Pranna
photo: Evan W. Miller
The owners of Long Island’s Maine Maid Inn and Sitar make their NYC debut with Pranna, a larger-than-life Gramercy Pan-Asian in the sprawling former Scopa site; given its airy dining room, subterranean exposed-brick Wine Cellar, curtained-off Satay Lounge and two inviting bars, the sexy space is as multifaceted as the pricey menu, which dabbles in flavors from India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam (79 Madison Ave.; 212-696-5700).
East Midtown’s former Django space has been taken over by At Vermilion, a stylish Chicago import serving spicy (and pricey) Indo-Latin fusion cuisine; both levels – the ground-floor lounge and the vast upstairs dining room – sport a minimalist look with lots of white, metal and black-and-white photography (480 Lexington Ave.; 212-871-6600).
At Vermilion
photo: Evan W. Miller