Cafe Spice   

109 E 42nd St
New York, NY 10017
646-227-1300

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You'll want to eat at Cafe Spice as soon as you get anywhere near it. The place just smells unbelievably good. You will see immediately that your nose and your stomach are indeed directly connected. Cafe Spice serves a fairly mainstream collection of Indian food. The selections include all of the favorites: biryani, curries and other main dishes, and several different kinds of Indian bread. Unfortunately, the food does not taste as delicious as your nose will make you hope. The sad thing is Indian food from a hot serving table is just never as good as it is when you get it fresh. That is not to say the food is bad. In fact, the lunch items are very good, if not great. This restaurant may just create an impossible expectation from the aroma that surrounds it. -- Jon Meyers