Musaafer Brings Indian Fine Dining Concept to New York With Opulent Location

The Taj Mahal might be thousands of miles away from New York, but with the opening of Musaafer, a touch of the famed mausoleum is just as far as a trip to TriBeCa.  Musaafer, which established itself in Houston’s dining scene in 2020, has opened its second location in New York as an anchor tenant inside the revitalized Hope Building. The Indian fine dining restaurant, led by founders Mithu and Shammi Malik and corporate executive chef Mayank Istwal, was awarded a Michelin star in 2024. Shortly after opening in Texas, the team was approached about bringing their concept to the Hope Building. The building’s landlords had sent agents and friends to dine covertly in its quest to find an anchor hospitality tenant with staying power, and everyone returned with rave reviews. The Musaafer team signed the lease in 2022, and started construction on the space in 2023. “We had thought when we came from Dubai to open the restaurant here [in Houston] that, OK, New York is your ultimate game, because it’s the food capital of the world,” says Shammi. The duo initially set their sights on cities where there was a void in the dining scene, “whereas New York still had a

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