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Image: Favorable curry. Last Updated: May 2026 Overview: Somewhat to our chagrin, restaurateur Ashok Bajaj has already rolled over his New Americanish, comfort-food spot in Van Ness. He kept the Rosedale location and went with what he knows best. Malabar does Indian, leaning into the coastal cuisine of the south. If Rosedale was aiming to […]
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Image: Last Updated: February 2026 Overview: Chop’d. Karravan is justifiably one of the buzziest of a new crop of restaurants from 2025. In a corner of the Union Market complex in a fancy new building with soaring two-story interiors and a large outdoor dining area (enclosed and heated in winter), it is dramatic in setting. […]
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Image: Meat and three. Last Updated: December 2025 Overview: With very little fanfare, H Street got a three-fer. A restaurant doing really good South Asian dishes, and Mediterranean dishes, and a zero-proof cocktail program. Lazizi Halal Cuisine comes from the former owner of community-minded Sakina Grill, who appears to have bounced back from post-covid era […]
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Image: Let them whip you up something. Last Updated: October 2025 Overview: Tamashaa jumped onto our shortlist for underrated/under-the-radar spots. Despite its location smackdab in the middle of Columbia Heights, it has yet to get the buzz it deserves. They do a fun version of Indian in a nice open space with attentive service. It […]
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Image: Spud sandwich. Last Updated: June 2025 Overview: The team behind the brilliant Daru opened Tapori a few blocks away. At Tapori, they apply their creative approach to street food with additional emphasis on the cocktail program. It is worth a trip to sample the goods, and if you live in the neighborhood, congratulations. You […]
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Image: Eggplant. Last Updated: November 2024 Overview: Rasika is one of the special and important restaurants in D.C. Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj already had a winner with the power lunch spot Bombay Club. He has also opened (and closed) various other kinds of spots (New American, French, Israeli, Italian) over the years. In 2005, he opened […]
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Image: The board of fare. Last Updated: May 2024 Overview: Masala Story fits in the category of a neighborhood place punching above its weight. It is far from fancy with picnic tables and counter services, but the food is done with care and can sneak in a good surprise. On our visit it was the […]
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Image: Menu as muse. Last Updated: September 2023 With two relatively inconspicuous locations, Masala Art flies under the radar. Yet, like more than a few neighborhood spots it does deserve broader recognition. The Tenleytown location opened in 2009, when Atul Bhola, the manager at Heritage India, went out on his own with the intent to […]
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