Is Salt Bae opening a burger joint in DIFC? It looks like it...
And it’ll apparently open its doors in the next three months…
Salt Bae’s Dubai restaurant Nusr-et in Jumeirah Four Seasons packs out every night with meat-lovers eager to get a glimpse of the salt-sprinkling chef at work.
But if you can’t manage to bag a reservation at his Jumeirah restaurant, it looks like you’ll soon be able to get your hands on a Salt Bae burger, which looks like it might be coming soon to DIFC.
Taking to Instagram, the Turkish-born chef shared a series of Instagram stories with his 20 million followers appearing to sign the lease on a brand new restaurant.
“Saltbae burger will be opening soon in DIFC Dubai. Signatures are done” he wrote on the first post.
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After posting a series of stories signing the contract alongside DIFC officials. Salt Bae, real name Nusret Gökçe, then headed out to the centre of Gate Village, sharing further snaps to say that the new restaurant would be open ‘after three months’. So it doesn’t seem like Salt Bae fans will have long to wait to get their hands on his salt-sprinkled burgers.
He finished the string of posts by thanking the DIFC team, and the hashtag #saltbae burger.
So, will Salt Bae call his burger joint #saltbae burger? Where in DIFC will the restaurant open? And, will it attract as many celebrities as his Four Seasons restaurant?
Nusr-et Dubai has been frequented by stars including Paul Pogba, Rio Ferdinand, DJ Snake and Leonardo DiCaprio and even Vice President of the UAE and Dubai ruler HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been seen dining at the famous hotspot.
Only time will tell, but we can’t wait to hear more.
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