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  • Saffron Restaurant & Lounge

Saffron Restaurant & Lounge

(612) 746-5533
  • 123 N 3rd St, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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  • Chicken ,  Mediterranean ,  Middle Eastern ,  Salads ,  Seafood
  • $$$$$
(612) 746-5533
  • Main
  • Dinner
  • Happy Hours
    • Marinated Olives & Pickles $3.5

    • French Fries $3.5

      Sheep's milk feta fondue & parsley

    • Grilled Kofta Meatballs $5.5

      Served with a? slightly spicy tomato sauce

    • Chicken & Porcini Mushroom Croquettes $5.5

      Our take on the classic spanish dish

    • A Selection of Traditional Spreads $5.5

      Served with fresh pita

    • Bastirma $7.5

      House cured and dried beef in the turkish style

    • Lamb Bacon "BLT" $7.5

      House made lamb bacon, tomato jam and arugula on vanilla egg bread

    • Roast Lamb "Sandoozles" $7.5

      Spicy feta and pickled cucumber on a seeded bun

  • To Share Mezze, Tapas & Snacks
    • Hummus Original $7

      A puree of chickpeas with tahini, lemon, garlic and palestinian olive oil. Just like in palestine. Add bastima $3.00

    • Hummus Turk $9

      Served with caramelized paprika butter and za'tar. Add bastima $3.00

    • A Selection of Traditional Spreads $9

      Yellow lentil,? smokey eggplant and spicy feta.

    • Bastirma $10

      House cured and dried beef in the turkish style with seasonal accompaniments

    • Giant Beans $7

      Dressed in lemon, olive oil and dill

    • Marinated Olives & Pickles $5

      A changing selection

    • Slow Cooked Green Beans $8

      Served with tomato in the style of my palestinian grandmother

  • Salads, Apps & Sides
    • Green Salad $9

      Served with soft herbs, nuts, seeds, soft boiled egg and grilled lemon or shallot dressing

    • Gently Smoked Arctic Char $13

      Served with green charmoula, yogurt and potato

    • Figs & Foie $13

      Turkish white figs stuffed with foie gras served with aged balsamic vinegar and hazelnuts

    • Chicken "Bisteeya" $9

      An aromatic saffron stewed chicken & almond pie wrapped in a phyllo pastry with cinnamon sugar

    • Lamb Bacon "BLT" $9

      House made lamb bacon, saffron-tomato jam and arugula on vanilla egg bread

    • Coriander Potatoes $8

      Served with roasted tomatoes, caramelized paprika butter and garlic yogurt

    • Caramelized Brussels Sprouts $9

      Served with lemon, anchovy, parsley and tahini

    • Fall Mushroom Farrotto $13

      Farro cooked in the style of risotto with fall mushrooms, parsley and taleggio cheese

  • To Share Mezze, Tapas & Snacks
    • Croquettes w/ Chicken & Porcini Mushroom $7

      Our take on the classic spanish dish

    • Croquettes w/ Beef Ham & Manchego Cheese $8

      Our take on the classic spanish dish

    • Octopus "A La Plancha" $9

      Cooked on a hot plate with toasted garlic, smoked paprika and sherry

    • Fried Cauliflower $8

      Served with sheep's milk feta fondue and north african spices

    • Middle Eastern Sausage $8

      House made beef, lamb & pine nut sausage with lemon

    • Fried Beef Kubbeh $8

      Bulgur shell stuffed with spiced beef and pine nuts served with cucumber yogurt

    • Grilled Kofta Meatballs $9

      Served with a slightly spicy tomato sauce

    • Lamb Brain $6

      Served with olive oil stewed tomatoes, garlic and parsley

  • Entrees, Big Plates
    • Roasted Chicken $21

      Served with eggplant lovash, tahini and exotic spices

    • Sauteed Parisian Gnocchi $21

      Served with autumn vegetables, soft herbs and black truffle-taleggio cheese fondue

    • Grilled New York Strip $29

      Thick cut strip loin with "nicoise" condiment

    • Grilled Lamb Chops $38

      Marinated in greek herbs & spices, served with lemon or olive oil sauce

    • Whole Roasted Branzini

      "Mediterranean sea bass" with crispy grape leaves, olive oil, lemon and herbs

  • Tagine
    A traditional slow cooked north african dish named after the cooking vessel.
    • Lamb Shank $27

      Served with squash, chickpeas, honeyed onions, ras el hanout and sultanas

    • Duck Leg (1/2) $30

      In a fresh turmeric broth, turnips, white beans, apricotsand preserved lemon

    • Duck Leg $45

      In a fresh turmeric broth, turnips, white beans, apricotsand preserved lemon

    • Vegetable (1/2) $18

      Autumn vegetables and legumes with preserved lemon and "spice trail" tagine spice

    • Vegetable $25

      Autumn vegetables and legumes with preserved lemon and "spice trail" tagine spice

    • Seafood

      A changing selection

  • Desserts
    • Pumpkin Bavarois $9

      Served with salted caramel, green apple, ras el hanout and pomegranate granita

    • Sour Cherries & Creme $10

      Creme brulee? tart with sour cherries, pears and arak

    • Traditional Pastry Plate $9

      A selection of our favorites

    • Shredded Phyllo & Sweet Cheese Pie $11

      Served with cardamom-saffron syrup and pistachios.

    • Chocolate & Coconut $9

      Chocolate cremeux, white chocolate or banana ganache, toasted coconut cake and passion fruit sherbet

    • House Made Ice Cream or Sorbet Flight $8

  • Coffee
    • Turkish Coffee $3

    • Coffee $3

    • Espresso $3

    • Latte $4

    • Cappuccino $4

    • Double Espresso $4

  • Beverages
    • Mulled Cider $5.5

      Apple cider steeped with warm spices and ginger

    • Prince Charming $5.5

      Mango, ginger? and lime

    • Crocus Fields $5

      House made hibiscus or saffron tonic and lemon

    • Beautiful Tango $4

      Hibiscus tea infused with dark spices

    • Reed's Extra Ginger Brew $3.5

      Jamaican style ginger beer

    • Coca-Cola Bottle $3.5

      Mexican

    • Diet Coke $2.5

    • Sprite $2.5

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