Illustration by Fig & Ginger, drawn from the review. The venue's own photo is on its way.
Fine dining Italian, since 1979 in Kuwait City (Fahed Al Salem Street, St. Regis), Kuwait
Riccardo
An old Italian with fresh pasta
Riccardo opened in 1979, and the restaurant calls itself one of Kuwait's first luxury dining establishments. That is a long time to stay open in any city. Today it sits on the ground floor of the St. Regis on Fahed Al Salem Street, with the same name over the door and the same promise on the plate.
The kitchen makes pasta fresh each day, and the restaurant describes its approach as tradition and innovation, with seasonal ingredients and classical technique. I would trust that claim most on the pasta course, which is the best test of any Italian kitchen. Lunch is 12:30 until 3:30, dinner 7:30 until 11:30, with a live band in the evenings.
This is a place for an occasion. Linen, candlelight, a band and a long Italian menu, which is how special dinners were done before everyone started eating small plates. It will not surprise you, and it is not trying to. It has been the right choice for anniversaries and business dinners for more than four decades, and that is worth a booking. Reserve through OpenTable or the restaurant directly. Wear a jacket, order the pasta, and let the band do the rest. Some rooms still believe dinner is an event, and this one has earned the right.
- Order this
- Fresh handmade pasta, Seasonal Italian plates
- The damage
- $$$$
- Go
- Dinner, with the live band, booked ahead
- Find it
- Fahed Al Salem Street, Ground Floor, St. Regis Kuwait, Kuwait City
- Website
- riccardorestaurant.com