Saffron Salmon - Newport

Beautiful glasswalled dining room on the bayfront,  this restaurant prides itself on fresh, local, and homemade food items.

The Saffron Salmon occupies that small part just at the west entrance to the Newport bay district that due to distance and direction of breeze remains

5 stars for this little gem at the end of the portFrom the start to the end, everything was delicious the blackberry mimosa is really fresh.

It breaks my heart to learn that this restaurant just closed. We were just there on September 30th for one of my favorite meals at the coast. It was our last night in town and the entire experience was divine. The waitress was heaven. We started with the mussels as an appetizer. I loved the small nut and seed mix they leave on the table while you order. The bread was also divine especially with the bowl of chowder we shared. I had their salmon (of course I did) it was wild Chinook salmon with caper and pine nuts on top of cauliflower pearls and Yukon Gold potato ribbons. I can't put into words how incredible this dish was. My husband had their seafood risotto which was also impressive. Somehow I managed to only finish half my main so that I would have room for dessert since I really was eager to try their white chocolate creme brule. Perfect end to a perfect meal. We even had one of the best tables overlooking the water.

Fabulous. There are so many seafood places to try in Newport, but the Saffron Salmon does things just a little bit differently. Like baked goat cheese with olive tapenade and baguette...? I saw that on the menu (never seen it anywhere else before) and needed to visit. It was so delicious it basically changed my life. The crab/shrimp cakes were tasty, but maybe had too many breadcrumbs and were a little dense, but the flavor of them and the aioli were on point and I really appreciated getting arugula AND fries on the side. My partner's chicken caesar sandwich was super delicious, but pretty messy; the chicken was cooked REALLY well and the Asian slaw was super delicious and gingery. The view of the bay is gorgeous and the girl that helped us (Bianca) was outstanding. It's worth a stop for sure.