What to order at Rasika

Must order
The palak chaat (crispy spinach with sweet yoghurt and tamarind); the room's most-ordered single dish.
Signature dishes
Palak chaat, Lobster moilee
Editor tip
The West End Rasika is the larger room; the Penn Quarter original is louder and harder to book but holds the editorial top spot.
CuisineModern Indian
Price$$$
NeighborhoodPenn Quarter
HoursMon-Fri 11:30-14:30, Sun 11:30-14:30, Sun 16:30-21:30, Mon-Thu 17:00-22:00, Fri 17:00-22:30, Sat 16:30-22:30
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Address: 633 D St NW, Washington, DC 20004, Washington DC

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Albi in Washington DC is Michael Rafidi's Michelin-star Navy Yard Levantine wood-fire dining room on 4th Street SE, a one-Michelin-star kitchen with a James.

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The Red Hen ★ 4.4

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The Red Hen in Washington DC is the Bloomingdale Italian neighbourhood dining room on First Street, with the rigatoni-fennel-sausage pasta that has run.

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Causa in Washington DC is Chef Carlos Delgado's Michelin-star Peruvian tasting room in Shaw Blagden Alley, a downstairs fine-dining counter that won.

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$$$$ Modernist Tasting MenuPenn Quarter

Minibar by Jose Andres in Washington DC is the chef's two-Michelin-star, 12-seat counter on E Street, a 20-course modernist tasting menu pulled.

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TipBook at midnight three months out via Tock. The wine pairing leans Old World Spanish; ask for the deep-dive option.

Rose's Luxury ★ 4.7

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Rose's Luxury in Washington DC is Aaron Silverman's Michelin-star Capitol Hill rowhouse on 8th Street, the line-out-the-door Barracks Row room that flipped.

OrderThe pork sausage, habanero and lychee salad; on the menu since 2013 and the room's calling card.

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