Julien adds sommelier-led service. Maiz keeps a minimal wine program.

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Best Tasting Menus in Riyadh

This list holds seven tasting-menu restaurants. Five carry a Michelin Plate for 2026: Hōchō and The Rubi Room at Hōchō in Al Hada, The Globe and Julien by Daniel Boulud in Al Olaya, and Maiz in Al Diriyah. PORTERHOUSE in Al Olaya and Roka in Al Sulaimaniyah are the other two restaurants on the list.

Maiz in Al Diriyah draws on all 13 Saudi provinces for six-course and eight-course tastings and keeps a minimal wine program. Julien by Daniel Boulud serves a 10-course modern French menu with a sommelier-led wine program. The Rubi Room at Hōchō is a 19-course omakase on halal Kobe beef. The Globe pairs a modern European tasting menu with a wine list inside its rotating room. PORTERHOUSE grills steaks over wood and charcoal and offers a tasting menu. Roka serves modern Japanese robatayaki with a wine program, sake and a tasting menu.

How this list is chosen: Restaurants serving a tasting menu or omakase, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.

Hōchō
A Menu Built Around One Conviction VIA Riyadh, the retail and dining complex on Makkah Al Mukarramah Road in Al Hada, has become one of the city's more serious addresses for high-end dining, drawing concepts that operate with a clear point of...
Julien by Daniel Boulud
A 12-seat counter tucked inside Café Boulud at the Four Seasons Kingdom Centre, Julien by Daniel Boulud offers a 10-course modern French tasting menu with local influence, paired with non-alcoholic wines and mocktails. One of Riyadh's most intimate fine-dining formats, it runs for approximately three hours and books well ahead. Plan accordingly.
Maiz
Set within the historic Diriyah district at Al Bujairi Terrace, Maiz draws on all 13 of Saudi Arabia's provinces to construct a tasting-led argument for the country's culinary range. Lamb mantu, mandi shoulder, and freshly baked breads with local honey anchor a menu that moves deliberately between regions. Two tasting menus, at six and eight courses, offer one structured way to read that breadth.
PORTERHOUSE
PORTERHOUSE is a modern steakhouse on Prince Muhammad Ibn Abd Al Aziz in Al Olaya, Riyadh, with Porterhouse steak, carpaccio, and escargot on a dinner-and-late-night, smart-casual, conversational pace.
Roka
Roka brings its signature robatayaki-anchored format to As Sulimaniyah, Riyadh's most restaurant-dense district, where the Japanese-inflected dining scene has grown markedly in the past three years. The format, live charcoal cooking, shared plates, a sustained bar program, attracts a clientele that returns on rhythm rather than occasion. For those tracking Riyadh's evolving upper-mid dining tier, it is a useful reference point.
The Globe
Perched inside the glass sphere crowning Al Faisaliah Tower, The Globe has anchored Riyadh's fine-dining scene since 2000. The restaurant pairs 360-degree views of the King Fahd Road skyline with a classical European kitchen that incorporates local produce. Reservations are advisable for what remains one of the capital's most architecturally distinctive dining rooms.
The Rubi Room at Hōchō
Inside VIA Riyadh's Hōchō restaurant, the Rubi Room is a private omakase counter where Chef Hassan's 19-course menu centres on halal Kobe beef prepared across multiple cuts and techniques. The format sits at the intersection of Japanese precision and modern creativity, making it one of the more considered tasting experiences in the city.

Planning tasting menus in Riyadh

Which tasting menus on this list have a wine list?: The Globe, Julien by Daniel Boulud and Roka are the restaurants on this list with a wine list. Julien by Daniel Boulud in Al Olaya also has sommelier-led service, and pairings include non-alcoholic wines and mocktails. Roka in Al Sulaimaniyah adds a sake program. The Globe in Al Olaya keeps a wine program with its modern European tasting menu.
Which neighborhoods are these tasting menus in?: Al Olaya has three of the seven restaurants on this list: The Globe, Julien by Daniel Boulud and PORTERHOUSE. Al Hada has Hōchō and The Rubi Room at Hōchō. Al Diriyah has Maiz. Al Sulaimaniyah has Roka. Those four neighborhoods are the full set on this tasting-menu list.
Which tasting-menu restaurants hold a Michelin Plate for 2026?: Five restaurants on this list hold a Michelin Plate for 2026: Hōchō and The Rubi Room at Hōchō in Al Hada, The Globe and Julien by Daniel Boulud in Al Olaya, and Maiz in Al Diriyah. Hōchō serves halal Kobe beef with Silk Road influences, and The Rubi Room is its private omakase counter. The Globe and Julien by Daniel Boulud pair tasting menus with wine lists, and Julien adds sommelier-led service. Maiz keeps a minimal wine program.