MAMO Michelangelo, Italian restaurant in Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
MAMO Michelangelo is an Italian restaurant located inside the Al Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a focus on southern Italian cooking. The menu covers handmade pasta, truffle-based dishes, and grilled meats prepared with Mediterranean ingredients.
The original Michelangelo was opened in 1992 in Antibes, on the French coast, by Mamo, an emigrant from Calabria in southern Italy. That first location, set behind the old town walls of Antibes, became the starting point for the group's later restaurants.
The kitchen draws on southern Italian traditions, with dishes like Neapolitan-style burrata and slow-grilled lamb prepared using methods rooted in Calabrian and Campanian cooking. The approach relies on a small number of carefully chosen ingredients rather than complex preparation.
The restaurant sits inside the Al Faisaliah Hotel and is easy to reach through the hotel entrance. Booking ahead is a good idea, as the place tends to fill up on weekday evenings and during business dinners.
The Bar Classico section of the restaurant offers handcrafted mocktails made with fresh fruits and herbs, including a signature Primavera mix that stands out on the drinks list. These beverages follow the same principle as the food: a small number of ingredients put together with care.
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