A neighborhood kitchen, coffee bar and garden terrace where mustard oil meets olive oil, the bread is baked every morning and every plate is made for sharing.
Saffron & Salt began as twelve seats and one charcoal grill on a quiet corner of Road 55. Chef Farhan Kabir wanted a place that cooked the food of his grandmother's Barishal kitchen with the fire and restraint he learned in Istanbul and Lisbon.
Today we're a little bigger, but the idea hasn't changed. We buy from Bangladeshi farmers, fishers and coffee growers, cook everything from scratch, and set the table as if you were coming over for dinner.
Seasonal produce from 40+ local farms
Specialty coffee roasted in small batches
Halal kitchen with vegetarian and vegan dishes
Garden terrace, private dining and catering
At a glance
Average rating from 2,300+ reviews
4.8★
Guests welcomed every month
12k
Local farms and producers
40+
Seats on the garden terrace
60
The menu
A short, seasonal menu that follows the markets. Everything is made in-house, from the kasundi to the croissants.
Starters
Charred Beetroot & Labneh
Price: ৳650
Smoked beetroot, whipped labneh, panch phoron dukkah and a bright mustard-oil herb salsa.
Crispy Prawn Chop
Price: ৳780
Chattogram-style prawn cutlets with green mango kasundi aioli and quick-pickled shallots.
Bhorta Mezze Board
Price: ৳950
Three seasonal bhortas, smoked aubergine hummus, marinated olives and warm flatbread from the oven.
Mains
Slow-Cooked Lamb Rezala
Price: ৳1,850
Twelve-hour lamb shoulder in a saffron and cashew rezala, jeweled pilaf and charred lemon.
Grilled Hilsa, Mustard Butter
Price: ৳1,650
Seasonal ilish grilled in banana leaf with shorshe butter and a fennel and orange salad.
Wild Mushroom & Date Freekeh
Price: ৳1,150
Roasted mushrooms, smoked freekeh, date molasses, crumbled feta and pomegranate. Vegetarian.
Coffee & Desserts
Cardamom Flat White
Price: ৳380
Our house espresso from Bandarban-grown beans, silky milk and freshly crushed green cardamom.
Nolen Gur Crème Brûlée
Price: ৳520
Date-palm jaggery custard under a crackling sugar crust, with orange blossom shortbread.
Pistachio Baklava & Mishti Doi
Price: ৳480
Warm pistachio baklava with baked sweet yogurt and a drizzle of rose syrup. Made for two.
Catering
Bring the Saffron & Salt table to your office, home or venue. Minimum 15 guests; prices include VAT.
Office Lunch
৳1,200per guest
Weekday lunches for 15–60 guests, delivered hot and set up by our team.
From booking to the last sip of coffee, three simple steps.
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Step 1: Reserve your table
Book online or send us a WhatsApp. Tell us about birthdays, high chairs or allergies and we'll plan ahead.
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Step 2: Arrive and settle in
Valet parking at the gate from 6 pm. Your table is waiting with a glass of our house tamarind cooler.
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Step 3: Share, linger, repeat
Plates are made for the middle of the table. Stay for cardamom coffee on the terrace; there's never a rush.
Our people
The kitchen and floor team who make every visit feel like coming home.
Head Chef & Co-founder
Farhan Kabir
Trained in Istanbul and Lisbon, Farhan came home to cook his grandmother's Barishal recipes with charcoal, citrus and a lot of patience.
Pastry Chef
Nusrat Jahan
Nusrat turns nolen gur, guava and pistachio into desserts that disappear fast. Her cardamom buns sell out by 11 every Friday.
Host & Floor Manager
Rafiq Ahmed
The warm hello at the door. Rafiq remembers regulars' names, their birthdays and exactly which terrace table they like.
Kind words from our guests
4.8Rated 5 out of 5Average from 4 reviews
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Rated 5 out of 5
We came for brunch and stayed until dinner. The lamb rezala is the best thing I've eaten in Dhaka this year, and the team turned our daughter's birthday into a proper family party.
TRTahmina RahmanRegular guest
Rated 5 out of 5
“They catered our 120-person office anniversary. Everything arrived hot, beautifully plated and on time. People still talk about the bhorta station.”
IHImran HossainHead of People · Northwind Textiles
Rated 5 out of 5
“Finally, a café in Gulshan that takes coffee seriously. The cardamom flat white is my morning ritual and the terrace is perfect for quiet work.”
SMSara MahmudArchitect
Rated 4 out of 5
“Warm, generous and never stuffy. They handled my nut allergy with real care and still made dessert the highlight of the night.”
DODaniel OkaforFood writer
As featured in
The Dhaka Table
✦Monsoon Food Review
✦Gulshan Weekly
✦Bay of Bengal Traveller
✦Plate & Palate Asia
Inside
Morning light in the café, long lunches in the garden and candles on the terrace after dark.
Watch
A Friday at Saffron & Salt
From the first espresso at 9 am to the last plate of crème brûlée: ninety seconds inside our kitchen, bar and garden terrace.
Walk-ins are always welcome, but we recommend booking for dinner and weekend brunch, which usually fill up by Thursday. Reserve through WhatsApp or call us, and let us know if you'd like a terrace table.
Yes. We have valet parking at the gate every evening from 6 pm, and free street parking on Road 55 during the day.
Our kitchen is fully halal and about a third of the menu is vegetarian, with vegan and gluten-free options marked. Tell us about any allergies when you book and our chefs will guide you through the menu.
Two weeks is ideal for office lunches and four to six weeks for celebrations and private terrace evenings. For last-minute events, message us on WhatsApp and we'll do our best.
Absolutely. We have high chairs, a small kids' menu with mild dishes, and crayons at the host stand. The garden terrace is a favourite with families at weekend brunch.
Save your seat at the table
Weekend brunch fills up fast. Book in under a minute on WhatsApp, or call and we'll hold a table for you.
