{"id":39726,"date":"2023-08-14T11:48:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T07:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=39726"},"modified":"2023-08-14T11:48:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T07:48:37","slug":"emirati-cafe-saddle-opening-cannes-france","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/emirati-cafe-saddle-opening-cannes-france\/","title":{"rendered":"This Popular Emirati Caf\u00e9 Is Opening Its Doors In The South Of France"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39727\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/08\/Saddle-UAE-Cannes.png\" alt=\"Saddle UAE Cannes\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Saddle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A hugely popular Emirati caf\u00e9 is going global.<\/p>\n<p>Saddle Caf\u00e9 first started as a solitary food truck in the emirate of Dubai, eventually expanding to a total of 13 locations across the UAE. And now the Emirati caf\u00e9 is spreading its wings on an international scale.<\/p>\n<p>The popular food and coffee hotspot has now opened its doors in Cannes, France, marking the very first Emirati-owned concept for food and coffee enthusiasts in the South of France.<\/p>\n<p>The caf\u00e9\u2019s founder and visionary, Mohammed Al Falasi, shared his excitement at the global expansion of his homegrown concept, being able to share Emirati heritage and tradition on an international scale.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cv2TyK2RsRk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by @saddlecannes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Saddle&#8217;s France opening brings the UAE&#8217;s rich culture, hospitality, culinary excellence, and specialty coffee onto a global stage,\u201d he said. \u201cThis international expansion is a testament to Saddle\u2019s wide appeal, and we are honoured to share our tradition with the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Cannes venue is not only brimming with favourites from its UAE menu, including speciality coffee, the caf\u00e9\u2019s design itself embodies UAE art and talent with an exclusive piece by celebrated Emirati artist Mattar Bin Lahej, the creative mind behind the Museum of the Future\u2019s iconic Arabic calligraphy.<\/p>\n<p>The opening of Saddle\u2019s doors in Cannes isn\u2019t the only international location the homegrown hotspot is making its mark on. Next month, Saddle will be arriving in the UK\u2019s capital city London and the following month in October to Saudi Arabia\u2019s capital Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/uae-global-restaurants-dubai\/\">Read More: These 11 UAE Homegrown Restaurants Are Going Global<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42685,"featured_media":39727,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[260,35],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>This Popular Emirati Caf\u00e9 Opens In The South Of France<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Saddle Caf\u00e9, which first started as a solitary food truck in the emirate of Dubai, is now spreading its wings on an international scale.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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