The City of Domes
Isfahan
Isfahan's blue mosques taught us that beauty is geometry, and geometry is prayer. Our tile palette — indigo, turquoise, gold — is borrowed from Safavid hands.
Manhattan · Persian Kitchen · Cultural House
Persian Flavors.
New York Energy.
A modern Persian dining experience inspired by centuries of culture, hospitality, and craft.
Befarmaeed — please, come in
A Journey Through Persia
The cities, gardens, and customs
that shaped our table.
The City of Poets
Shiraz
Where Hafez and Saadi wrote of wine, gardens, and longing. Shiraz's stained light shapes our atmosphere — soft, rose-amber, made for lingering.
Paradise Made Earthly
Persian Gardens
The chahar bagh — four gardens divided by water — gave the world the very word paradise. Our menu follows its logic: shared plates around a quiet center.
Mehmān-Navāzi
Persian Hospitality
In Persia, a guest is a gift from God. Tea is offered before questions are asked. At Taftoon we keep that custom — you arrive, and the room arranges itself around you.
From the Kitchen
Signatures of the House
Each dish is a page from a Persian manuscript — recipes passed through grandmothers, prepared by hand, served with reverence.
تهچین
Tahchin
A saffron-stained crown of rice, layered with barberries and tender chicken — turned out like a golden cake, edges crisp with tahdig.
کباب کوبیده
Kabob Koobideh
Hand-minced beef skewers grilled over open flame. The dish that perfumes every Persian courtyard at dusk.
کوکو سبزی
Kuku Sabzi
A bright herb frittata — parsley, dill, cilantro, fenugreek — finished with walnuts and barberries. The taste of Nowruz.
آش رشته
Ash Reshteh
Slow-simmered soup of herbs, beans, and noodles, finished with kashk and caramelized onion. Comfort, woven into a bowl.
The Spirit of Taftoon
A hidden Persian courtyard,
opened in Manhattan.
Taftoon is built on three centuries of Persian craft and a single New York night. We've traded the bright lights for amber glow, melodic soundtracks, and cozy corners designed for lingering — not just passing through.
Around our tables you'll find the rhythm of an Isfahan tea house, the warmth of a Shiraz garden, and the pulse of downtown Manhattan — all in one room. We gather, we share, we stay awhile.
Mehmān-navāzi — the art of welcoming the guest as a gift from God.