West Village Eatery Named Among 'Best New Restaurants' In USA

WEST VILLAGE, NY — In a major moment of national recognition, a West Village eatery has been named in an annual list of the 40 best new restaurants in the United States.

Semma, located at 60 Greenwich Ave. near West 11th Street, earned a spot on Esquire's "Best New Restaurants in America, 2022."

Semma serves up southern Indian cuisine and is led by Timil Nadu native Chef Vijay Kumar.

The restaurant has had an incredible year, as it has already gotten named by the New York Times among the 50 best restaurants in the United States, and earned its first Michelin star.

The designation made Semma the first Indian restaurant in New York City with a Michelin star.

"Semma is an exploration of heritage Southern Indian cuisine that has rarely been seen outside of local homes and neighborhoods," the Greenwich Avenue restaurant writes on its website.

It is part of an incredibly successful restaurant group that also includes nationally renowned eateries Dhamaka and Adda.

Here's wha Esquire had to say about Semma.

"The result is a festival of delights that many New Yorkers had never before encountered," Esquire wrote. "Meat dishes (oxtail, venison, goat intestines) lure you into deep caverns of flavor; nathai pirattal, a dish of Peconic snails that you wrap in little pancakes, sounds like a curiosity but quickly turns into a craving."

"And then there’s Kumar’s gunpowder dosa, both ethereal and epic, a feat of technique that’s so delicious I returned for it four times," Esquire added.

You can check out Esquire's full list of its 40 best new restaurants in the United States on its website.