Tatiana Menu — What to Order & Prices
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The verdict. Book Kwame Onwuachi's one-star Lincoln Center room, order the oxtail and the egusi dumplings — New York's most personal Afro-Caribbean table.
What the Tatiana Menu Actually Is
Tatiana is chef Kwame Onwuachi's Afro-Caribbean à la carte restaurant on the ground floor of David Geffen Hall at 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, open since 2023 and awarded a Michelin star soon after. The menu is not a tasting; it is a list of appetisers and mains you assemble yourself, built around Onwuachi's Bronx childhood and West African education. Our Tatiana review and scores rate it a 9 for food. There is also a shorter three-course pre-theater menu for guests catching a performance in the building.
What to Order at Tatiana
Three dishes carry the room. The egusi dumplings, filled with crab and sea bass in a brick-red sauce, are the clearest line back to West Africa. The oxtail arrives in a lidded pot, two glossy pieces marinated more than a day, with Thumbelina carrots, rice and peas — the Sunday dinner of Onwuachi's childhood rebuilt with restaurant precision. And the African-style on-the-bone pastrami, brined in spices that read the whole continent, is the single dish regulars return for.
On price: appetisers sit mostly in the mid-$20s and mains run $42–$72, so two courses and a cocktail land near $90 a head and a fuller dinner closer to $150 before wine. The cocktail list is worth the detour — Nigerian palm wine and rum drinks that trace the diaspora through the Caribbean. Order one dumpling, the oxtail to share, the pastrami, and a cocktail each; that is the argument for the kitchen in four plates.
When to Go and How to Book
Reservations open on Resy and the prime dinner slots vanish within minutes of release. Our how to book a Tatiana table guide covers the drop time and the walk-in bar seats. If the tables are gone, the pre-theater seating is the easiest way in, and it comes with the same kitchen at a set price. Dress is smart-casual — this is a celebratory room, not a jacket-and-tie one.
The Smart Play
For a milestone, book dinner and share widely across the menu; for a lower-key visit, take the pre-theater three-course and add à la carte later. It is a strong table for impressing clients who follow food, for closing a deal in New York, or for a first date with something to talk about. Compare the ordering logic with what to order at Le Bernardin and the Malini Uluwatu menu, or set it against Atomix's Korean counter before you decide the evening. The wider New York dining guide ranks it among the city's best rooms by occasion.
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Related Reading
- Our full profile: Tatiana review and scores.
- The wider city: New York dining guide.
- How to reserve: booking a Tatiana table.
- Menu-guide sibling: what to order at Malini Uluwatu.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should you order at Tatiana?
Order the egusi dumplings, the oxtail, and the African-style on-the-bone pastrami. Those three dishes carry Kwame Onwuachi's Afro-Caribbean menu and are the ones regulars return for. Add a Nigerian palm-wine or rum cocktail from the diaspora-themed list. Because Tatiana is à la carte rather than a tasting, you build the meal yourself — our Tatiana review scores each section if you want the full read.
How much is dinner at Tatiana?
As of 2026, appetisers at Tatiana sit mostly in the mid-$20s and mains run $42 to $72, so two courses and a cocktail land near $90 per person and a fuller dinner closer to $150 before wine, tax and tip. The three-course pre-theater menu is the lower-cost way in. Cocktails and the wine list push the real bill higher, but nothing on the menu feels arbitrary.
Is there a dress code at Tatiana?
No strict dress code — Tatiana is a celebratory, design-forward room rather than a jacket-and-tie one, so smart-casual is right. Most guests dress up a little for the Lincoln Center setting and the occasion, but you will not be turned away for an open collar. Avoid athletic wear and beachwear. The room runs loud and warm, so dress for a night out, not a boardroom.
How hard is it to get a reservation at Tatiana?
Very hard at peak times. Tables release on Resy and the prime evening slots go within minutes, so set an alarm for the drop. Our Tatiana booking guide walks through the release window and the walk-in bar seats. If dinner is gone, the three-course pre-theater seating is the easiest table to land and comes with the same kitchen at a fixed price.
Is Tatiana worth it?
For a distinctive New York dinner, most diners say yes. It won a Michelin star quickly after opening in 2023 and remains one of the most talked-about tables in the city, from Onwuachi's memoir to the oxtail and pastrami. This is a special-occasion room, not an everyday one — see our impress-clients and close-a-deal tables if that is the brief.