Hudson Street and Franklin Street

The first time I went to the glassy and glamorous Tamarind Tribeca, soon after it opened, I was disappointed (watery cocktails, odd-tasting lamb) and longed for the Indian food in London. But then I read Sam Sifton’s review in the New York Times and decided to try it again, and: pure pleasure (especially the Dover sole layered with spices and cooked in a clay pot). Next time: sea bass from the tandoor.