The Best Places To Eat In Jeddah

Otium Concept

On the first floor of Fayfa Avenue Mall, this concept store-café blends designer clothing with high-quality coffee. In stylish surrounds, the breakfast menu is as carefully curated as the rails out on the shop floor. Crowd pleasers like eggs benedict are offered alongside lighter options such as granola yoghurt bowls and more local favourites involving labneh and halloumi.

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Bakery M

In historic Al-Balad, Bakery M has timeless morning appeal. It might be best known for its traditional Saudi hab bread, but it brings the same dedication to craft and freshness to its pastries and cakes – all made with the best ingredients.

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Dots 

Light, fluffy doughnuts are the headline act at Dots, a modern bakery with a pastel pink exterior you can’t miss. To explore as much of its range as possible, order a box of minis – and don’t sleep on fun toppings like apple fritter and birthday cake.

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Bunrise 

This friendly bakery sits within Jeddah’s first hybrid indoor-outdoor mall. Bunrise itself has an open-air terrace or there are landscaped gardens close by for you to enjoy one of its signature cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting – or a borderline savoury option like a bacon roll with maple syrup.

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Urth Café

This is the place to go for matcha. It sources the highest ceremonial-grade matcha from one of Japan’s few organic tea gardens. For an indulgent start to the day, order yours with eggs salmone. Having started in California in the 90s, Urth has become a Saudi staple, with three outposts around Jeddah. The coffee’s good too.

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Brew92

Jeddah’s serious coffee heads know all about Brew92, which has five cafés around town as well as a drive-thru and a micro bar. Its success is built on the quality of its beans. You can choose among many varieties from across the globe, all of which have been painstakingly sourced. Food menus span sweets and pastries to sandwiches and salads. 

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Patisserie Sucré Salé

This destination patisserie in Al Rawdah has been drawing locals in with its attractive displays since the 1990s. Whether your sweet craving hits before or after lunch, there will be something at Sucré Salé to hit the spot. Just know that popular options like the mango milk cake often sell out early. 

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Brioche

Chef Hakim Bagabas learnt his craft in London and Paris before coming to Jeddah to head up Brioche’s kitchen. The team’s signature breakfast dishes include a maple granola bowl and an Arabic platter of seven dips and smoked fava beans. Artisan bakers are responsible for the titular buns which are so integral to the Al Rawdah restaurant’s daytime offering. 

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Sofia's Bistro

Hayy Jameel is a contemporary arts complex and creative hub. Among its museum, cinema and performance spaces, Sofia’s Bistro opened its doors in 2024. Inspired by his travels, chef Khalid has created an Italian-leaning menu that uses fresh, local ingredients. Popular dishes include his eight-hour spaghetti Bolognese and hand-tossed thin-crust pizzas. For something lighter, there’s an artsy coffeehouse on the floor above.

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Locals

In Al Andalus, the area around King Fahad’s Fountain, Locals is exactly what its name suggests. A popular and friendly neighbourhood café, a large part of its appeal lies in its outdoor terrace – just the spot for a cappuccino or something from its European-style food menus.

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Good Hood

GoodHood is indeed a neighbourhood spot with a good location. Cherished by Al Rawdah locals for its flavoured matchas and coffee, it’s worth finding your way upstairs to one of the tables so you can settle in for breakfast or lunch. 

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Section B

B is for burger. At multiple sites across the city, from lunchtime through to late night, this casual chain turns out some of Jeddah’s finest patties. Premium ingredients define its signature offering, and there’s a good chicken alternative for anyone who’s wants the protein without the red meat.

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Oia Beach

The Oia Beach Resort is an urban retreat right on the coast. The modern restaurant at its heart pairs its fine Red Sea views with appealing Mediterranean cuisine – start with mezze, then move onto a grilled seafood platter. Some special sunsets confirm this as one of the city’s best places for an evening meal.

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Nafoura

As you take your seat at Nafoura, it can be hard to know where to look. This all-day restaurant within Jeddah’s Hyatt hotel has hard-to-beat views of the Red Sea and King Fahd’s Fountain – and an open kitchen with a vast charcoal grill competing with them for your attention. When you’re able to focus on the menu, you’ll find contemporary Mediterranean dishes crafted from organic, seasonal ingredients.

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Social Kitchen Restaurant

A smarter sister to the city’s Social Bakery (also on this list), Social Kitchen fills its contemporary interiors with a relaxed air. Big flavours punctuate a Mediterranean-influenced menu – and we’re excited to see how everything’s going when it reopens in 2025 after a refurb.

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Roka

Roka made its name around London doing Japanese barbecue cooking in buzzy atmospheres. After a successful opening in Riyadh, that’s exactly what it now brings to Jeddah Walk. Book seats around the robata grill to watch its chefs at work. Familiar favourites are all here – black cod marinated in yuzu miso and pickled radish, dumplings and sashimi – but don’t sleep on the beef fillet, chilli, ginger and spring onion from the grill.

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Kuuru

Kuuru has landed in Riyadh and Jeddah to show the kingdom everything Peruvian cuisine can be. In its richly decorated Jeddah outpost, a talented kitchen team makes good use of a robata grill, while applying precise Japanese techniques to South American flavours to create dishes you won’t find elsewhere in the city. Start with a tuna toast of Peruvian corn tortilla, bluefin akami, avo and wasabi sauce, and go from there. 

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Alieia By The Sea

It might be on the shore at Ash Shati, but Alieia feels like a hidden Greek island restaurant you might have missed on your way from Milos to Mykonos. Bright whites define the interiors and only enhance that feeling. The food is everything you’d hope for from such a place: the freshest seafood, offered raw or simply cooked, alongside heartier mains including a moussaka. 

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The Lucky Llama

‘Nikkei’ is the Peruvian-Japanese cuisine that’s been making waves around the world in recent years, and has arrived on the shores of the Red Sea. Kuuru (also on this list) does it well, and so does the Lucky Llama. There’s an array of ceviches and tiraditos on the menu, alongside hot bites like wagyu beef sliders and a katsu sando of crispy black Angus beef, truffle butter toast and ‘special bulldog sauce’.

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Al Nakheel Restaurant

A lot has changed in Jeddah since Al Nakheel first opened its doors in the mid-80s. One thing that has remained constant: Al Nakheel is a good, family friendly spot to try some local Hijazi dishes. Right in the Corniche, its huge terrace tends to catch a lovely sea breeze too. 

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Rasoi By Vineet

Indian chef Vineet Bhatia has been attracting Michelin stars for more than two decades. His place within Jeddah’s Mövenpick hotel is a fine opportunity to try the cuisine of a true pioneer. The kitchen turns out excellent versions of his subcontinental classics with a twist.

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Shababik

After more than a decade serving the discerning citizens of Al Rawdah, this Lebanese restaurant is on the verge of becoming an institution. Live cooking stations and bread freshly made throughout each service add theatre as regulars return again and again for a menu of comforting classics that goes big on hot meze options. 

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Shang Palace

This high-end Chinese within the Shangri-La hotel might be best known for its dim sum, but its inventive menu hides so much more than that. Sichuan, Yunnan and Cantonese cuisines are all represented – don’t sleep on the crispy Peking duck roasted over plum wood chips then prepared tableside by a chef. The setting, a pleasing blend of Arabesque details and Chinese motifs, will only enhance the sense of occasion.

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Tofareya

With its double-height glass frontage, Tofareya has given itself nowhere to hide. We think it’s right to want to show the world what it can do. In a lively atmosphere, it serves up some of the city’s best traditional Middle Eastern dishes.  

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Toki

Inspired partly by 1920s art deco, Toki has been around for over twenty years – a long time on the fast-moving Jeddah food scene. It’s not its elegant, Chinese-accented interiors that keep it ahead of the game. An evolving menu of Cantonese and Sichuan classics helps too – the aromatic crispy duck is a star of the show. 

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