STARTERS

CRUDITS & CHUTNEYS [gf]

12
market vegetables with rotating
seasonal chutneys, pickles & spreads

T O S H A R E OR

KHANDVI [gf]
12
savory chickpea pinwheels stuffed
with coconut, cashews, sesame, herbs
& spices

SAAG PANEER [gf]

18
fresh spinach & mustard greens slow
cooked with paneer, fenugreek, ginger
& warm spices

RED BEET SOUP [gf]

roasted beet soup with coconut,
ginger & mustard seeds | paneer
pakora

10

NOT

KERALA SHRIMP [gf]

22
shrimp & market vegetables sauted
with coconut, cilantro, sesame, kari
leaf & ginger masala

SHRIMP RANGOON [gf]

15
Burmese inspired toasted coconut
soup with DIY toppings: pickled eggs,
cumin chili oil, fried onions & crushed
peanuts

CHICKEN 25 [gf]
20
boneless chicken cooked in 25 spices
& masalas with tomato, fenugreek &
white poppy seeds
SIGRI CHICKEN KEBABS [gf]
16
cilantro, black pepper, ginger, amchur,
garam masala & yogurt | beet
cashew raita

TANDOORI QUAIL [gf]

14
marinated in tamarind chutney,
stuffed with pine nuts & caramelized
onion masala

LAMB SHITTAKE KEBABS [gf]

kalonji rub, yogurt, garlic & mint
leaves | saffron cucumber raita

18

THALIS
our rendition of an individual sampling
VISHNU [v]
roasted beet soup, smoked
eggplant, spiced okra, sauted
greens, lentil samosa

18

FOR THE TABLE

YOGI
20
khichri, tomato soup, saag paneer,
lentil samosa, spiced okra
OCEAN
32
patra fish, sauted greens, beet
cashew raita, shrimp aviyal, potato
cake
EARTH
chicken 25, spiced okra, smoked
eggplant, sauted greens, beet
cashew raita

DINNER MENU

served in cast iron skillets with

accompaniments
AVIYAL [gf] [v]
38
South Indian inspired coconut &
ginger stew with cauliflower, squash,
carrots & eggplant topped with
cumin chili oil | turmeric rice &
peanut chutney

22

RANCHER
28
roghan josh lamb, pickled eggs,
turmeric rice, spiced okra, smoked
eggplant

SEAFOOD AVIYAL [gf]

mkt
with seasonal seafood | turmeric
rice & peanut chutney
ROGHAN JOSH LAMB
62
slow cooked lamb shanks, butternut
squash & eggplant stewed with
coconut, almonds, ginger, cardamom
& Kashmiri red chili | naans & saffron
cucumber raita

SIDES
TURMERIC RICE
NAAN

GARLIC NAAN

with eggplant pickle

PISTACHIO
APRICOT NAAN

Pondichericafe.com

No separate checks. 18% gratuity added to tables of 5 or more

[gf] - gluten free

[v] - vegan

with cilantro chutney

CARROT ROTI

CORN MILLET ROTI

[gf] [v]

UTTAPUM [gf] [v]

15 West 27th Street. NY, NY 10001

3 | 7

[gf] [v]

- can be made vegan

WINE

BEER

SPARKLING
RAVENTOS I BLANC ROS DE NIT

48

[SPAIN] 13

strawberry pepper with fresh white fruit & touch of cassis

LAHERTE FRERES BRUT

100

[FRANCE]

apricot, orange blossom, purple flowers

BORTOLOTTI PROSECCO

CHACRA ROS OF PINOT NOIR

BOTTLES & CANS

[ARGENTINA] 15 15 | 56
ripe strawberry, sour cherry, sandalwood, watermelon rind

SCHNEIDER SPTBURGUNDER ROS [GERMANY] 15 11 | 40

12 | 44

[ITALY] 00

RED WINES
DUTRAIVE GAMAY

WHITE WINES

[FRANCE] 15

50

[NY] 14

spring blossoms, apricot, cream, lingering dry finish

SELBACH-OSTER RIESLING

45

[GERMANY] 11

120

[GERMANY] 13

65

bright fruit, lime zest, delicate structure, light mineral dust

DOMAINE DE LA CTE PINOT NOIR

120

[CA] 13

PROVOCATEUR PINOT NOIR

75

[OR] 14

[AUSTRIA] 14

CALABRETTA NERELLO MASCALESE

75

[ITALY] 06

65

WIND GAP SYRAH

100

[CA] 13

robust plum, panettone, wet sand, blueberries, iodine

50

[FRANCE] 14

CHTEAU LA GRAVE FRONSAC

75

[FRANCE] 13

gooseberry, green plum, touch of stone herb, acid backbone

black cherry, musk, coffee, smoke

DOMAINE AUX MOINES SAVENNIERES [FRANCE] 14 75

BEDROCK ZINFANDEL

yellow pear, apple skin, lemongrass, beeswax, acacia

buoyant berry, anise, smoky cracked pepper, fine tannins

[CA] 13

82

TURLEY CINSAULT

56

[CA] 15

ginger nose, strawberries, crisp rhubarb, rose petals

DOMAINE CHIDAINE SAUVIGNON BLANC [FR] 15 11 | 40

LOMPOC PINOT NOIR

lime, white pepper, hints of grass, chalk

raspberry, violet, licorice, autumnal undergrowth

GNTHER STEINMETZ RIESLING [GERMANY] 14

14 | 52
12 | 44

fuji apple, lemon chiffon, hibiscus, touch of oak

16 | 60

EQUINOXE SYRAH

16 | 60

[FRANCE] 14

MY ESSENTIAL CABERNET

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14
14
14
14
14
14

V O D K A Aloo 9 | Square One Organic Rye 12

GIN
Beefeater London Dry 10 | Greenhook American Dry 12
T E Q U I L A Azteca Azul Blanco 10 | Siete Lequas Reposado 14
M E Z C A L Agave de Cortes Mezcal Joven 13
BOURBON
Medley Bros. 102 10 | Leopold Bros. American Whiskey 12
Four Roses Single Barrel 15 | Medley Private Stock 16
R Y E Rittenhouse 100 12 | Wild Turkey 101 14 | Few 16
I R I S H W H I S K E Y John L. Sullivan 10 YR 14
SCOTCH
Bank Note Blended 10 | Glenrothes Sherry Cask 17 | Bunnahabhain 12 YR 18
RUM
El Dorado 3 YR 10 | SPICED 9 | 12 YR 13 | Hamilton Jamaican Black 12
B R A N D Y Lairds Apple 100 12 | Lemorton Reserve Calvados 15 | Dudognon Reserve Cognac 14

14 | 52

[CA] 14

13 | 48

mulberry, toffee, leather, crushed stone, black pepper

green apple, grapefruit, brine, white pepper pear finish

[CA] 14

[CA] 14

wild blackberry, Mission figs, sesame, cedar

Brauneberger Mosel - lime, peach, sugarcane

[GREECE] 15

LIOCO CARIGNAN

70

[CA] 14

key lime, orange, honey, dried apricots, raw almonds

CALERA CHARDONNAY

KASHMIR litchi & anise liqueurs, sparkling wine, Peychauds bitters

KAMAL blended scotch, curaao, kmmel, lemon, Contratto bitter
LUSH LASSI rotating hard lassi - ask your server!
ANANAAS bourbon, orgeat, pineapple, lime, angostura bitters
E-100 SOUR Manzanilla sherry, ginger, lemon, turmeric, egg white
CHANDNI dry gin, Calvados, amaretto, Green Chartreuse, Contratto aperitif, orange bitters
MADRAS chili-infused tequila blanco, 12 year rum, lime, vanilla, mango, mace
CROCUS SATIVUS dry gin, aquavit, vermouth bianco, saffron tincture
PURANA mezcal, mastiha, cynar, angostura bitters
MAIDS MANTRA dry gin, lime, cucumber, sugar, cilantro, green chili

ripe currant, blood orange, dark minerals, firm tannins

Russet apple, yellow pear, watercress, salty minerality

SANTO ASSYRTICO

58

fresh red cherry, black spice, elegant persistence

[AUSTRIA] 13

NIKOLAIHOF GRNER VELTLINER

[CA] 14

bing cherry, all spice, leather, silky tannin finish

ripe plum, spearmint, sugar snap pea

SANDHI CHARDONNAY

SPIRITS

Asian plum, coastal moss, red tea, finishes long & warm

lime blossom, peppermint, verbena, slate

MARTIN NIGL RIESLING

BANSHEE PINOT NOIR

varies

STILLWATER STATESIDE SAISON 12 OZ [MD] saison / farmhouse ale

8
EVIL TWIN HIPSTER ALE 12 OZ CAN [BROOKLYN] American pale ale
8
OFF COLOR TROUBLESOME 12 OZ [IL] Gose style beer
8
BRUERY TART OF DARKNESS 75 CL [CA] American wild ale / sour stout
30
ALESMITH SPEEDWAY STOUT 75 CL [OR] Bourbon barrel-aged American double / Imperial stout 25

78

dried cranberry, cherry, pomegranate, gentle tannins

HERMANN J. WEIMER RIESLING

RAIMBAULT SANCERRE

SEASONAL DRAUGHT rotating selection of 6 craft beers

ripe cherry, quiet sweetness, poppy seed, dark spice

elegant, dry aperitif with lemon, green apple & toast

DONHOFF RIESLING

ROS

[CA] 13

ripe cherry, plum skin, cigar box, herbes de provence

15 | 56

MOCKTAILS

non-alcoholic

MADRAS NOJITO lime juice, simple, mint, guava, soda, chili salt rim
VIRGIN PIA COLADA coconut, pineapple, lime, turmeric, pepper
RIN TIN TIN litchi, Limca [Indian lemon-lime soda], lime

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