Michelin-starred Tamil Nadu cuisine in the West Village.
Michelin StarJames Beard nominatedEater NY Best New Restaurant
About Semma
Semma is among the most important Indian restaurants to open in New York in a generation — a restaurant that put South Indian cooking on the same platform as North Indian dishes that have long dominated Western restaurant menus. Chef Vijay Kumar's cooking is precise, intense, and deeply traditional.
The mocktail programme at Semma reflects the kitchen's South Indian identity. Nannari Sharbath (Indian sarsaparilla), Neer Mor (spiced buttermilk — the classic Tamil table drink), Pachai Grove, and Pollachi — these are drinks most New Yorkers have never encountered, and they are extraordinary.