
Zafran
Zafran is a stylish Middle Eastern (Lähi-itä, Lähi-itä) and Scandinavian (skandinaavinen, skandinaavinen) fusion restaurant located on Sammonkatu in Tampere, Finland. The restaurant’s name comes from saffron (sahrami, sahrami), one of the world’s most prized spices, which reflects the kitchen’s dedication to bold flavour and quality spices. At Zafran, guests can enjoy a variety of rich and colourful dishes that bring together classic Mediterranean inspirations with fresh Nordic influences.
The menu includes a range of appetisers (alkuruoat, alkuruoat) like hummus (hummus, hummus) with Lebanese bread (Libanon-leipä, Libanon-leipä), baba ganoush (baba ganoush, baba ganoush), falafel meze (falafel meze, falafel meze), and crispy sigara börek (sigara börek, sigara börek) with feta (fetajuusto, fetajuusto) and parsley (persilja, persilja). The dining experience often starts with warming Mediterranean dips served with house breads and rich tahini (tahini, tahini).
Zafran’s selection of salads (salaatit, salaatit) features vibrant combinations such as avokado-salaatti (avocado salad, avokado-salaatti) with sweet chilli-mango (sweet chili-mango, sweet chili-mango), grillattu vuohenjuusto-salaatti (grilled goat cheese salad, grillattu vuohenjuusto-salaatti), as well as hearty options like lohisalaatti (salmon salad, lohisalaatti) with grilled salmon (pariloitu lohi, pariloitu lohi) and crunchy seeds.
For those seeking satisfying mains, Zafran offers gyros (gyros, gyros), shish kebab (shish kebab, shish kebab) and grilled wraps (wrap, wrap) filled with chicken (kana, kana), lamb (lammas, lammas), or falafel (falafel, falafel) paired with fresh lettuce (salaatti, salaatti), tomato (tomaatti, tomaatti), cucumber (kurkku, kurkku), and signature sauces like mango-mayonnaise (mangomajoneesi, mangomajoneesi).
Additionally, Zafran serves gourmet burgers (burgerit, burgerit) featuring locally sourced meat (liha, liha) including Texas Butchers and Lohi Burger (salmon burger, lohi burger), with fresh salad (salaatti, salaatti), cheddar (cheddar-juusto, cheddar-juusto) and house fries. Smoothies (smoothiet, smoothiet) and sweet treats like kunafa (kunafa, kunafa) add a refreshing finish.



