Architect and designer Tarik Currimbhoy combines both Old World Indian artistry and modern elegance. Upon arrival, the restaurant’s guests are greeted by a front façade composed of an undulating “basket weave” sculpture carved from blocks of black limestone—quarried from India— which is hand-chiseled into horizontal ribbons of concave and convex expressions, and then hand-brushed into a silky finish. Blocks of basket weave are laid together to create the illusion of a weave, that starts off by being opaque, and moves into a vertical open screen that lets one get a tantalizing glimpse of the glittering “Junoon Walk” as soon as one enters.

The first stop is the 50-seat lounge and bar area that is comprised of a cork floor, cross-cut wood walls, steam-bent wood furniture and two antique Indian swings (Jhoolas) made of hand-carved Burma teak. From there, one passes an abstract painting of the “Tree of Life” —a thematic design focus of the restaurant—by New York City artist Dolly Unithan.

On the way to the main dining room, guests glide along the “Junoon Walk”, a 50-foot long walkway highlighted by a Corten steel reflecting pool crafted by sculptor Michael Tong, which contains a sequence of eight-foot tall “Tree of Life” sculptures. The walk divides the space, separating two distinct dining rooms. To the right, framed by a 200-year-old hand-carved wooden arch from a palace in western India, is a 45-seat private dining room overlooking the 100-seat main room.