Tariffs Take a Toll on New York’s Indian Restaurants and Snacks

Indian restaurants have been on a well-documented tear in New York City, outshining London’s, garnering chef awards and becoming a destination for Wall Street executives. Even butter chicken, a culinary cliché, has become one of the Big Apple’s most notable dishes. The South Asian wave has seemed unstoppable.

But on July 31, President Donald Trump imposed additional tariffs on India, which went into effect on Aug. 27, doubling the rate on most exports from the country to 50%.

Even as the legality of those tariffs is being debated before the Supreme Court, the impact has been ...