Bold spices, slow-braised proteins, and a new tasting menu format. Saffron House in Gramercy just gave you a reason to book before December.
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Saffron House has quietly been one of the most consistent South Asian kitchens in Manhattan — and their new winter menu is the most ambitious thing they’ve put out yet.
The big news is a new 5-course tasting menu launching in November at $118 per person. It traces a spice route from coastal Kerala to the North Indian plains, each course built around a single spice or herb.
Their weekday Spice Route Lunch ($39, weekends) remains one of the best prix fixe deals in the neighborhood — don’t overlook it if you can’t get a dinner reservation.
What to order this season:
• Black cardamom lamb shank (November tasting menu)
• Spice Route Lunch prix fixe — $39 weekends
• Saffron-set panna cotta with rose water
The B&S Take:
The tasting menu format is a bold move for a neighborhood restaurant. If the execution matches the ambition — and Saffron House’s track record says it will — this becomes one of the better tasting menu values in Gramercy this winter.
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