Even way back when we met a young Kwame Onwuachi on his narrative was clear from the get-go: translate his Bronx upbringing and Afro-Caribbean heritage on the plate. And while his first chapters were laid in Washington, D.C., his New York homecoming is certainly one of the best reads. Since opening in 2022, Tatiana has been propelled into the conversation of New York's best restaurant, period. And as much as reviews and influencers can inflate such a thing, Onwuachi's effortless flow between modernizing time-honored Nigerian and Caribbean dishes and playful riffs on bodega bites give backing to all of the hype.

With a Lincoln Center address, Tatiana takes a page from its theatrical neighbors with a curtain of its own, as the dining room is shrouded in golden chains that cascade fro

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