It’s time to vote for your favourite restaurants in the Kingdom.
After more than a decade of dining at restaurants across the Middle East, FACT has become the authority on restaurants in the region. This year, we will once again celebrate the best restaurants and bars at the FACT Dining Awards Riyadh 2026. Here’s everything you need to know.
Voting for the 2026 awards is officially open. This year’s FACT Dining Awards Riyadh 2026 will present 43 awards across 22 culinary categories, recognising more than 150 nominees. Eligible nominees will be contacted with details regarding the exclusive invite-only event in November.
Now in its fourth year, the annual FACT Dining Awards Riyadh celebrates the Kingdom’s vibrant food and beverage scene. Winners will be awarded based on both public votes and critics’ opinions. Each category features two awards: BEST and FAVOURITE. The BEST is the critic’s choice, decided by the FACT editorial team and an independent panel of industry experts, whilst the FAVOURITE is determined through an online public vote.
The list of awards:
- Casual Dining
- Breakfast
- Cafe
- Afternoon Tea
- Outdoor Dining
- International
- The Americas
- Pan Asian
- Middle Eastern & North African
- Steakhouse
- Indian
- Italian
- French
- European
- Japanese
- Homegrown Saudi Restaurant
- AlUla
- Al Khobar & The Eastern Province
- The Red Sea
- Jeddah
- Newcomer
- Restaurant of the Year 2026
The public vote for this year’s awards opened on Monday, 19 January 2026, and will run until 6 November 2026. We encourage you to cast your votes and help ensure that the right restaurants receive the recognition they deserve.
The FACT Dining Awards Riyadh 2025 is part of a wider initiative by FACT Magazine FZ LLC, which also holds popular dining awards in Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai and London.
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