Saffron Restaurant & Lounge is a modern Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurant in the heart of Minneapolis warehouse district. Chef Sameh Wadi was nominated in 2008 & 2009 for James Beard Award in “Rising Star” Category. Chef Wadi is wowing his guests with slow cooked lamb shoulder with lamb bacon, harissa and chickpeas. Enjoy ½ price bottles of wine on Monday’s from California, France, Lebanon and Argentina just to mention a few. The dining room is a warm and inviting casual restaurant, great for a date or a group of family, friends or business associates out for a fun night of food and wine and eager to please service. Come to Saffron, a food critic's favorite hangout. "Culinary adventure of the first order" Peter Lilienthal, Mpls/St Paul Magazine. "Chef-owner Sameh Wadi…is on top if his game with his contemporary dishes inspired by the Mediterranean and the Middle East...deftly cooked and delightfully creative." Gourmet Magazine.

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