Cipriani, Italian restaurant in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
Cipriani is an Italian restaurant in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, part of the well-known Cipriani group and located within the Al-Bujairi heritage area. The dining room features Murano glass chandeliers, terrazzo floors in blue and white, and high-gloss oak tables paired with custom blue leather chairs.
The Cipriani name goes back to Giuseppe Cipriani, who opened Harry's Bar in Venice in 1931 and built a reputation around straightforward cooking done with care. The group later expanded across several continents, and the Diriyah location is one of its most recent openings.
Cipriani brings Venetian cooking to Saudi Arabia, serving dishes like carpaccio and handmade pasta that are closely tied to the original Harry's Bar recipes. The contrast between the Italian setting and the surrounding heritage site of Diriyah gives the meal an unusual character.
The restaurant sits in the Al-Bujairi district of Diriyah, which is easy to reach on foot once inside the heritage area. Booking in advance is recommended, as tables fill up quickly in the evenings and on weekends.
The carpaccio dish was invented by Giuseppe Cipriani at Harry's Bar and named after the Venetian painter Vittore Carpaccio. It still appears on the menu here today, connecting this Diriyah location directly to the dish's origin.
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