Monday – Sunday: 11am – 11pm
48 Mercer Street +1 (212) 555-0147

About Us

Since 1998

Seasonal food • natural wine • good friends •

Saffron kitchen,
honest food for you

About restaurant

Wood-fired fish, hand-rolled pasta and vegetables from farms we know by name, cooked with patience and served without fuss.

We opened in 1998 with twelve tables and one simple idea: cook what the season gives us and treat every guest like family. The room is bigger now, but the menu still follows the market and the bread still comes out of the oven every morning.

Opening hours

Mon – Fri11am – 11pm

Saturday10am – 12am

Sunday10am – 10pm

Happy hour4pm – 6pm

Our values and the way we work every day

Mission

Cook seasonally, waste nothing and look after the people who grow, catch and serve our food.

Every decision in our kitchen starts with these three promises. They decide which farms we buy from, how we plan the menu and how we treat our team, and they are the reason so many of our cooks have been with us for more than ten years.

Fresh salads
Wood-fired pizza
Sweet cakes
Warming soups

Watch our kitchen • cooked with love •

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Head chef

Isabella Moretti

Sous chef

Daniel Okafor

Meet our
creative crew

Team

40+

Team members

Pastry chef

Clara Jensen

Sommelier

Mateo Alvarez

Restaurant manager

Hana Sato

What our guests
say about us

Testimonials

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We came for an anniversary dinner and stayed until the last candle went out. The saffron risotto was the best thing we ate all year, and the team made us feel like old friends.

Eleanor Whitfield

A rare place where the cooking is serious but the room is relaxed. Every plate tasted of the season, and the wine pairing was spot on.

Marcus Delaney

Sunday brunch on the terrace is our new tradition. Warm bread, perfect coffee and staff who remember how you like your eggs.

Priya Raman

Get to know us
over dinner: book a
table tonight

Reservation

Tables for two, long family lunches or the whole room for your celebration: tell us when you are coming and we will have everything ready.

Mon – Fri11am – 11pm

Saturday10am – 12am

Sunday10am – 10pm

Happy hour4pm – 6pm

Make a Reservation

Book online in under a minute. We confirm every table by email.