Saffron

Nooshe jaan / may it nourish your soul

The Menu

Mezze to share, kababs off the grill, and stews that cook overnight, from a modern Persian restaurant in Palm Springs. Served from 4 PM, Wednesday through Sunday. The kitchen closes an hour before the room does.

Dietary tags

V
Vegetarian
Vegan
No animal products
GF
Gluten free
Tree nuts
Contains tree nuts

Tell your server about any allergy before you order. Much of the menu adapts to gluten free and vegetarian, and the kitchen would rather be asked than guess.

Mezze

  • Hummus Plate$15

    Traditional organic hummus served with warm flatbread.

    VVegan
  • Dolma$13

    Six grape leaves stuffed with seasoned rice, served with masto musir.

    VeganGF
  • Kashke Bademjan$15

    Roasted eggplant topped with kashk and fried mint, served with warm flatbread.

    V
  • Flatbread Tahdig Trio$25

    A trio of house stews over golden flatbread tahdig, buttery and crisp.

    Tree nutsLimited daily supply
  • Mini Kabab Rolls$15

    Five small kabab rolls with hummus and onions, served with masto musir.

  • Salad Shirazi$10

    Persian cucumbers, garden tomatoes, red onion, cucumber pickles and mint with fresh lemon juice.

    VeganGF
  • Watermelon Tower$18

    Layers of watermelon and fresh white cheese, baby arugula, balsamic glaze.

    VGFSeasonal
  • Grilled Zucchini$18

    Marinated zucchini and squash, grilled and layered with fresh white cheese.

    VGF
  • Masto Kheyar$12

    Persian yogurt with cool cucumber and fresh dill.

    VGF
  • Grilled Tiger Prawns$24

    Five saffron and garlic marinated tiger prawns with lemon garlic sauce.

  • Dip Trio$18

    Hummus, Kashke Bademjan and Masto Kheyar with warm bread.

Kababs

Served with saffron rice, grilled tomato and pepper. All GF.

  • Kubideh Kabab$32

    Grilled all-natural ground beef marinated with minced onion and spices.

  • Filet Kabab$40

    Marinated cubes of filet mignon grilled with onions and bell peppers.

  • Chicken Kabab$32

    Saffron marinated chicken grilled with bell peppers and onions.

  • Salmon Kabab$38

    Marinated cubed salmon.

  • King's Plate$48

    Kubideh plus filet, or kubideh plus chicken.

Entrees

  • Ghormeh Sabzi$32

    Slow cooked overnight: tender filet chunks, sauteed herbs, kidney beans, dried lime. With rice.

  • Fesenjoon$32

    Sweet and tart walnut stew in pomegranate molasses with roasted chicken. Saffron rice.

    Tree nuts
  • Gheymeh Bademjan$30

    Golden split peas, sauteed onion, tomato base, roasted eggplant, hint of cinnamon.

    Vegan
  • Zereshk Polo$32

    Slow roasted saffron chicken over barberry saffron rice.

    GFChef's favorite
  • Lamb Shank$45

    Slow braised with cinnamon and bay leaf, saffron water, over barberry rice.

Desserts

All desserts $15.

  • Bastani Sonati$15

    Persian saffron ice cream with pistachios and a wafer crisp.

    Tree nuts
  • Ice Cream Sampler$15

    Three scoops, three flavors.

    Tree nuts
  • Baghlava$15

    Flaky dough, honey and pistachio.

    Tree nuts
  • Pistachio Cheesecake$15

    Pistachio crumble.

  • Flourless Chocolate Cake$15

    With chef's choice of ice cream.

    GF

Happy hour

4 PM to 6 PM every day we’re open, and all day Wednesday. Craft cocktails with Persian accents: rose, saffron, pomegranate, chili and citrus, with small plates from the kitchen. See the happy hour menu.

Before you come

Prices and dishes change with the season, and a few items run out on the night. Common questions covers parking, dress and corkage.

Reserve a table (opens in a new tab) (442) 268-5558