Upper West Side, Manhattan · restaurant
One of New York’s most sought-after reservations, Tatiana threads together influences from West Africa, the Caribbean, and New York City itself with remarkable confidence. Egusi dumplings stuffed with Dungeness crab, braised oxtails with rice and peas, and jerk lamb ribs tucked into milk bread all feel unmistakably personal rather than purely conceptual. Inside David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, the room fills quickly, runs loud, and rewards anyone who planned far enough ahead to get a table.
Wagyu short rib suya-spiced, caraway coco bread, melted red cabbage
Crab-stuffed dumplings in Nigerian red stew, pickled pearl onion
Fall-off-the-bone oxtail with chayote squash, Thumbelina carrots, rice & peas