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Saffron Restaurant & Lounge
123 North 3rd Street, Suite 101
Minneapolis, MN 55401
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Dinner Menu
To Share Mezze - Tapas - Snacks
A Selection of Traditional Spreads
$12.00
yellow lentil, smokey eggplant and spicy feta
Giant Beans
$9.00
dressed in lemon, olive oil and dill
Marinated Olives & Pickles
$6.00
a changing selection
Slow Cooked Green Beans
$10.00
with tomato in the style of my palestinian grandmother
Grilled Kofta Meatballs
$11.00
with a slightly spicy tomato sauce
Chicken & Porcini Croquettes
$9.00
our take on the classic spanish dish
Octopus "A La Plancha"
$11.00
cooked on a hot plate with toasted garlic, smoked paprika and sherry
Fried Cauliflower
$10.00
with sheep's milk feta fondue and north african spices
Middle Eastern Sausage (Na'anik)
$12.00
house made beef/lamb/pine nut sausage with lemon
Fried Beef Kibbeh
$9.00
bulgur shell stuffed with spiced beef and pine nuts served with cucumber yogurt
Lamb Brain
$7.00
with olive oil stewed tomatoes, garlic and parsley
Hummus
a puree of chickpeas with tahini, lemon, garlic topped with palestinian olive oil
Original
$9.00
just like in palestine
Turk
$10.00
with caramelized paprika butter and za'tar
Salads - Apps - Sides
Green Salad
$11.00
with soft herbs, nuts, seeds, soft boiled egg and grilled lemon/shallot dressing
Figs & Foie
$14.00
turkish white figs stuffed with foie gras served with aged balsamic vinegar and hazelnuts
Chicken "Bisteeya"
$13.00
an aromatic saffron stewed chicken & almond pie wrapped in a phyllo pastry with cinnamon sugar
Lamb Bacon "BLT"
$10.00
house made lamb bacon, saffron-tomato jam and arugula on vanilla egg bread
Coriander Potatoes
$11.00
with roasted tomatoes, caramelized paprika butter and garlic yogurt
Lobster Orzo
$17.00
with caramelized fennel, preserved tomato and ouzo
Entrées - Big Plates
Roasted Chicken
$24.00
with eggplant lovash, tahini and exotic spices
Sautéed Parisian Gnocchi
$23.00
with autumn vegetables, soft herbs and black truffle-taleggio cheese fondue
Grilled New York Strip
$32.00
thick cut strip loin with "niçoise" condiment
Whole Roasted Branzino
"mediterranean sea bass" with crispy grape leaves, olive oil, lemon and herbs
- MP
Grilled Lamb Chops
$42.00
marinated in greek herbs & spices, served with lemon/olive oil sauce
Tagine
a traditional slow cooked north african dish named after the cooking vessel
Lamb
with persian spices & "jewels", gold potato, pistachio and pomegranate molasses
- $34.00
- $62.00
Moroccan Duck Kefta
ras el hanout spiced duck meatballs in a sweet & spicy tomato sauce with egg yolk and chickpeas
- $29.00
- $42.00
Vegetable
autumn vegetables and legumes with preserved lemon and "spice trail" tagine spice
- $22.00
- $30.00
Seafood
a changing selection
- MP
Main
Crispy Brussel Sprouts
$9.00
with pomegranate, tahini and jalapeno
Stuffed Peppers
$9.00
with lamb confit, tomato sauce, feta, brown butter bread crumb and mint
Pear & Turkish Fig Salad
$12.00
with beef ham, mahon cheese, celery leaves, hazlenuts and sherry vinegar
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
$12.00
with hen of the wood mushrooms, ras el hanout, maple and spanish blue cheese
Triple Cheese Agnolotti
$16.00
with heirloom pumpkin, ras el hanout, turmeric and ginger
Main
Turkish Coffee Sundae
$10.00
turkish coffee/toffee ice cream with cardamom cream, shredded halva, black sesame crumble and salted pine nuts
Dark Chocolate Custard Cake
$10.00
with hazelnut baklava crunch, raspberry/rose sorbet, ras el hanout and berry cream
Peaches & Cream
$10.00
roasted peaches with milkjam ice cream, malted sweet labneh, thyme shortbread and pistachios
Shredded Phyllo & Sweet Cheese Pie (Kunafa)
$12.00
With cardamom-saffron syrup and pistachios. (Please allow 15 minutes)
House Made Ice Cream or Sorbet Flight
$8.00Coffee
Turkish Coffee
$3.00Coffee
$3.00Espresso
$3.00Latte
$4.00Cappuccino
$4.00Double Espresso
$4.00Dessert Wines
Borgo Maragliano 'La Caliera', Moscato d'Asti
$11.00Cesar Florido, Moscatel Dorado
$9.00Graham's, 6 Grapes "Reserve" Porto
$8.00Broadbent, Madeira "Fine Rich" 5 Year
$10.00After Dinner Drink Menu
Inspector Montalbano
$11.00
bourbon, lazzaroni amaretto, lemon, angostura bitters and egg white
Jib the Jibe
$11.00
moscato d'asti, amontillado, orange liqueur and vanilla
Stingy Brim
$11.00
plantation 3 star rum, coffee liqueur and sweetened cream
Digestifs
Galliano Ristretto
$8.00Chartreuse, Green
$11.00Fernet Branca
$9.00Letherbee Fernet
$10.00Aperol
$8.00Chartreuse, Yellow
$10.00Averna Amaro
$8.00Arak Touma
$10.00Campari
$8.00Cynar
$8.00Bubbles & Rose
Laurent-Perrier Brut, Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Meunier
Champagne, France NV
- 1/2 Bottle $59.00
Jacques Chaput Brut, Pinot Noir/Chardonnay
$69.00
Champagne, France NV
Charles Bove Brut, Chenin Blanc
$48.00
Vouvray, France NV
Cristalino Cava Brut Rosé, Pinot Noir
$32.00
Penedés, Spain NV
Borgo Maragliano 'La Caliera', Moscato d'Asti
$46.00
Piedmont, Italy 2015
Chapoutier Bila Haut, Grenache/Cinsault Rosé
$48.00
Languedoc-Roussillon, France 2015
Unusual Origins
Höpler, Pinot Blanc
$54.00
Burgenland, Austria 2014
Giocato, Pinot Grigio
$35.00
Primorska, Slovenia 2015
PJ Valckenberg, Gewurztraminer
$42.00
Pfalz, Germany 2013
Château Musar "Jeune", Viognier/Vermentino/Chardonnay
$58.00
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 2014
Spain
Coto de Gomariz, Albariño Blend
$44.00
Ribeiro 2013
Xarmant Txakoli de Alava, Izkiriota Handi
$42.00
Basque 2015
France
Hugues Beaulieu, Picpoul de Pinet
$34.00
Languedoc-Roussillon 2015
Terra Burdigala, Sauvignon Blanc/Sémillon
$34.00
Bordeaux 2012
Chapoutier Côtes du Rhône, Grenache Blanc/Clairette
$34.00
Rhône 2014
Domaine Des Anges Ventoux, Grenache Blanc/Roussane
$42.00
Rhône 2014
Domaine Pichot, Chenin Blanc
$38.00
Vouvray 2014
Domaine Long-Depaquit, Chardonnay
$62.00
Chablis 2014
Unusual Origins
Macedon, Pinot Noir
$48.00
Macedonia 2015
Château Musar "Jeune", Cinsault/Syrah/Cab Sauvignon
$64.00
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 2012
Château Musar Gaston Hochar, Cab Sauv/Carignan/Cinsault
$115.00
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 2007
Spain
Evodia, Garnacha
$34.00
Calatayud 2014
Camino de Navaherreros, Garnacha
$44.00
Madrid 2014
Black Slate Gratallops, Cabernet Sauvignon/Garnacha
$56.00
Priorat 2014
Senorio de P. Pecina "Crianza", Tempranillo Blend
$54.00
Rioja Alta 2011
Bodegas Faustino Gran Reserva, Tempranillo Blend
$89.00
Rioja 2001
Bodegas Alion, Tempranillo
$128.00
Ribera Del Duero 2009
Palacios Petalos, Mencia
$58.00
Bierzo 2013
France
Château de la Terriere Beaujolais, Gamay
$46.00
Burgundy 2013
Domaine Newman, Pinot Noir
$68.00
Cote d'Or, Burgundy 2013
Domaine Sainte Eugénie "Le Clos", Merlot Blend
$34.00
Languedoc 2014
Château Peyroutas Grand Cru, Merlot/Cabernet Franc
$68.00
St. Emilion, Bordeaux 2012
Badel VDP "Intuition", Syrah
$77.00
Rhodaniennes 2012
Sentinelle de Massiac, Carrignan/Grenache
$42.00
Minervois, Languedoc 2015
Chapoutier Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Grenache Blend
$115.00
Rhône Valley 2012
Italy
Cantina del Glicine Barbaresco, Nebbiolo
$92.00
Langhe 2011
Vinge Regali L'Ardi, Dolcetto
$32.00
Piedmont 2014
Moroder "Aion", Montepulciano
$42.00
Marche 2014
Mazzi Vigneto Poiega Superiore, Corvina
$92.00
Valpolicella 2011
Gaja Ca'Marcanda "Magari", Merlot/Cab Sauvignon/Cab Franc
$95.00
Tuscany 2013
Oddero Barolo, Nebbiolo
$99.00
Piedmont 2011
New World
Colene Clemens, Pinot Noir
$70.00
Willamette Valley, Oregon 2013
M.A.N Family Wines "Bosstok", Pinotage
$30.00
Paarl, South Africa 2014
Cline "Cashmere", Granache/Mourvedre/Syrah
$48.00
California 2014
Chakras, Malbec
$38.00
Mendoza, Argentina 2013
Lapostolle "Casa", Carmenére
$38.00
Rapel Valley, Chile 2012
Broc Cellars, Carignan
$65.00
Alexander Valley, California 2013
Smith & Hook, Cabernet Sauvignon
$50.00
Central Coast, California 2014
Bubbles & Rose
Charles Bove Brut, Chenin Blanc
$12.00
Vouvray, France NV
Cristalino Cava Brut Rosé, Pinot Noir
$8.00
Penedés, Spain NV
Borgo Maragliano 'La Caliera', Moscato d'Asti
$11.50
Piedmont, Italy 2015
Chapoutier Bila Haut, Grenache/Cinsault Rosé
$12.00
Languedoc-Roussillon, France 2015
Sherry & Fortified Wines
Bodegas Grant "La Garrocha" Amontillado
$7.00
off dry, nutty aroma and flavor
Cesar Florido Moscatel Dorado
$9.00
sweet, floral aromas and a honeyed, raisiny flavor
Carpano Bianco
$7.00
white vermouth with ginger, cloves, chamomile
Cocchi Americano
$6.00
bright, refreshing and floral, mild bitter finish
Cocchi Vermouth Di Torino
$6.00
hints of dried citrus, cocoa, mild vanilla, subtle bitterness
Carpano Antica Formula
$8.00
aromas of herbs, plums and figs. rich flavors of almonds, hints of spice and vanilla mild bitter finish
White
Satellite, Sauvignon Blanc
$8.50
Marlborough, New Zealand 2014
Hugues Beaulieu, Picpoul de Pinet
$8.50
Languedoc-Roussillon, France 2015
Domaine Des Anges Ventoux, Grenache Blanc/Roussane
$10.50
Rhône, France 2014
Höpler, Pinot Blanc
$13.50
Burgenland, Austria 2015
White of the Moment
a changing selection
- MP
Red
Château de la Terriere Beaujolais, Gamay
$11.50
Burgundy, France 2013
Cline "Cashmere", Granache/Mourvedre/Syrah
$12.00
California 2014
Chakras, Malbec
$9.50
Mendoza, Argentina 2013
Senorio de P. Pecina "Crianza", Tempranillo Blend
$13.50
Rioja Alta, Spain 2011
Red of the Moment
a changing selection
- MP
Cocktails
Saffron Rose
$12.00
gin, saffron, lemon, rose water and sparkling rosé
Bridge & Tunnel
$13.00
fresno tequila, 11 wells orange liqueur, lime, grapefruit and pomegranate
Lost Island
$13.00
vodka, gin, tequila, rum, mandarine napoleon liquer, szechuan pepper and peychaud's bitters
Kentucky Club
$13.00
knob creek bourbon, raspberry, lemon, egg white and bittercube bolivar bitters
Sangria Royale
$11.00
picpoul de pinet, cristalino brut rosé, rum, cocchi rosa, grapefruit, pineapple, black pepper, framboise and dolcetto float
Charmer
$13.00
pierre ferrand 1840 cognac, pear, honey, lemon and black walnut essence
Eye of the Tiger
$13.00
bulleit rye, letherbee fernet, pomegranate, honey, lemon and bittercube orange bitters
Black Betty Old Fashioned
$12.00
jim beam bonded bourbon, cherry heering, black pepper, bittercube bolivar bitters and absinthe
The Good One
$13.00
plantation 5 yr rum, cocchi rosa and dolin blanc vermouths and angostura bitters
Hot Mulled Cider
$11.00
apple cider steeped with warm spices; add rye, cognac, apple jack, bourbon, aquavit, gin or red wine
Non-Alcoholic
Hot Mulled Cider
$5.00
apple cider steeped with warm spices
Prince Charming
$5.50
mango, ginger and lime
Crocus Fields
$5.00
house made hibiscus/saffron tonic and lemon
Beautiful Tango
$4.00
hibiscus tea infused with dark spices
Reed's Extra Ginger Brew
$3.50
jamaican style ginger beer
Coca-Cola, Sprite Bottle (Mexican)
$3.50Diet Coke
$2.50Main
Marinated Olives & Pickles
$3.50French Fries
$3.50
sheep's milk feta fondue & parsley
Grilled Kofta Meatballs
$5.50
with a slightly spicy tomato sauce
Chicken & Porcini Mushroom Croquettes
$5.50
our take on the classic Spanish dish
A Selection of Traditional Spreads
$5.50
served with fresh pita
Pastirma
$7.50
house cured and dried beef in the Turkish style
Lamb Bacon "BLT"
$7.50
house made lamb bacon, tomato jam and arugula on vanilla egg bread
Roasted Lamb "Sandoozles"
$7.50
spicy feta and pickled cucumber on a seeded bun
Craft Cocktails
Southside
$6.00
gin, lime, mint, bitters
Turkish Old Fashioned
$6.00
rye, cardamom, coffee syrup, absinthe
Blank Canvas
$6.00
random and delicious
Shared Items to Start ($10 Supplement)
A Selection of Traditional Spreads
hummus, yellow lentil, smoky eggplant and spicy feta, served with pita bread
First Course
Burrata & Marinated Tomatoes
sourdough, soft herbs and fresh turmeric. Wine Pairing: Domaine du Tariquet, Sauvignon Blanc Gascony, France 2014
Or Summer Squash Soup
watercress, yogurt and hazelnuts. Wine Pairing: Giocato, Pinot Grigio Primorska, Slovenia 2012
Or Crispy Soft-Shell Crab ($6 supplement)
sweet corn, tomato, basil and curry. Wine Pairing: Sula, Chenin Blanc Nashik, India 2012
Entree
Summer Lamb "Cassoulet"
stewed lamb with white beans, summer vegetables and bread crumbs. Wine Pairing: Domaine Sainte Eugenie "Le Clos", Merlot Blend Languedoc, France 2012
Or Summer Vegetable "Farrotto"
with summer vegetables, soft herbs and taleggio cheese. Wine Pairing: Vinge Regali L'Ardi, Dolcetto Piedmont, Italy 2011
Or Shellfish Youvetsi
shellfish cooked with ouzo, fennel, pickled peppers and orzo, garnished with dill and feta cheese. Wine Pairing: Terra Burdigala, Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon Bordeaux, France 2011
Dessert
$30 per person. Optional wine $15, Monday July 13 to Friday July 17
Chocolate & Cherry Baklava
with almonds and sea salt. Wine Pairing: Graham's 6 Grapes "Reserve" Porto Portugal NV
Or Fresh Bay Leaf Panna Cotta
with strawberries, watermelon and lemon. Wine Pairing: Borgo Maragliano 'La Caliera' Moscato d'Asti Piedmont, Italy 2014
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General Info
Hours
Monday:
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Tuesday:
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday:
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday:
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday:
5:00pm - 11:00pm
About Us
The critically-acclaimed and award-winning Saffron Restaurant & Lounge is the brain child of brothers Saed & Sameh Wadi.
Opened in February 2007 and specializing in contemporary Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine, we feature a seasonal menu which utilizes only the highest quality ingredients.
The delicacy of our cuisine is in the details of the craft; curing lamb bacon, grinding aromatic spices and making ice creams and sorbets daily is what we take pride in.