Washington DC Indian Diaspora
Food, Attorneys, Indian Plants & Travel
Washington, DC ranks high in importance for Indian-Americans.
Besides housing the Indian Embassy (on Massachusetts Ave.), Washington, DC is a must visit tourist destinations for desis living in the U.S. and people coming from India.

View of Washington, DC from Arlington Memorial
Many Indians working in Washington, DC commute from the suburbs of Arlington, Falls Church, Fairfax in Virginia or Gaithersburg and Annapolis in Maryland.
Buffet & Biryani
To cater to the food cravings of both desis and Americans, dozens of Indian restaurants have sprung up over the years near DC Convention Center on Mt Vernon Square NW, on Connecticut and Massachussets Ave and around K Street in Washington DC.
![]() Indigo Not Good Value
243 K St NE(Bet 2nd & 3rd St NE) Washington, DC 20001 |
![]() Capitol Hill Tandoor & Grill Decent Indian Food
419 8th St SE(bet D & E St SE) Washington, D.C., 20003 |
The spiritual requirements have been primarily taken care by the Hindu temples like Siva-Vishnu Temple, Murugan Temple in Lanham, Durga Temple in Fairfax and Rajdhani Mandir in Chantilly and Sikh Temples on Connecticut Ave NW and Massachusetts Ave.
There are no full fledged Indian grocery stores in Washington, DC and one has to visit the nearby cities of Arlington in Virginia or Silver Spring in Maryland.

Hindi Movies
The cinema house in the basement of Union Station which used to screen Bollywood movies has shut down. To view Hindi, Tamil and Telugu movies, desis head to nearby cities of Falls Church, Centreville and Sterling.Featuring Indian restaurant reviews, tourist attractions, movie reviews, Hindi movie showtimes, travel agents, temples and more, DCIndia.us is your best guidepost to the Indian experience in the District of Columbia.