Naanwise – Indian
Naanwise invites guests into a vibrant space where the air hums with the sizzle of the tandoor and the irresistible aroma of toasted spices. The kitchen masterfully balances the playful crunch of yogurt-drizzled street snacks with bold, inventive small plates like goat cheese-stuffed tikkis and fiery Indo-Chinese classics, creating a sensory journey through the bustling flavors of modern India.
2635, Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, 20008-1522 +12024505810 https://www.naanwise.com/0Cuisine: Indian
Price range: $
Dietary options: vegetarian, gluten-free, nut-free, high-protein, vegan, dairy-free, keto, low-carb, halal, pescatarian, plant-based, sugar-free, diabetic, low-fat, high-fiber, low-cholesterol, atkins, clean-eating, slow-carb, lectin-free
Currently open
Hours
- Monday - Sunday
- 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Menu
Appetizers
- Palak Chaat - $10: Baby spinach, chickpea flour, carom seeds, tomato, onion, yogurt, tamarind chutney and mango Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, High-Fiber
- Dhai Puri - $8: Pastry ball with Indian spiced potatoes, tamarind, yogurt mint sauce Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Nut-Free, Pescatarian
- Pani Puri - $8: Puff pastry balls filled with spiced potatoes and served with tamarind juice Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol
- Chilly Paneer - $12: Cottage cheese, roasted chilly blend, soy sauce, bell pepper and onion Dietary tags: High-Protein, Vegetarian, Nut-Free, Pescatarian
- Aloo Goat Cheese Tikki - $9: Light pastry filled with unique mixture of spices, potatoes and goat cheese Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Sugar-Free
- Paneer Tikka Shaslik - $12: Home made cheese, ginger, garlic, hung yogurt, bell pepper, tomato and onion Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Diabetic, Sugar-Free, Atkins, Clean-Eating
- Vegetable Pakora - $9: Fresh vegetable fritters coated with mildly spicy chickpea flour Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Sugar-Free, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, Slow-Carb
- Vegetable Samosa - $9: Light pastry filled with a unique mixture of peas and potatoes Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Sugar-Free, Low-Cholesterol
- Chicken Pakora - $12: Fritters chickpea flour Indian spice
- Chicken 65 - $12: Curry leaves, mustard seeds, yogurt, tamarind, egg and cilantro
- Keema Samosa - $12: Crispy turnovers stuffed with ground lamb
- Honey Garlic Shrimp - $12: Honey garlic shrimp, white wine, cilantro
- Signature Kabab Platter - $12: Chicken tikka, mahi tikka, lamb seekh, shrimp, Chef’s signature sauce
- Lamb or Chicken Seekh Naanwich - $14: Minced lamb or chicken meat marinated with onion, herbs and spices, roasted and skewered wrap with naan
Soups
- Mulligatawny Soup - $7: Lentil soup garnished with rice and chicken
- Lentil Soup - $5: Lentil, garlic, turmeric and cilantro
- Tomato Cilantro Soup - $7: Tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, dash of cream Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Lectin-Free
Main Courses
- Lamb Tikka Masala - $22: Cubes of lamb folded into a delicately spiced sauce
- Lamb Shahi Korma - $22: Finely flavored lean and tender lamb simmered in creamy cashew sauce
- Rogan Josh - $22: Traditional dish, tender pieces of lamb cooked in gravy, yogurt and spiced to your taste
- Lamb Saag - $22: A heavenly blend of creamed spinach with tender lean lamb
- Lamb Vindaloo - $22: Tender lamb cooked in a hot tangy sauce with potatoes
- Lamb Curry - $22: Tender lamb cooked in onion gravy and spiced to your taste
- Laal Maas - $22: Pan roasted lamb, caramelized onions, Rajasthan’s red chili, bay leaves, cloves
- Chicken Tikka Masala - $21: Chicken breast cooked in tandoor and served in moderately spiced cream sauce
- Coconut Chicken Curry - $21: Chicken cooked with southern spices and coconut milk spiced to your taste
- Chicken Korma - $21: Boneless chicken simmered in cashew sauce and delicate spices Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Lectin-Free
- Chicken Makhani - $21: Chicken marinated in yogurt, vinegar and spices cooked in tomato creamy sauce
- Chicken Curry - $21: A traditional dish made with boneless chicken cooked in gravy and spiced to your taste
- Chicken Vindaloo - $21: Boneless chicken served with potatoes in thick tangy gravy
- Chicken Saag - $21: Chunks of chicken simmered cooked in creamed spinach
- Chili Chicken - $21: Boneless chicken simmered in a special sauce with onion, pepper and green chili
- Chicken Chettinad - $21: Boneless chicken cooked in roasted southern spices, coconut curry leaves
- Shrimp Vindaloo - $24: Cooked in tangy sauce flavored with sun dried red chilies, potatoes and spices
- Shrimp Masala - $24: Roux, tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, cloves dash of cream
- Shrimp Saag - $24: Simmered in exotic gravy with saag
- Shrimp Korma - $24: Prepared in mild cream and cashew sauce and garnished with nuts Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Lectin-Free
- Bengal Fish Curry - $24: Mahi, onion, tomato, cilantro, chef’s selected spices
- Dhaba Daal - $17: Unique blend of black lentils and kidney beans cooked in mild sauces with a touch of cilantro
- Channa Masala - $17: Mildly flavored garbanzo beans cooked with tomatoes and light gravy in mild spices
- Paneer Makhani - $18: Paneer cooked in tomato gravy with a dash of cream
- Navrattan Korma - $18: Delicately spiced blend of vegetables, homemade cheese and cashew sauce
- Vegetable Coconut Curry - $18: Chef’s selected veggies, mustard, southern spices, coconut milk
- Daal Fry - $17: Yellow lentils cooked and flavored with garlic and cilantro
- Kadhi Pakora - $17: Vegetable fritters prepared in yogurt sauce
- Mushroom Korma - $18: Fresh mushrooms cooked in mild spices and cream
- Bhindi Masala - $18: Fresh okra cooked in onions, tomatoes and spices Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Lectin-Free
- Malai Kofta - $18: Mixed vegetable ball cooked in onion, tomatoes and cashew creamy sauce
- Saag Paneer - $18: Homemade cheese worked in garlic and ginger roasted spinach, green mustard compound spice and cream
- Aloo Gobi - $18: Cauliflower and potatoes cooked in onion and tomato, ginger cilantro
- Aloo Saag - $18: Potatoes cooked in garlic and ginger roasted spinach, green mustard compound spice and potatoes
- Paneer Bhurji - $19: Cottage cheese cooked in chopped onion, tomato, dry fenugreek with Indian spices
- Baingan Bhurtha - $18: Smoked eggplant cooked in chopped onions and tomatoes
- Paneer Tikka Masala - $18: Cubes of homemade cheese cooked in onion, ginger spices and creamy sauce
- Shahi Paneer - $18: Homemade cheese cooked in onions, tomatoes and creamy cashew sauce
- Methi Malai Matar - $18: Northern curry of fresh green peas, fenugreek leaves and heavy cream and cashew sauce
Tandoor Delicacies
- Tandoori Chicken Half - $20: Hung yogurt, ginger, garlic, lemon juice, freshly ground spices Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Lectin-Free
- Chicken Tikka - $20: Boneless cubed chicken marinated in ginger and homemade yogurt
- Sheekh Kabab - $22: Minced lamb meat mixed with onion, herbs and spices, roasted and skewers
- Chicken Malai Tikka - $20: Boneless chicken breast marinated in homemade cream with fresh garlic, herbs and white pepper
- Lamb Chops - $32: Lamb chops delicately marinated
- Fish Tikka - $25: Fillet of mahi marinated lightly with garlic and herbs
- Tandoori Shrimp - $25: Jumbo shrimp marinated in mild spices
- Mixed Tandoori - $32: Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, fish tikka, sheikh kabab and shrimp
Rice Specialities
- Chicken Biryani - $21: Basmati rice flavored with saffron and cooked with chicken, nuts and raisins
- Lamb Biryani - $23: Lightly spiced basmati rice and lamb cooked with nuts and raisins
- Shrimp Biryani - $24: Delicately spiced basmati rice cooked with shrimp, nuts and raisins Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Lectin-Free
- Khaas Biryani - $26: Basmati rice cooked with chicken, lamb, shrimp, vegetables, nuts, raisins
- Vegetable Biryani - $19: Subtly flavored basmati rice cooked with mixed vegetables, nuts and raisins
- Peas Pulao - $10: Basmati fried rice cooked with green peas, cashews and raisins
- Plain Rice - $4: Basmati rice gently steamed
Tandoori Bread
- Bread Basket - $12: Naan, garlic naan, Laacha Paratha
- Naan - $4: Leavened bread lightly topped with fresh crushed garlic
- Garlic Naan - $5: Leavened bread lightly topped with fresh crushed garlic
- Chicken Naan - $8: Leavened bread served with mildly spiced minced chicken
- Keema Naan - $9: Leavened bread served with mildly spiced ground lamb
- Chilly Cheese Naan - $5: White fine flour bread stuffed with mild cheddar cheese and fresh green chilly Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Lectin-Free
- Chilly Naan - $5: White fine flour bread stuffed with fresh green chilly
- Kabuli Naan - $5: Leavened bread stuffed with nuts, raisins and coconut
- Onion Kulcha - $5: Leavened bread stuffed with lightly spiced onion
- Laacha Paratha - $5: Multi layered whole wheat flour
- Aloo Paratha - $5: Whole wheat bread filled with mildly spiced potatoes and peas
- Cheese Naan - $5: White fine flour bread stuffed with mild cheddar cheese
- Roti - $4: Unleavened whole wheat bread
- Poori - $4: Whole wheat deep fried leavened bread
- Methi Til Naan - $5: Leavened bread with fenugreek leaves and sesame seeds
- Mushroom Naan - $5 Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Lectin-Free
Sides
- Raita - $4: Spiced yogurt mixed with grated cucumbers, carrots and sprinkled with roasted cumin
- House Salad - $6: Melody of tomatoes, cucumber, carrots and lettuce
- Mango Chutney - $3: A unique blend of mango in sweet chutney sauce
- Mixed Pickle - $3: Assortment of vegetables cooked in oil
- Onion Salad - $4: California chilies coated with chickpea flour
Dessert
- Kheer - $5: Flavorful indian basmati rice pudding cooked with milk, almonds and pistachios
- Gajjar Halwa - $5: Luscious carrot pudding cooked in milk with almonds and pistachios
- Gulab Jamun - $5: Soft delicious balls made of milk and flour, soaked in rose flavored sugarsyrup
- Rasmali - $7: Cottage cheese ball soaked in creamy saffron milk
- Ice Cream - $5 Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Lectin-Free
Beverages
- Mango Lassi - $6: Fresh churned yogurt drink with mangoes
- Tumeric Milk Tea - $5: Sweet blend of honey, milk, tumeric and tea
- Sweet Lassi - $6: Refreshing cold yogurt drink
- Salted Lassi - $6: Refreshing yogurt drink flavored with roasted cumin
- Masala Tea - $4: Tea with aromatic spices and cream
- Mango Shake - $6: Fresh mango milk shake
- Coffee - $3
- Iced Tea - $3
- Soft Drinks - $3