NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

Tamarind

One of the best-looking and most accomplished Indian restaurants to debut in New York in years, Tamarind is far from the city's most expensive. Young lawyers visiting the lively restaurant block of East 22nd Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South will delight in tamarind's skylighted blend of contemporary and classic ambiance. They will be made welcome and they will save money with a $15 lunch.

A la carte lunch or dinner will cost more, but any aromatic dish cooked in the exhibition kitchen's clay oven tandoors quickly justifies the expenditure. Tamarind's innovative cuisine is the creation of Raji Jallepalli-Reiss, who commutes from her famed restaurant Raji's in Memphis, Tenn. Try her signature items, such as Raji's Prawns. It's hard to go wrong with any dish at this charming newcomer. If in doubt, tap the friendly staffers as co-counsel.