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Multi-regional Indian cuisine is the inspiration behind this swanky bi-level spot right off Grand Central, but the passage to India stops at the plate: The space itself—mod furniture, quasi-psychedelic wallpaper—ditches the stereotypes. "At most Indian restaurants, there's a lot of statues—it's Indian, Indian," says Mumbai-born co-owner Anil Amin, previously of Darbar. "We wanted to try something new." On the menu: bites like rabbit stew in coconut sauce and rum-marinated venison chops. On weekdays, the restaurant lures Midtown workers with its sleek first-floor lounge; on weekends, it woos the brunch crowd with refreshingly un-omelet-ish options like panipuri (traditional fried bread), plus unlimited Screwdrivers and Bloody Marys.

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