"Rasika in Penn Quarter has been open since 2005 and is part of a local empire that now includes a West End location, Bindaas, and The Bombay Club, which first introduced Indian fine dining to the city. When you make it here and taste the crispy baby spinach and sweet chutney of their palak chaat, or the crab pepper masala with a delicate pastry covering, it’ll be clear that 20 years after it opened Rasika is still serving some of the best food in the district." - omnia saed, tristiana hinton