This is our list of the best seafood restaurants in Riyadh for August 2026, ranked in a way that differs from the usual "highest rated" lists. The question we answer is not "which place has the higher overall score?" but "which place did visitors actually talk about for breakfast?" That difference matters: an overall Google rating blends everything together — location, service, price, even silent star taps — while we read the text of written reviews and looked specifically for people who discussed breakfast.
Our method is simple and transparent. We took every written review in our database for a Riyadh business in this category, searched its text for words related to the theme (breakfast, brunch), counted how many reviews mentioned it per business, and computed the average star rating of those mentioning reviews alone. The ranking below is built on mention count, not on the overall star average. A place written about by dozens of people for its breakfast outranks a higher-scored place nobody mentioned it for.
How we built this ranking
Out of 435 public restaurants in Riyadh in our database, only 44 qualified — the bar was mentioning breakfast in at least 5 written reviews, so that no place is ranked on one or two stray comments. We then took the top ten by mention count. For each business we show four honest numbers: how many reviews mentioned the theme, the average stars of those reviews, the overall Google rating, and how many written reviews we hold for it in the first place — so you can judge how solid the evidence is.
Top 10 seafood restaurants in Riyadh — August 2026
| Rank | Name | Reviews mentioning breakfast | Avg rating of those reviews | Google rating | Written reviews held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resol Riyadh | 36 | 4.81 | 4.4 | 212 |
| 2 | Botanica Restaurant | 35 | 4.80 | 4.9 | 232 |
| 3 | Dakat Aziz | 31 | 4.26 | 4.0 | 181 |
| 4 | مطعم باب طرابلس | 22 | 3.95 | 4.4 | 190 |
| 5 | La Brasserie لابراسيري | 19 | 4.74 | 4.6 | 234 |
| 6 | Horizon Restaurant | 18 | 4.39 | 4.2 | 111 |
| 7 | Beyzade | 17 | 4.59 | 4.3 | 312 |
| 8 | Bud's Road | 16 | 4.56 | 4.2 | 188 |
| 9 | Café Boulud | 16 | 4.50 | 4.3 | 185 |
| 10 | Carawan Al Fahad Hotel | 16 | 3.63 | 3.9 | 109 |
A closer look at the list
- Resol Riyadh — mentioned breakfast in 36 reviews, averaging 4.81 out of 5. Its overall Google rating is 4.4, and we hold 212 written reviews for it. That is one of the highest averages on the list, a sign that people who discussed breakfast mostly left happy.
- Botanica Restaurant — mentioned breakfast in 35 reviews, averaging 4.80 out of 5. Its overall Google rating is 4.9, and we hold 232 written reviews for it. That is one of the highest averages on the list, a sign that people who discussed breakfast mostly left happy.
- Dakat Aziz — mentioned breakfast in 31 reviews, averaging 4.26 out of 5. Its overall Google rating is 4.0, and we hold 181 written reviews for it. The average rating of those specific reviews is 4.26 out of 5.
- مطعم باب طرابلس — mentioned breakfast in 22 reviews, averaging 3.95 out of 5. Its overall Google rating is 4.4, and we hold 190 written reviews for it. The average rating of those specific reviews is 3.95 out of 5.
- La Brasserie لابراسيري — mentioned breakfast in 19 reviews, averaging 4.74 out of 5. Its overall Google rating is 4.6, and we hold 234 written reviews for it. That is one of the highest averages on the list, a sign that people who discussed breakfast mostly left happy.
- Horizon Restaurant — mentioned breakfast in 18 reviews, averaging 4.39 out of 5. Its overall Google rating is 4.2, and we hold 111 written reviews for it. The average rating of those specific reviews is 4.39 out of 5.
- Beyzade — mentioned breakfast in 17 reviews, averaging 4.59 out of 5. Its overall Google rating is 4.3, and we hold 312 written reviews for it. The average rating of those specific reviews is 4.59 out of 5.
- Bud's Road — mentioned breakfast in 16 reviews, averaging 4.56 out of 5. Its overall Google rating is 4.2, and we hold 188 written reviews for it. The average rating of those specific reviews is 4.56 out of 5.
- Café Boulud — mentioned breakfast in 16 reviews, averaging 4.50 out of 5. Its overall Google rating is 4.3, and we hold 185 written reviews for it. The average rating of those specific reviews is 4.50 out of 5.
- Carawan Al Fahad Hotel — mentioned breakfast in 16 reviews, averaging 3.63 out of 5. Its overall Google rating is 3.9, and we hold 109 written reviews for it. That average is on the lower side — meaning the talk about breakfast was not all praise, which is exactly what we want you to see plainly.
The limits of this method — honestly
- We searched the text of written reviews for words related to the theme (breakfast, brunch).
- We rank by how many people actually discussed breakfast, not by the overall rating of the business.
- A restaurant with 30 reviews praising the breakfast is a better answer than one with a higher overall rating and no breakfast mentions.
- Word matching is imperfect. A review mentioning "breakfast" might be complaining that the order was late or that items had run out. That is why we show the average rating of the mentioning reviews next to the count, so you can see whether the talk was praise or complaint.
- We required at least 5 mentions to qualify. Of 435 businesses in this category in Riyadh, only 44 qualified.
Why rank by mentions, not by the star average?
Because an average answers a general question: "are people broadly happy?" But you are asking a specific one: "where do I find breakfast?" A place rated 4.9 for its excellent coffee may not be your best choice if nobody discussed breakfast there. Conversely, a place with a 4.1 overall rating that dozens wrote about specifically for breakfast is usually the more honest answer to your question.
To be clear: we do not claim to be more accurate than Google, nor that our numbers override theirs. We measure something different — how densely a single theme is discussed inside written reviews — and we present every figure exactly as it is, without polishing. That is why you will see places on the list with a lower mention average; we kept them because honesty means showing the negative signal alongside the positive.
Read also
Every name in the table is clickable and takes you to its page on Raddod, where you will find a deeper analysis of its written reviews. And if you run a business in Riyadh and want to know what your customers actually describe you for — and how to climb these lists — start at raddod.com.
This list reflects August 2026 data and shifts with every new review. We rebuild it monthly, so what you see today is an honest snapshot of what Riyadh visitors said in their own words.