Detroit News: Popular Saffron de Twah welcomes back guests with dine-in service, patio
Moroccan restaurant Saffron de Twah was a favorite among the recently opened restaurants in the city in early 2020. Momentum was strong, reviews were stellar and there was even an national nod from the James Beard Awards, which listed the tiny Gratiot Avenue restaurant as a semifinalist for "Best New Restaurant."
While chef Omar Anani and his team kept busy during the pandemic with various community efforts, pop-ups and a subscription service, the restaurant is only now reopening for dine-in service. A soft opening this weekend is sold out, and reservations are open via the Tock app and website for seatings starting next month.
"We've added a ton of seating with the patio, we're going for more of an 'oasis in the middle of a food dessert' type of thing," said Anani, meaning that if people were going to keep referring to Detroit as a food desert then he should build an oasis. "Morocco has a desert, so that's what we based it off, a lot of tropical plants and stuff like that."