Your guide to dining in Al Ahsa: restaurants, cafés and red-bread bakeries across Hofuf, Al-Mubarraz and beyond — from heritage settings and traditional food to modern spots and specialty coffee — each with its photo and its place on Google Maps, one click or tap away. The list keeps growing.
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Ratings and opening hours from Google Maps — last updated November 2026
Al-Koot district — next to Qasr Ibrahim park
Outdoor seating among the palms and a glass façade on the edge of the Qasr Ibrahim park.
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Al-Koot district — opposite Qasr Ibrahim
The heritage hotel’s restaurant — tables beneath a glass roof in an arcaded courtyard.
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Al-Salam district — Al-Mubarraz
A massive olive trunk stands mid-hall, ringed by orange chairs and a long bar counter.
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Al-Khalidiyah — opposite King Faisal University
A traditional breakfast spread laid out on woven mats, plate after plate.
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Al-Khalidiyah — Hofuf
Heritage dishes served in wicker baskets amid deep-green velvet seating.
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Al-Khaleej Road — Al-Uwaimriyah
A modern earthen building carrying its name in Arabic calligraphy.
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Al-Khalidiyah — Prince Nawwaf Street
Burgers and fries on metal trays — the modern casual pick of the list.
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Al-Khaleej Road — Al-Olaya
Dishes arriving hot in iron skillets on marble tables.
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King Abdullah Road — Al-Mazrou‘
A modern glass façade crowned by its glowing sign.
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North Al-Rifaa — Hofuf
An ornate arched gateway opening onto heritage-styled seating.
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King Abdullah Road — Al-Mazrou‘
Restaurant and café in one — as it calls itself, and as its dark façade announces in glowing Arabic letters.
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Al-Khaleej Road (Qatar Road)
Karak poured into small cups alongside simple breakfast bites.
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Al-Rawdah — King Abdullah Road
A calm, modern interior centred on an olive tree beneath a skylight.
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A tall white space of full-height windows around a marble bar island and a floating wooden stair.
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Prince Saud bin Jalawi Road — Al-Muallimin Al-Gharbiyyah, Hofuf
White walls and a spiral wooden stair, with a camel painting above a cream sofa in the corner.
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Ain Najm Road — Al-Mubarraz
The café’s logo on a grey marble wall, with the pour-over station in front of it.
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North Al-Rifaa — Hofuf
A mud-plastered house with a wooden door in one of Hofuf’s old lanes.
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North Al-Rifaa — Hofuf
Specialty coffee in a classic sitting room of leather chairs and stained glass.
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Historic downtown Hofuf
A Hasawi-style house strung with lights in the historic heart of Hofuf.
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King Fahd Road — historic downtown Hofuf
Seating among white plaster arches and shelves of coffee-making gear.
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North Al-Rifaa — Hofuf
A heritage interior with a wooden ceiling that keeps the feel of the old coffeehouses.
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King Abdulaziz Road — historic downtown Hofuf
An Arabian majlis of cushions and rugs beneath a palm-trunk ceiling.
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Ain Najm Road — Al-Mubarraz
Bakes and crunchy treats — as it calls itself on Google Maps — behind a cheerful storefront.
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Ain Najm Road — Al-Mubarraz
Bakery and café in one: a fresh-pastry display with a blue-accented order counter.
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Al-Qarah — at the foot of Jabal Al-Qarah
Open-air tables beneath the rock face of Jabal Al-Qarah, with a glass skylight set into the terrace floor.
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Al-Qarah
A curved bar beneath a circular chandelier of wooden slats hung with glass bulbs.
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A paved terrace centred on an olive tree in a water basin, ringed with woven armchairs.
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A cream façade under its name in dark lettering, with timber-framed windows and tables out on the paving.
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Red bread and date bread are one and the same — these are the bakeries whose clay ovens are fired for it.
Al-Khudud — near Ain Al-Khudud
A baker seated at the mouth of a floor tannour, loaves spread around him on the tiles.
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Al-Khudud
An ochre façade with a lit arch opening onto the bakery floor at dusk.
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A sitting room of wooden benches and patterned cushions, with shelves of old vessels.
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Permanently closed — according to Google Maps
A mud-plaster wall with crenellations and protruding beams, and a double wooden door beneath the palms.
Open in Google Maps ↗(opens Google Maps in a new window)Al Ahsa is known for dishes such as Hasawi rice, mandi, harees and date bread. Explore them on the Hasawi Cuisine page →
Yes — two on this list: Dar Basma, next to the Qasr Ibrahim park, and the Al-Koot Heritage Hotel Restaurant in the Al-Koot district directly opposite the fort. Each card links to its spot on Google Maps.
In the historic downtown and Al-Raf‘ah North you will find: Baithana, Bait Al-Koot, Dar Huwaija on King Fahd Road, Al-Sayed Café, Ratio Al-Koot on King Abdulaziz Road, and 7st beside Qasr Ibrahim.
This page has a section of its own for the red-bread bakeries — red bread and date bread being the same thing — each with its photo and its spot on Google Maps. Read about date bread on the Hasawi Cuisine page →
Two places on this list sit on Ain Najm Road in Al-Mubarraz: Baking Up and Dot Bakery & Café. The rest of the list is in Hofuf.
They are spread between Al Hofuf — the historic Al-Koot district, the historic downtown, Al-Raf‘ah North, Al-Khalidiyah, Al-Rawdah, Al-Mazrou‘, Al-Olaya, Al-Uwaimriyah and Al-Khudud — Al-Mubarraz along Ain Najm Road, and Al-Qarah east of the oasis; each card links to the exact spot on Google Maps.
Ratings and opening hours come straight from Google Maps (last updated November 2026) and can change — check each place’s Google Maps link for the very latest details. Prices are not listed.
This is a first list that will keep growing. Names and locations come straight from Google Maps, and the blurbs are brief introductions describing each place as it appears in its photo — not reviews or dish recommendations.
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