Washington DC’s Top 10 Tapas Hotspots — theculturetrip.com

Rasika in Washington, D.C. serves upscale Indian cuisine at its best. In fact, the restaurant is so popular, that they recently opened a second, Rasika West End. Bombay-born Chef Vikram Sunderam, who won the 2014 James Beard award for best chef in the Mid-Atlantic region, combines Indian street food with high quality and local ingredients to create dishes such as patra ni macchi (sea bass, coconut, mint, and cilantro). South Asian-inspired cocktails and desserts also feature brightly on the menu. Muted colours and lights, combined with crystals and wood tones create a cosy luxury that captures the boisterous conversations of the well-heeled, multicultural Washingtonian crowd that fills the restaurant.

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