Nusret Gökçe
Nusret Gökçe, known as Salt Bae, is a Turkish butcher, restaurateur and food creator whose theatrical steak videos bring the Nusr-Et experience to fans worldwide.
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Nusr-Et
Nusr-EtOverview
- Also known as
- Salt Bae
- From
- Erzurum, Türkiye
- Work
- Butcher, restaurateur and food creator
- First restaurant
- Nusr-Et, Istanbul, 2010
- Breakout
- The “Ottoman steak” Instagram video, January 7, 2017
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Erzurum, Nusret left school in the sixth grade because of financial difficulties and learned the trade as a butcher’s apprentice. Travels to Argentina and the United States later helped shape the way Nusret cuts, cooks and presents meat.
Building Nusr-Et.
In 2010, Nusret opened the first Nusr-Et in Istanbul with partner Mithat Erdem. The official biography describes a simple menu built around meat and personal attention at each table. Dubai became the first international location in 2014.
The gesture fans know.
On January 7, 2017, the Instagram video “Ottoman steak” turned a flourish of salt over a bent forearm into the Salt Bae meme. Fans supplied the nickname, and the videos gave Nusret’s restaurant work a worldwide audience.
Beyond the clip.
In a 2025 interview, Nusret described deliberately making photos and videos to share the craft with a global community. The same conversation highlighted running around Mykonos, visiting local coffee houses and talking with people while overseeing the island’s restaurant.
Creditschronological, newest first
Restaurants
- 2026Nusr-Et Steakhouse Mexico CityFounder of the Nusr-Et brand
- 2025Nusr-Et Steakhouse MilanFounder of the Nusr-Et brand
- 2014Nusr-Et DubaiFirst international expansion
- 2010Nusr-Et EtilerCo-founder with Mithat Erdem
Online video
- 2017Ottoman steakCreator and performer
Awards
Quotes
Stay focused, stay curious, and never stop learning.Nusret Gökçe, Digital Journal, January 6, 2025
Advice to aspiring chefs in the interview linked in Sources.
Trivia
- Nusret’s first restaurant partner, Mithat Erdem, had been a customer.
- In Mykonos, Nusret enjoys running around the island and stopping at local coffee houses.
- In the 2025 Digital Journal interview, Nusret said used cooking oil from the restaurants is recycled into biodiesel.
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