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Best Rooftop Restaurants in Riyadh 2026
Rooftop restaurants · Riyadh · 6 tables ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 23, 2026 · Updated June 23, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Riyadh runs hot and flat, so the rooftop here earns its keep two ways: the height that lifts you over the Olaya towers, and the cool open air that only arrives after dark. The skyline belongs to the centre, where the golden orb tops the Al Faisaliah Tower and Spazio holds the 77th floor of the Kingdom Tower. The better food often sits lower, on the al fresco terraces at Hittin and the Kingdom Centre roof. The trap is the sky lounge that sells the altitude and forgets the plate. The six tables below back the view with a kitchen that means it, and every one is a dry room, so the night turns on the food and the panorama.
1.The Globe
Riyadh's sky-dining benchmark inside the Faisaliah golden orb, a full 360 over the city; book it for an occasion dinner above the towers.
The Globe sits inside the golden sphere that crowns the Al Faisaliah Tower in Olaya, a Mandarin Oriental room about 267 metres over the city with a 360-degree sweep across the Riyadh skyline, the Kingdom Tower glowing in the distance, and a small open terrace ringing the dome. The kitchen runs modern European with Arabic accents, and dinner carries a minimum spend around SAR 350 a head. Listed in the Michelin Guide to Riyadh, it is the clearest sky table the city has, a Gulf cousin to a glass-orb tower room in Shanghai. Book a window seat after dark, when the Olaya towers light up beneath the sphere.
Reserve direct or on OpenTable; window seat after dark.
2.Robata
The city's best rooftop kitchen, fireside Hokkaido grilling on an open terrace; reserve it when the food matters as much as the height.
Robata holds an al fresco terrace at The Canopy in Hittin and is widely rated the best rooftop cooking in Riyadh. The robatayaki concept comes from chef Ian Pengelley with executive chef Barry Andrews, who opened it in 2023 around the Ainu fireside-grill tradition of Hokkaido, and it earned a place in the Michelin Guide 2026 selection for the city. The grill turns out a juicy Angus beef fillet and Gulf prawns in a kimchi sauce, with portobello in ponzu for the table, mains from around SAR 120. It plays in Riyadh the way a Tokyo robata counter does, the open flame moved up to a desert roofline. Book a terrace table for the cooler hours after sunset.
Reserve direct; terrace counter seat after sunset.
3.The Roof at Al Mamlaka Social Dining
An open-air Levantine roof facing the Kingdom Tower; go for the mezze and a sunset table over Olaya.
The Roof crowns Al Mamlaka Social Dining at the Kingdom Centre in Olaya, an al fresco rooftop looking straight across at the parabola of the Kingdom Tower. The kitchen serves eastern Mediterranean, the mezze and skewers built around the Assembly menu, with hummus, labneh, zucchini baba and mains of Armenian shish and shish taouk, plus a mocktail list standing in for the bar. It runs Sunday to Thursday from 1pm to 1am, later to 3am on weekends, with outdoor heating for the cool months. White umbrellas, greenery and a clear shot at the lit tower make it the city's most relaxed skyline roof. Book a table on the outer edge for the Kingdom Tower view.
Reserve direct; outer table facing the Kingdom Tower.
4.Spazio
The highest dining floor in Riyadh, window terraces 77 storeys up; try it once for the altitude and the night skyline.
Spazio occupies the 77th floor of the Kingdom Tower in Olaya, the highest dining room in Riyadh at roughly 280 metres, with glass window terraces and lounges set across several levels. Open since 2003, it runs Italian and French plates alongside a sushi bar and a teppanyaki counter, a fine-dining bill landing near SAR 300 to 400 a head. The cooking is solid rather than the city's best, but no other table delivers this height, the whole grid of Riyadh laid out below the glass. It is the Riyadh answer to a sky-bar tower room, the view doing much of the talking. Reserve a window table for after sunset, when the city lights come up.
Reserve direct; window table after sunset.
5.HuQQa
A buzzy Turkish roof at U Walk with serious steaks; go for a lively group dinner under the open sky.
HuQQa runs a rooftop terrace at the U Walk lifestyle district off Prince Turki Al Awwal Road, the Riyadh outpost of the Istanbul-born group that made its name in Bebek and Jeddah. The menu is modern Turkish with a wide grill, the kitchen known for its steaks alongside kebabs, pide, mezze platters and desserts of baklava and kunafa, with rich shisha and a Turkish breakfast pulling weekend crowds. Open daily from noon to 1am, it is the most social roof on this list, busy and loud in the best way. Book a weekend evening well ahead and ask for an outer terrace table for the skyline.
Reserve direct; outer terrace table on a weekend night.
6.Stella Sky Lounge
A polished open-air terrace atop the St Regis at Via Riyadh; reserve it for a late, smart-dressed evening.
Stella Sky Lounge sits on the open-air terrace of the St Regis at Via Riyadh, which opened the venue in April 2024 above the luxury retail district in the city's diplomatic quarter. The kitchen runs an international menu, the raw bar sending out Peruvian mango seabass ceviche and wagyu tartare, the grill working through beef kebab, lamb chops and lamb kofta, finished with churros and fruit skewers. Its zodiac mocktails stand in for the bar in this dry room. More lounge than restaurant, it leans on shisha and a smart late crowd, but the food holds and the terrace is one of the prettiest in town. Book the open-air section for a late table.
Reserve direct; open-air terrace section, evening table.
Not for everyone
The observation deck, not a table
Kingdom Centre Sky Bridge. The Sky Bridge on the 99th floor of the Kingdom Tower has the highest public view in Riyadh, but it is an observation deck, not a rooftop restaurant; there is no kitchen at the top. Ride up for the panorama, then come down to The Roof on the same building or across to Spazio for dinner.
Not for a summer lunch or a wine list
These are dry rooms built for the night, so skip them if you want a midday table or a bottle with dinner. Riyadh summers push 45C, and most of these terraces only come into their own from October to April and after sunset year-round. If you need a cool indoor room or a long lunch, the Faisaliah and Kingdom towers both have enclosed restaurants below their rooftops.
Reservation strategy for a Riyadh rooftop table
Riyadh's rooftops cluster in two zones, so pick your height first. The sky tables are in Olaya in the centre: The Globe inside the Faisaliah orb, where dinner runs on a minimum spend, and Spazio on the 77th floor of the Kingdom Tower for the highest room in the city. The Roof crowns Al Mamlaka at the Kingdom Centre, also in Olaya, for an open-air Levantine evening facing the tower. The livelier terraces sit a little out: Robata at The Canopy in Hittin for the best food, HuQQa at U Walk for a Turkish group night, and Stella Sky at Via Riyadh for a polished late table.
Season and timing matter more here than anywhere. Aim for October to April, and even then book the last hour of daylight or later, once the heat lifts and the towers light up. Riyadh is a dry city, so none of these rooms carries a wine or cocktail list; expect mocktails and fresh juice instead, and budget for the food and the view alone. Weekend nights, Thursday and Friday, fill first, so reserve several days out, ask for an outer or window table, and dress smart-formal for The Globe and Spazio.
Frequently asked
What is the best rooftop restaurant in Riyadh?
The Globe, inside the golden sphere atop the Al Faisaliah Tower in Olaya, is the city's benchmark sky table. A Mandarin Oriental room about 267 metres above the centre, it pairs a 360-degree view across Riyadh and the Kingdom Tower with a small open terrace, runs modern European cooking on a dinner minimum spend around SAR 350, and is listed in the Michelin Guide to Riyadh. Book a window seat after dark.
Which Riyadh rooftop has the best food?
Robata at The Canopy in Hittin is the strongest rooftop kitchen in the city. The robatayaki concept from chef Ian Pengelley and executive chef Barry Andrews, open since 2023 and recognised in the Michelin Guide 2026, grills over a fireside counter on an al fresco terrace. Its Angus beef fillet and Gulf prawns in kimchi sauce are the dishes to order, with mains from around SAR 120.
What is the highest rooftop dining in Riyadh?
Spazio, on the 77th floor of the Kingdom Tower in Olaya, is the highest dining floor in Riyadh, roughly 280 metres up with window terraces over the city. Open since 2003, it runs Italian and French plates, a sushi bar and a teppanyaki counter across several lounge and dining levels. Expect a fine-dining bill near SAR 300 to 400 a head, and reserve a window table after sunset.
Do Riyadh rooftop restaurants serve alcohol?
No. Riyadh is a dry city and none of these rooftops serves alcohol, so the bill is about the food and the view rather than a wine or cocktail list. Expect inventive mocktails and fresh juices in their place, as at Stella Sky Lounge, whose zodiac mocktails stand in for a bar. Plan the evening around sunset and the cooler open-air hours instead.
When is the best time to book a Riyadh rooftop table?
Aim for the cooler months from October to April and book a table for the last hour of daylight, when the heat drops and the Olaya towers light up. Riyadh summers run too hot for comfortable open-air dining before late evening, so many terraces lean on misting and shade. Weekend nights, Thursday and Friday, fill first; reserve several days ahead and ask for an outer table.
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