These 7 on the map
The 7 restaurants on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 15 are on the map in the Whosly app.
7 of the 15
Thip Khao
Columbia HeightsLao$$A Columbia Heights Lao restaurant named for the woven basket sticky rice is served in, and home base of the Lao Food Movement.
Rasika
Penn QuarterModern Indian$$$Penn Quarter's modern Indian landmark, cooking off the tawa griddle, the sigri grill and the tandoor alongside regional curries, with a deep wine cellar and a lounge for small plates.
Moon Rabbit
Penn QuarterVietnamese$$$Chef Kevin Tien's Penn Quarter dining room for reimagined Vietnamese cooking built on seasonal ingredients. Order à la carte, or put yourself in the kitchen's hands with the coursed menu.
Maketto
H StreetCambodian & Taiwanese$$Erik Bruner-Yang's H Street marketplace, part shop, part café and part restaurant, cooking Cambodian and Taiwanese food under one roof.
Toki Underground
H StreetRamen$$The H Street noodle bar that calls itself DC's original ramen house. Lines are common; the Taipei curry bowl with fried chicken is the one to order.
Chang Chang
Dupont CircleSichuan$$$Peter Chang's Sichuan and regional Chinese restaurant south of Dupont Circle, with modern cocktails, desserts and dim sum brunch on weekends.
Tiger Fork
ShawHong Kong$$Tucked into Shaw's Blagden Alley, a Hong Kong restaurant with street-food plates, dumplings and Cantonese favorites given modern twists.
The other 8
The 15 are spread across 8 neighborhoods. H Street (4), Penn Quarter (3), Dupont Circle (2) and Shaw (2) have the most; Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon Triangle and Petworth have one each.
+8 more in the app
Northern Thai from a chef who outgrew her 14th Street original, a chef's tribute to her mother's cooking in Shaw, one of DC's first Filipino restaurants, ramen made entirely in house in Petworth, American Chinese by a Chinese American in Chinatown, and more.
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All 15, on your own map
This page is 7 of them. The Washington, DC Asian pack in Whosly has all 15 — add it and every one drops onto your map, ready to save, rate and turn into a plan your friends RSVP to from a text, no app needed to answer. The pack is included with Planner Pro.
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