Oakland gets a new Afghani restaurant in Rockridge, Saffron Kitchen
There's a new-comer in Oakland's tony Rockridge strip, and it's nothing like the old one: Saffron Kitchen Restaurant & Bar, an upscale joint serving Afghan food blended with the flavors of the Mediterranean and Silk Road. Saffron Kitchen takes the place of the Golden Squirrel pub, which sold its business this year. Golden Squirrel was a gastropub popular for its bar bites, trivia nights, stand-up comedy and NBA watching parties. "I purchased Golden Squirrel and ran it for almost two months and realized the concept was a dying breed and needed to be changed," says A...
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