Gate-side French bakery option in Terminal 1
PAUL sits airside in Terminal 1 at King Abdulaziz International Airport, giving you a recognizable French café name if you want something predictable before a Saudia or flynas departure. It’s a standard airport branch: counter service, pastry display, and a small seating area that fills up fast during the evening bank of flights after 18:00.
Expect classic PAUL staples here: butter croissants, pain au chocolat, and tarts, alongside sandwiches on baguette and simple salads. A basic croissant often runs around SAR 10–15, while sandwiches and salads land closer to SAR 30–45, putting it at the higher end of JED Terminal 1 food prices but still below full table-service spots.
Coffee is the usual draw: espresso, cappuccino, and latte, plus hot chocolate and some bottled soft drinks. A regular latte tends to sit around SAR 15–20. If you need something quick before a 45‑minute boarding call, a takeaway coffee and pastry from the front display moves faster than ordering a toasted sandwich or anything that needs extra prep.
Food here skews European: ham is swapped out for turkey or chicken in most sandwiches to keep things in line with local norms. The menu boards are in both Arabic and English, and staff are used to international traffic from Terminal 1’s mix of foreign carriers, so pointing at the pastry case works fine if you’re in a rush or language is an issue.
Lines spike around large widebody departures between 21:00 and 01:00, when multiple long‑haul flights leave from nearby gates. If your flight boards from a remote stand and you expect a bus transfer, buy water and snacks at PAUL with your coffee; that saves you hunting for options in the smaller gate clusters at the far ends of Terminal 1.