LPM - La Petite Maison

Rating: 13
Author: Gault&Millau

Al Motassem Street, Al Olaya, Riyadh 12212, Saudi Arabia

13/20
Chef's Restaurant

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5 PHOTOS

Chef: Maurizio Pace
Cooking: French | Gastronomic | Mediterranean
Services: Terrace
Style: With family | With friends

Budget (SAR)

Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)

180 to 230

Gault&Millau's review 2026

This is the new festive hotspot par excellence, the place you have to see, and ideally to know diligently. Everyone in Riyadh is talking about “LPM” for La Petite Maison, a distant cousin of Nicole’s in Nice, but very much the restaurant of today and likely of tomorrow. Located on the ground floor of one of the Mandarin Oriental buildings, this bustling, expansive dining room is the perfect spot to catch up with friends, celebrate a birthday, or close a business deal. The menu is broadly Mediterranean, extending to French culinary traditions (foie gras, escargots, scrambled eggs with porcini), while also embracing current trends like ceviche, carpaccio, and chimichurri, as well as flaunting luxury items like caviar, seafood salad, wagyu, and truffle rigatoni. While the yellowtail carpaccio falls flat, the fish slices drowning in an acidic broth that cooks and softens them, the braised lamb shank is an excellent Provençal dish, generous and indulgent, served with a flavorful purée bathed in lamb jus with Taggiasca olives and cherry tomatoes. The dessert list, as extensive as the main dishes and fairly classic, features well-executed pastry, including in the apple tart. The large serving staff is undoubtedly dedicated, despite some minor inconsistencies. The bill is one of the most expensive in the city, but listening to Womack & Womack at full volume while enjoying a fine gratin dauphinois in the heart of Riyadh is undeniably stylish.