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Tofareya is a Saudi restaurant at Anas Ibn Malik Road, Al Malqa, Riyadh 13522, and it earned a Michelin Recommended distinction in 2026. The menu is built on Saudi specialties with a Lebanese influence, and the cooking is the main reason to visit.
The kitchen serves local dishes without reworking them for the city. Gault&Millau lists the restaurant with an 11 for 2026, noting that the flavours arrive with a gentle touch. Service is simple and friendly, in a supportive setting.
Crispy meat samboussas are a good starting point, though the reviewer found them slightly less soft than they could be. The red groats are a family-style dish that feels warming and comforting. A moussaka gives vegetarian diners a solid alternative. To finish, the freshly baked kunafa is crisp on the outside with a molten, creamy centre.
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As with its Jeddah counterpart, this Lebanese-influenced restaurant of Saudi specialties lives up to its ranking, with dishes executed faithfully and therefore simply, without any attempt to polish up the desert heritage for the city, and delivering local flavors with a gentle touch. Good crispy meat samboussas, lacking just a little softness, melt-in-your-mouth red groats, like a family dish that warms body and soul, the moussaka offers another good vegetarian alternative, and the traditional freshly baked kunafa, both crispy and molten with its creamy heart, ends the meal with a touch of nobility. Simple, friendly welcome and service staff in a supportive atmosphere.
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