Best Indian Food in Bethesda?

[Anonymous]

Passage to India and Khahai. At Khadai, we would regularly see groups of people who appeared to be from Indian heritage there eating, fwiw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Passage to India.
I want to ask the owner if he ever plans to reopen Spice Xing.

I loved Spice Xing. I agree that Passage to India has the most authentic regional cuisine of all Indian restaurants. All the pairings of ingredients and dishes are simply superb and so very different from the same old same old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Passage to India.
I want to ask the owner if he ever plans to reopen Spice Xing.

I loved Spice Xing. I agree that Passage to India has the most authentic regional cuisine of all Indian restaurants. All the pairings of ingredients and dishes are simply superb and so very different from the same old same old.

+2 Love these two

[Anonymous]

Passage to India is our special occasion Indian. For regular nights, we order from M&N’s. Their Palak Paneer pizza is a fave.

[Anonymous]

There's a place called a chat house on Old GT right when you make a left from Arlington. What is chat (sorry to hijack) and does it include samosas?

[Anonymous]

I like Kadhai the best. Virajj is good. The food is good at Passage to India but the time we went there they seemed upset that we had two young kids with us. This was despite the fact that it was 5 pm and we were the first to arrive for dinner and the kids were totally fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a place called a chat house on Old GT right when you make a left from Arlington. What is chat (sorry to hijack) and does it include samosas?

Yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's it really. I've seen a few places tucked away while walking around, that I didn't know existed, or are new and wondered if anyone had an opinion on the best Indian cuisine in Bethesda? I love Indian food. I could just try them all but that would be greedy.

Sorry to disappoint, but none of them are particularly good. And I have tried all of them. Then again, I'm South Asian. So someone who is not South Asian who did not grow up eating Indian food may have a different opinion.

[Anonymous]

Kadhai in Bethesda

Bombay Bistro in Rockville

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kadhai in Bethesda

Bombay Bistro in Rockville

+1!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Passage to India.
I want to ask the owner if he ever plans to reopen Spice Xing.

Male Owner passed away last year but his wife is often there on weekends. They sold Spice Xing.

[Anonymous]

We love Maya Cuisine and Passage to India.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a place called a chat house on Old GT right when you make a left from Arlington. What is chat (sorry to hijack) and does it include samosas?

Here you go:
https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/chaat/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Viraaj on Cordell, or Maya on Wisconsin. If you want to branch out to Nepali, then Momo on Bethesda Ave.

They are all a cut above. I found Curry Kitchen average (but they do have a good lunch buffet if you are dining in) and Passage to India a bit dated.

I like Viraaj -- owner is really nice; food is good and interesting cocktails. We like Tikki Masala on Elm too.

[Anonymous]

Thank you everyone!