Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 11:00 PM - 2:00 AM ยท Semma, West Village, New York City
Chef Michele Brogioni teams up with Semma's Vijaya Kumar for a one-night five-course tasting menu at Manhatta on September 23. A portion of proceeds benefits City Harvest's food rescue work.
The first South Indian restaurant in the U.S. to earn a Michelin star, Semma serves Tamil Nadu cooking with remarkable confidence and very little interest in softening the edges. The gunpowder dosa arrives crackling and spicy, the banana-leaf sea bass is fragrant and dramatic, and the goat Dindigul biryani is the kind of dish that starts planning your return visit before you've finished dinner. Named New York's best restaurant by the New York Times in 2025, it remains one of the toughest reservations in the city for good reason.
Goat biryani fragrant with seeraga samba rice, garam masala, and mint
Spicy rice and lentil crepe with potato masala and sambar
Whole sea bass wrapped in banana leaf with ginger and shallots