DIFC · Dubai · Est. 2026
A modern Middle Eastern kitchen where oak fire, Gulf seafood and the spice routes of the Levant meet at one table.
Open tonight from 12:00
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Our story
Ember & Saffron began as a backyard grill in Beirut and a grandmother's saffron tin in Isfahan. Today it lives in the heart of DIFC — an open kitchen built around a 1,200° oak hearth.
We cook the way our families did: slowly, generously and always for sharing. Every spice is toasted and ground in-house, every bread is pulled from the fire to order.
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Chef Karim Haddad
Founder & Executive Chef
The chef
Fire is the oldest ingredient. Saffron is the most patient. Everything we cook lives somewhere between the two.
Trained in Paris and Istanbul, Karim spent a decade cooking across the Levant and the Gulf before opening Ember & Saffron. His menu changes with the seasons and the catch — but always starts at the hearth.
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4.9 average from 2,300+ reviews
“The lamb ouzi alone is worth the trip. Every course felt like it had a story — the best dinner we've had in Dubai this year.”
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Valet parking available from Gate Village
