Congratulations to our Chef @india.doris for earning @michelinguide Young Chef Award. We are so grateful to have a leader like you. This is just the beginning and we can’t wait to see what’s next for Markette and The Argyle 🔥 this team is so proud of you!
Markette (@marketterestaurant ) is Chelsea’s new modern European restaurant with Caribbean influence, led by Chef India Doris (@india.doris ) of two MICHELIN starred SAGA and Managing Partner Alex Pfaffenbach (@thepfaffenbach ) of Eleven Madison Park ✨ Inspired by India’s London upbringing, the menu reimagines British staples through bold Caribbean flavor. 🔥
Standouts include duck fat frites with caviar, salt cod fritters with habanero aioli, and peri peri chicken with snow pea salad. 🍗 The cocktail program from Chris Figueroa (SAGA, Overstory) features inventive signatures and elevated zero proof options 🍸
Downstairs, The Argyle offers a nostalgic cocktail lounge with its own creative menu. Markette brings technique, heritage, and flavor together in one fresh Chelsea destination 🌟
Markette (@marketterestaurant )
📍326 7th Ave, Chelsea
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You taught me to be confident. You taught me to trust myself and my decisions. You told me to not hide who I was and to always be in front of the crowd and not hide in the back ground. You was my friend and a strong figure in my life. You came to my wedding.
You said “we’re hustlers”
You looked me in the eye and said “I’m proud of you Chef” and I’ll never forget that.
I will try my best to keep making you proud and I’ll always have in my mind, “what would James do”
For a chef with a Michelin background, we loved that @indiadoris picked some more casual spots! Industry Interviews Ep.49
Chef India Doris is the co-owner of Markette and The Argyle in Chelsea. She’s a British chef with Jamaican & Guyanese heritage and has worked at places like Saga and Nomad in NYC. The oxtail gratin at Markette is insane but the whole menu is full of hits!
📍 Trinciti @trinciti_ny
📍 Roti on the Run @therotiontherun
📍 Iris Jerk Chicken @iriejerkchicken
📍 Adda @addanyc
📍 Borgo @borgonyc
📍 The Black Bull @black_bull_brooklyn
📍 Ambassador’s Club @ambassadorsclubhousenyc
📍 Markette @marketterestaurant
📍 The Argyle @theargylenyc
Our annual Chef Dinner on the Beach Series turns into an entire weekend of food festivities to benefit the amazing work of the @RockhouseFoundation . Join us at the big table on Saturday June 6 with Chef Michelin Guide’s 2025 Young Chef, @india.doris of Markette in New York City, teed up by last year’s hosts @twosistersja on Friday night (June 5) presenting their new menu for Rockhouse on the cliffs. Miss Lily’s beloved culinary director, @cheffowles will be introducing his new cookbook, My Jamaican Table in a daytime talk on Saturday - and much more! Get your tickets at the link in bio!
@marketterestaurant is one of the best meals I’ve had in 2026… easily.
@india.doris is bringing Caribbean soul and European finesse together in a way that feels personal, intentional, and unforgettable. Every dish tells a story—and you can taste it.
Order as much as you can handle… trust me.
There’s also a beautiful speakeasy downstairs—@thearglyenyc —to keep the vibes going. It’s a full experience.
Make that reservation. This one deserves a spot on your list.
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📍Markette, Midtown
What are you trying?
Coconut milk is India Doris’ favorite ingredient in the kitchen — and she uses it for “everything.”
It is a universal staple for the cuisine coming out of Markette, a European-Caribbean restaurant on 7th Avenue near West 28th Street.
“It adds that creaminess and a little bit of tang,” says Doris, who also loves using curry leaves and scotch bonnet peppers—ingredients that surround her every day.
The Markette menu draws on both her Caribbean heritage and her expertise as an esteemed, experienced chef. Doris won the MICHELIN Guide Northeast Cities Young Chef Award in 2025.
“We’re dipping into new territory with Caribbean food,” she said, explaining the concept of Markette.
Doris described how customers enjoy the new spin Markette offers on staple Caribbean dishes. It’s a style of culinary fusion that she has witnessed variations of in other establishments too. Fusion restaurants that offer a modern or multicultural take on traditional cuisine have continued to grow in popularity in NYC, and Markette has joined this movement. ”I’ve been to restaurants that are somewhat similar to what we do and it’s always fun because I know I’ll enjoy the flavor of the food,” said Doris. She added, “To be able to open a restaurant in somewhere like New York, it’s nice. It’s great. It makes me feel good.”
Read the full article on amNY.com or link in bio.
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@india.doris@marketterestaurant
Presenting the Markette x Birdee Breakfast Jerk Short Rib Sandwich with hash brown, fried egg, scotch bonnet aioli, and a coco bread bun! 🥥 ONLY at @Birdee THU 3/26 + FRI 3/27 🚨 THEN for lunch Chef India will be offering the Fried Fish Sandwich with spicy tartar sauce, cabbage slaw, and a coco bread bun 🥥 see you tomorrow!
Chef @india.doris and chef @renata.ameni discuss the Birdee x Markette collab! Come to @birdeenyc on 3/26 - 3/27 and @marketterestaurant on 3/30 - 3/31 to experience these special menu items.
We’re serving up a unique set of offerings at each location. A special dessert at Markette and new savory options at Birdee (including the Jerk Short Rib Breakfast Sandwich). 🍳
