Chama Mama

Best Restaurant Dishes Eater NY Editors Ate This Week, June 2025 | Eater NY

"A Chelsea flagship serving Georgian cuisine alongside a deep selection of rare Georgian wines and spirits; the beverage director is personable and full of wine stories. A notable bottle is the 2017 Dekanozishvili red blend, made by drying and concentrating grapes (appassimento) and aged in qvevri and oak, which yields a gorgeously textured wine that pairs with the tarragon threaded through the menu. Tarragon’s minty freshness complements earthy mushrooms in the khinkali, and handfuls of tarragon and opal basil dress a seasonal khachapuri that begs to be dunked in the restaurant’s ajka (a fiery Georgian chile-garlic condiment). The dining experience leans theatrical and communal, with supra-style toasting and lively, hands-on eating." - Nadia Chaudhury