Restaurants

Salt Bae London Mints £7 Million in Just Four Months—Without Its Star Chef

The Knightsbridge steakhouse is infamous for a £600-plus tomahawk chop and eye-watering prices that led the Instagram star to depart the venture.

Salt Bae takes a selfie photo with customers in his restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey.Photographer: Moe Zoyari/Bloomberg

Many London restaurants may be struggling, but in just four months the Nusr-Et steakhouse sold £7 Million ($8.5 million) of beef, drinks and more.

The Knightsbridge restaurant, a stone’s throw from the hedge fund corridors of Mayfair, is equally well known for its founder, social media star butcher Salt Bae (whose given name is Nusret Gökçe), and its high-priced entrees. The earnings report, filed by the restaurant owners Nusret UK Limited, showed that the company made a profit of £2.24 million during that time period.