Kidilum
12 people recommend, 2 warn against itvia r/FoodNYC, r/IndianFood, r/AskNYC16 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Kidilum draws recommendations for an upscale, Kerala-focused South Indian meal. One visitor praises the curries, small plates and desserts, and other diners describe memorable meals. The dissent is stronger than a uniformly glowing account suggests: one found it merely decent, another preferred Chatti's food, and two commenters were disappointed or thought the attention excessive.
Address
Kidilum, 31 W 21st St, New York, NY 10010
At a glance
- Price
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- Opinions divided
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/DinerEnBlanc in r/FoodNYC · May 2026taste
First-hand positive account of South Indian meal; curries, small plates and desserts enjoyed, space praised.
- Caveatu/FootpathDriver in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2026taste
Most overrated; free amuse bouche incredible but everything after was average.
- Recommendsu/Garconavecunreve in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2026
Thought Kidilum was better than Musaafer.
- Recommendsu/mafra29 in r/IndianFood · Mar 2026
Recommends Kidilum, elevated Kerala food, just opened.
- Caveatu/he1iotropic in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2026
Calls it a big disappointment and wishes Malvan had its hype.
- Recommendsu/PitfulDate in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2026
Enjoyed it, more experimental Kerala-style food.
- Recommendsu/loratliff in r/AskNYC · May 2026
Really recommends Kidilum.
- Recommendsu/xunyou198 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026
Suggests Kidilum for a fancier option.
Show all 16 cited comments
- Recommendsu/Feisty-Lunch-4338 in r/FoodNYC · May 2026taste
Visited recently and found it incredible, sensing a place striving for greatness.
- Recommendsu/Earl_of_Awesome in r/AskNYC · May 2026taste
Recommends Kidilum, saying it reminded them more of Kerala and is a nice date spot.
- Recommendsu/vegeta4u in r/AskNYC · May 2026
Calls Kidilum their new favorite restaurant in the city.
- Mixedu/Red__dead in r/FoodNYC · May 2026
Tried it; decent enough but did not blow them away.
- Recommendsu/torgenerous in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2026
Disagrees with the negative take and really enjoyed Kidilum.
- Mixedu/md2495 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026ambience
Notes Kidilum is fancier than Chatti but prefers the food at Chatti.
- Recommendsu/rkn1 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026
Lists Kidilum among the best recent spots for a wide range of palates.
- Recommendsu/NoChapter1310 in r/AskNYC · May 2026
Describes Kidilum as a distinctive experience from start to finish and recommends it.
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