The Hottest New Restaurants Around D.C., July 2024
"Billed as a “modern Indian gastro bar,” 95-seat Tamashaa upped Columbia Heights’ fine dining game in mid-May with a star-studded cast behind the wheel. Tamashaa comes from esteemed restaurateur and New Delhi native Rajiv Chopra (Bombay Velvet in Reston); renowned chef Manoj Goel, a 24-year culinary vet who formerly cooked at the five-star Taj Mahal hotel; and general manager and beverage director Satyam Rai, who’s stirred drinks at James Beard Award-winning Husk in Charleston. Tamashaa’s tapas-styled menu starts with various chaat and chutneys made with smoked pineapple, rhubarb, and ginger. Opening mains include seasonal soft shell crab surrounded in coconut curry or chili vinegar-marinated branzino with lemon rice. The Silk Route cocktail is not to miss, combining clarified chai, white rum, ginger, and Aquafaba." - Tierney Plumb
