IndeBleu

Reviewed by Todd Kliman , Ann Limpert , Cynthia Hacinli

This chic Franco-Indian restaurant/lounge is a hit with the velvet rope crowd.

IndeBleu

707 G St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.333.2538

Cuisines:
Fusion/Eclectic, French, Indian

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Gallery Place-Chinatown

Price Range:
Expensive

Dress:
Business Attire

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Recommended

Special Features:
Late Night, Party Space

Parking:
Valet

Website:
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Best Dishes
Mini-tower of lobster and lump crab trumped up with marinated mango, pine nuts, and curry oil; crispy wild-mushroom dosa with a surprise filler of bleu cheese and truffle oil; crusty yet dewy salmon with orange gastrique and smoked aubergine hash; spiced tandoori rack of lamb that is subtlety itself; veal tenderloin with a luscious sweetbread sauce; chicken fricassee with morels made ambrosial by a dollop of curry-leaf pesto; Choco Sutra, an ur-chocolate confection musky with brandied cherries.

Price Details:
Dinner entrees, $24 to $37.

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From January 2006 100 Very Best Restaurants

THE SCENE. The downstairs lounge with its orange chaises and pulsating house tracks attracts a Euro crowd that sips cocktails like the Naughty Angel. Upstairs in the cream-and-beige dining room (reached by a trippy catwalk), downtown hipsters, museum curators, politicians, and sports stars revel in Vikram Garg's Indian-influenced French fare.

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE. The dramatic space, attentive service, interesting wines by the glass, and food that gives "fusion" a good name.

WHAT YOU WON'T. The ambient noise, from conversational din and music that isn't loud but plays on. In some dishes, the Indian and French flavors cancel each other out.