At Café Simurgh, a truly traditional dining experience is represented by various beverages and exquisite dining positions. The galley lounges include conventional dining tables and casual benches for active social encounters, while the bar stools offer a new take on ground-level sofreh dining. The Central Gallery allows standing and movement through the art of oriented passage. The cafe covers around 100 square meters and takes its name and inspiration from the Persian word Simurgh, which has its roots in the Avestan Mereyo Saeno (‘the bird Saena’); originally a raptor, likely an eagle, falcon, or sparrowhawk. The Persian word Simurg derives from middle Persian Senmurw (and earlier Senmuruy), also attested in Pazend texts as Sina-Mru. The middle Persian word comes from Avestan Mereyo Saeno “the bird Saena”, originally a raptor, likely an eagle, falcon, or sparrowhawk, as can be deduced from the etymological cognate Sanskrit Syenah which also appears as a divine figure. On the other hand, the phrase Si-murgh means thirty birds in Persian; this has been used by Attar of Nishapur in his symbolic story of The Conference of the Birds in which he played with name.
At Café Simurgh, a truly traditional dining experience is represented by various beverages and exquisite dining positions. The valley lounges include conventional dining tables, casual benches for active social encounters and bar stools are a new take on ground level _sofreh- dining.