Scotland-based fast casual gourmet kebab chain German Doner Kebab (GDK) has opened its first restaurant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Situated on the city’s AlTakhasusi Street, the new restaurant will offer a complete dine-in experience from takeaway to click & collect and delivery using GDK’s Delivery partners.

The restaurant will be open from 11AM to 2AM from Sunday to Wednesday and 11AM to 3AM from Thursday to Saturday.

It is owned and run by Food Perfection Trading, a Saudi/Bahraini collaboration that obtained GDK’s Saudi Arabia master franchise.

The collaboration expects to open 100 new restaurants in Saudi Arabia over the next decade.

The opening of the Saudi restaurant comes at a time when GDK endeavours to expand its presence across the globe.  

The brand currently has more than 150 restaurants across the UK, the Middle East, the US, Canada and Europe.

GDK global CMO Dr Thorsk Westphal said: “GDK offers a superior dining experience with premium-quality doner kebabs that are always made fresh to order by highly skilled meat masters and a restaurant crew that puts guest satisfaction front and centre.

“The initial guest feedback we’ve received since the opening was overwhelmingly positive – regarding quality, taste and service.

“Of course, this only works so well because we have an excellent master franchise partner in Food Perfection Trading.”

Sayeed added: “Our rapid international expansion is driven by strong consumer demand for GDK and we cannot wait to bring our premium kebabs to all of Saudi Arabia, as we continue to expand across the country over the coming months and years.”

In February 2022, GDK announced its plans to expand its business by opening 78 new restaurants in the UK throughout the year.