Openings: Drāvida on 1st Avenue (opens in new tab)

Photo by Juan Carlos DominguezDrāvida debuted last Thursday at 211 First Ave. between 12th Street and 13th Street. The restaurant by chef Aarthi Sampath draws from South Asian cuisines and diaspora cooking, with influences from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Trinidad, Guyana and elsewhere. Menu items include Trinidadian doubles, oxtail bunny...