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Modern Indian · Cicero, Illinois

The Saffron Room

Where the world's most precious spice sets the table. A quiet, fire‑lit room of modern Indian cooking, opening soon near Rivercrest.

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01 The Story

An ode to the spice that colours a nation.

Saffron is harvested by hand, thread by thread — three crimson stigmas to a flower, a hundred and fifty thousand flowers to a kilogram. It is patience made edible.

The Saffron Room is being built around that same patience. We cook over live coals, grind our own masalas at dawn, and finish each plate with intention. The result is Indian food that feels at once ancestral and entirely of this moment — warm, restrained, unforgettable.

— The Saffron Room Kitchen

02 The Experience

Live Fire

A custom tandoor and open coals at the heart of the room — every kebab and naan carries smoke.

Hand‑Ground Masala

No shortcuts. Spices are toasted and milled in‑house each morning for depth you can taste.

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Quiet Luxury

Low light, natural materials, and unhurried service. A room that lets the food speak.

03 The Menu

A seasonal table

A preview of the opening carte. Menus will shift with the seasons and the market.

Small Plates

Saffron Pani Puri14

Crisp shells, saffron water, sprouted moong, tamarind.
Coal‑Roasted Paneer Tikka17

House paneer, kasundi mustard, charred onion.
Kerala Fried Oyster19

Curry‑leaf crumb, coconut‑chilli, lime.

From the Tandoor

Malai Chicken Kebab26

Cream, green cardamom, smoked over coal.
Lamb Seekh29

Hand‑minced lamb, mint chutney, raw onion.
Tandoori Cauliflower22

Whole roasted, makhani glaze, pickled stem.

Mains

Saffron Butter Chicken31

The house signature — tomato, fenugreek, a thread of saffron.
Goan Prawn Curry34

Coconut, kokum, dried red chilli.
Dal Saffron Room24

Black lentils slow‑cooked overnight, smoked butter.

To Finish

Saffron Kulfi13

Slow‑churned, pistachio, edible gold.
Gulab Jamun, Reimagined14

Warm, cardamom syrup, brown‑butter ice cream.
Masala Chai Service9

Brewed to order, table‑side.

04 The Bar

Spirit & smoke

Cocktails built on the spice pantry — poured alongside Indian lagers, considered wines by the glass, and a shelf of rare malts.

Cocktails

Saffron Old Fashioned16

Bourbon, saffron‑honey, cardamom bitters, orange coin.
Tamarind Margarita15

Reposado tequila, tamarind, lime, chaat‑masala salt.
Monsoon Negroni16

Gin, Campari, sweet vermouth steeped with toasted spice.

Mocktails

Jal Jeera Spritz9

Cumin‑mint cooler, black salt, soda.
Mango Chilli Cooler10

Alphonso mango, green chilli, fresh lime.
Rose Falooda Fizz9

Rose, basil seed, cream soda.

Beer

Kingfisher Premium8

Lager · Bangalore, India.
Bira 91 White8

Wheat ale · New Delhi, India.
Revolution Anti‑Hero9

IPA · Chicago, Illinois.

Wine

Riesling Kabinett14

Mosel, Germany — bright, off‑dry, spice‑friendly.
Grüner Veltliner13

Wachau, Austria — white pepper and citrus.
Pinot Noir15

Willamette Valley, Oregon — silk and dark cherry.

Spirits

Amrut Fusion18

Indian single malt, Bangalore.
Rampur Select16

Single malt from the Himalayan foothills.
Old Monk 7 Year12

Dark rum — vanilla, oak, spice.

05 The Room

06 Catering

The Saffron Room, wherever you gather

Our tandoor travels. From an intimate dinner at home to a wedding of three hundred, we bring the live fire, the hand‑ground masalas, and the same quiet attention to your table — anywhere in Chicagoland.

Weddings & receptions
Corporate events & boxed lunches
Private dinners at home

Now accepting advance enquiries ahead of our opening.

Enquire about catering

A generous Indian feast laid out for sharing

07 Opening List

Be first at the table

Our doors open soon. Leave your details for first word on opening night — and first pick of the early tables.

Planned Hours

Tue – Thu · 5 – 10 PM
Fri – Sat · 5 – 11 PM
Sun · 5 – 9 PM
Closed Mondays · confirmed at opening

Find us

Near Rivercrest Shopping Center
Cicero, Illinois 60804
(708) 555‑0142