New York City’s Indian dining scene just got a major upgrade with the opening of Ambassadors Clubhouse, just days after the London original received its first Michelin star in the 2026 guide.
Located in NoMad at 1245 Broadway, the restaurant covers two floors and embodies the same atmospheric, maximalist style for which the London flagship is so well-known, inspired by northern India’s so-called ‘party mansions.’ This over-the-top style has become the signature for the wider JKS Restaurant Group, which was founded by siblings Jyotin, Karam, and Sunaina Sethi in 2008. In addition to the two Clubhouses, operates a global portfolio of Indian restaurants including two-Michelin-starred Gymkana (which opened its first US outpost in Las Vegas last year), Trishnas, and Brigadiers.
Leading the kitchen at Ambassador’s Clubhouse 2.0 is Karan Mittal, who grew up in New Delhi, but cut his teeth in some of NYC’s best restaurants including Indian Accent, as well as international spots such as Coi in San Francisco and Le Gavroche in London.
While ‘Indian’ remains a vague blanket term when referred to the cuisine of a country that spans over 1.2m sq miles, Ambassadors Clubhouse focuses specifically on Punjabi traditions (which come from the state of the same name in India’s north west), which is best-known for its rich, aromatic curries.
The menu pulls from all levels of Punjabi dining – from the roadside stalls to feasts in royal palaces, and aims to echo the warmth of Indian homes, where food is plentiful and everyone is welcome. Some London signatures – namely the barbecue butter chicken chops and the crispy chilli cheese pakode – are transferring across the Atlantic, but NYC diners will also have some exclusive dishes to themselves, including seven-layered samosas, lamb kebab with naan bread, chicken tikka chaat, and a showstopper seafood tower.
The cocktail program is also positioned as a celebration of Punjabi culture, and injects regional spices into well-known recipes. Mustard seeds, for example, find their way into a vodka martini, while a mezcal marg is enlivened with tandoori pineapple.
“Ambassadors Clubhouse is a celebration of Northern India’s vibrant culinary and hospitality traditions,” says JKS co-founder and creative director, Karam Sethi. “Bringing the London restaurant to Manhattan allowed us to reimagine classic flavors in a way that is bold, playful, and entirely unique to this city.”
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