N.H.48 Indian Kitchen takes its name from National Highway 48, one of India's most iconic roads, and builds its menu around the regional cuisines found along its route. The restaurant comes from alums of Rasika and Chai Pani, who brought that background to this Palisades address in Northwest DC.
The menu includes dishes like Mangalorean fish curry and a slow-cooked lamb shank biryani, alongside a cocktail list that leans inventive — a kaffir lime and lemongrass gimlet, a banana and jaggery Old Fashioned — pulling Indian ingredients into familiar bar formats.
The menu includes dishes like Mangalorean fish curry and a slow-cooked lamb shank biryani, alongside a cocktail list that leans inventive — a kaffir lime and lemongrass gimlet, a banana and jaggery Old Fashioned — pulling Indian ingredients into familiar bar formats.