Rasika
Indian restaurant · Downtown
633 D St NW, Washington, DC 20004
Highlights
Award-winning Indian cuisine featuring iconic palak chaat & modern dishes
Award-winning Indian cuisine featuring iconic palak chaat & modern dishes
"One of the best tasting menus in the city for one of your best people on one of their best nights? Hell yeah. You’ll find it at Rasika, an Indian restaurant in Penn Quarter. The six-course menu will run you $88 for the omnivores at the table and $72 for the vegetarians, with an optional wine pairing for $50. The restaurant is intimate, so smaller celebrations are better here. The bulk of the dining room is dim with flickering candles and low chatter, giving off big date night vibes. So it could be a great spot to *whispers* pop the question." - tristiana hinton, omnia saed, mekita rivas, allison robicelli
"The West End Rasika may be the best-known location of this Indian restaurant, but we like the Penn Quarter spot for business dinners when you’re trying to show off to your out-of-town colleagues. The menu is massive, so either plan to share or get one of the four tasting menus to make it easy on yourself. Either way, you should always order their palak chaat: sweet, crunchy spinach chips we taste whenever we close our eyes." - mekita rivas, tristiana hinton, madeline weinfield
"Not only a destination near the mall, Rasika is one of D.C.’s best restaurants, period. James Beard Award-winning chef Vikram Sunderam attracts regulars to the fine dining Indian restaurant with dishes such as his memorable palak chat, and keeps them there to sample thoughtful preparations of eggplant, biryani, and crab pepper masala. The same restaurant group’s fast-casual Bindaas also has a location in Foggy Bottom not too far from the mall." - Tierney Plumb
"Blocks from Capital One Arena, Knightsbridge Restaurant Group’s crown jewel serves consistently excellent Indian food with contemporary, high-end presentations. Chef Vikram Sunderam’s palak chaat is an iconic D.C. dish, and the restaurant pays close attention to the execution of dishes like tandoori salmon and halibut goan curry. Make sure every dinner includes an order of their perfect dal makhani." - Missy Frederick
"Recommended for high-end Indian food with a callout to order the palak chaat; included among celebrated Indian dining options." - Eater Staff
