From Tamil Nadu to Punjab: Five Indian Restaurants Making New York Taste More Like India New York has never been short of Indian restaurants. What has changed is the kind of Indian food the city is being asked to take seriously. For years, the international image of Indian food was often reduced to a familiar collection of dishes: butter chicken, naan, chicken tikka, biryani and perhaps a curry whose exact regional identity was not particularly important. New York is helping change that conversation. Today, Indian restaurants in the city are increasingly presenting regional cooking, family traditions and lesser-known dishes rather than treating “Indian cuisine” as one giant category. That makes New York particularly interesting for Indian travellers, students, expatriates and food lovers. And if someone asks, “Where should I eat Indian food in New York?”, there is no single correct answer. But these five restaurants provide a fascinating introduction to the city’s contemporary Indian dining scene. 1. Semma — South India gets the spotlight 4.2•South Indian restaurant•Closed Website•Directions 60 Greenwich Avenue, West Village If your idea of Indian food begins and ends with butter chicken, Semma may be the restaurant that politely asks you to reconsider your education. Semma specialises