16 Best Indian Restaurants Around D.C. | Eater DC

"Now in its seventh year, Logan Circle’s color-soaked standby draped with silk fabrics imported from New Delhi specializes in Northern Indian cuisine. Chef Sanjay Mandhaiya formerly cooked at India’s Moti Mahel, which is widely considered the birthplace of butter chicken. The menu also features lamb biryani, tandoori grilled meats, palak paneer, samosas, and more. A daily happy hour (5 p.m. to 7 p.m.) centers around $6 snacks like vegetable samosas, $8 cocktails like a cardamom gin-infused gimlet and $6 wines. Mandhaiya’s anticipated Indian restaurant Karavaan is opening in the Union Market district soon." - Tierney Plumb