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The four Indian restaurants have been picked by The New York Times critic Chef Pete Wells, who has curated the list on “The 100 best restaurants in NYC’’. There are 22 places in this edition of “The 100 Best Restaurants in NYC” which are debuting.
The four Indian restaurants which have been added on the coveted list are, Semma which holds 7th ranking, Dhamaka is on 54th slot, 80th rank holder is Temple Canteen, and the fourth one is Hyderabadi Zaika which holds 95th position on the list.
Chef Wells says, “New York is a big city, and I tried to find 100 restaurants that represent its neighborhoods, its people and the rewards it has in store for hungry, curious eaters. The list is a tour. If you take it, you’ll see all five boroughs and a wide array of cooking and serving styles.”
Semma restaurant is based in Greenwich Village, Manhattan and is famous for South Indian foods. Wells describes that Chef’s Vijay Kumar’s interpretations of South Indian foods he has never seen before. Chef Kumar very well knows the distinction between refined and homely food but he obliterates it. He cooks North Fork snails by adding tamarind and tomatoes and it tastes similar to food which will be made on a campfire in the rice fields of Tamil Nadu.
Dhamaka restaurant is situated in Delancey Street, Manhattan. This restaurant has recently replaced their original cuisine with new dishes. Wells, stated in The New York Times, that many customers must be still missing their old favourite dishes which were earlier in the menu. He further describes that the food which was offered in this restaurant would not be found anywhere in Manhattan. This year, the restaurant’s main focus is on chile loaded meats and is well known for its Champaran meat.
On the 80th slot is Temple Canteen which is located at Holly Avenue, Queens and is a South Indian Cafeteria. This restaurant is famous for varieties of dosas, ice cream cone shaped dosas roasted in ghee, rava dosas and paper dosas. Wells, also mentioned about the coconut chutney which gets better the more one eats them and that the variety of dosas is sort of stunning.
Hyderabadi Zaika is at 95th ranking and the restaurant is based at Midtown, Manhattan and is widely known for Hyderabadi cuisine. Customers can enjoy varieties of Biryani over here like Chicken Biryani 65, which is made with spicy lava red chicken which is believed to be discovered almost a long time back in a hotel in Chennai. Customers can also enjoy curries and fried Okra from here.
