Dubai-based Rikas Hospitality, the group behind some of the UAE’s award-winning restaurants, has announced the signing of agreements to operate multiple restaurants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Owned by Parisian entrepreneur Rizwan Kassim, Rikas is the driving force behind some of the region’s most exceptional culinary projects including La Cantine du Faubourg, Ninive, Mimi Kakushi, Twiggy by La Cantine, Lana Lusa, Madeleine et Marcel and Gohan, said the statement from Rikas.
Acclaimed London Interior Architecture studio Pirajean Lees, led by Clemence Pirajean and James Michael Lees, collaborated with branding agency AM Studioworks to design all the venues, it stated.
Since the opening of La Cantine du Faubourg in 2015, the group has been on an upwards journey and have commendably launched multiple bespoke concepts. As a result, the group is well-positioned as a leading player in the hospitality and dining scene in the UAE with ambitious development plans to take the portfolio beyond the region, it added.
Unveiling its big Saudi plans, Kassim said: “This move is in line with our aggressive growth strategy, and we are very excited to have found permanent homes for our award-winning concepts in the kingdom. We have had a number of very successful popups in the past and the response has been overwhelming, so it is a natural progression, and we look forward to our much-awaited debut in the Saudi scene,” he stated.
