Washington, DCRestaurants

Indian restaurants in Washington, DC

  1. A

    Bombay Club

    No bad sitar music and clunky curry here; this is India done up by several notches. The seafood curries like the Goan fish or lobster cooked in fenugreek and garam masala are solidly wonderful, and plates like wild boar vindaloo are as tasty as they are novel. Action stars agree; Bombay Club is popular with the likes of Harrison Ford and Bruce Willis.

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  2. B

    Rasika

    We may have to disagree with the Washingtonian magazine here for describing Rasika (‘flavors, ’ in Sanskrit) as a ‘gateway drug’ to those who may be nervous about Indian food. Rasika is incredible, likely the best Indian food in town, but take a first timer to sub-continental grub and they’ll be ruined. This ain’t your average McMasala’s. Rather, it’s as cutting edge as Indian food gets, both in terms of menu and presentation. The latter resembles a Jaipur palace decorated by a flock of modernist art gallery curators; the former…well, it’s good. Narangi duck is juicy, almost softly unctuous, but pleasantly nutty thanks to the addition of cashews; the d…

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