King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Partners with Hospitality Powerhouse MJS Holdings

the region’s prime destination for business and cosmopolitan lifestyle, today announced a partnership with leading hospitality group MJS Holdings (MJS). MJS will support KAFD’s diverse culinary offerings through its pipeline of top hospitality talent from throughout the region. Dining destinations supported by MJS include upscale Italian restaurant Il Baretto and NYC-inspired eatery Black Tap, both scheduled to open in May. Future destinations include Zuma, Mr. Chow, Amazonico and AOK.

“The MJS team’s experience in creating unique hospitality experiences is unmatched. Their passion for quality and service is central to their success and will help us deliver on our mission to provide memorable, vibrant lifestyle experiences to the region and the world,” said Gautam Sashittal, CEO of KAFD. “Together, we are creating dining destinations that visitors will remember and return to again and again.”

“KAFD is the epitome of the new Saudi Arabia,” said MJS CEO Milad S. Nassereddine. “It is an honor to partner with an entity of KAFD’s scale and ambition, and we look forward to bringing our experience and connections to the region’s brightest talent to help KAFD’s vision come to life.”

Owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), KAFD is a landmark project and key driver of Riyadh’s economic ambitions. Set on more than 3 million square meters of land in the heart of the capital, KAFD is home to 1.6 million square meters of state-of-the-art office space, world-class entertainment venues and iconic luxury residences. Offering a competitive ecosystem of vibrant lifestyle experiences powered by differentiated customer service, KAFD invites citizens of the world to envision, accelerate and live.