Rasika

Indian restaurant · Downtown

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The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.

"James Beard Award-winning chef Vikram Sunderam liberally plays with spicy chiles and sour fruits to make Rasika one of the most celebrated Indian restaurants in the country. His palak chaat — a fried baby spinach dish decorated with sweet yogurt, tamarind, and date chutney — has inspired imitators around town, while dal makhani is slowly simmered in a decadent, buttery gravy. Both the Penn Quarter flagship and its West End sibling are ideal venues for vegetarian diners, too." - Tierney Plumb, Emily Venezky

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Michael J. Colella

633 D St NW, Washington, DC 20004 Get directions

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@rasikadc

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