Trends · data through September 2026

Indian & South Asian in New York

Iceflower tracks 335 stores from 301 Indian & South Asian chains in New York. Kalash Kitchen grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Taste of India and Dosa Grill.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
301
Tracked stores
335
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked Indian & South Asian chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Kalash Kitchen and Taste of India sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 K Kalash Kitchen ▲1 +1.0%
2 T Taste of India ▼1 -4.0%
3 D Dosa Grill - -6.5%
4 T Tamarind ▲1 -15.2%
5 N Naan-Tastic ▼1 -32.7%
  • Dosa Grill
  • Shalimar
  • Karavalli Regional Cuisine of India
  • Spice Malabar
  • Mint
  • Andaz
  • Westchester NY
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

335 tracked store locations in New York. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Dosa Grill (4)
  • Shalimar (2)
  • Karavalli Regional Cuisine of India (2)
  • Spice Malabar (1)
  • Mint (2)
  • Andaz (1)
  • Westchester NY (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 K Kalash Kitchen 5
  • 2 D Dosa Grill 4
  • 3 N Naan-Tastic 4
  • 4 T Tamarind 3
  • 5 T Taste of India 3
  • 6 L Little India 2
  • 7 S Spice 2
  • 8 S Saffron 2
  • 9 E Eternity 2
  • 10 N Namaste India 2
  • 11 P Punjabi Dhaba 2
  • 12 B Bombay Grill 2
  • 13 N Namaste 2
  • 14 T Thali of India 2
  • 15 R Royal India Grill 2
  • 16 S Shalimar 2
  • 17 K Karavalli Regional Cuisine of India 2
  • 18 M Mint 2
  • 19 G Ghoroa 2
  • 20 C Curry House 2
  • 21 R Raj's Indian Kitchen 2
  • 22 I Indian Grill 2
  • 23 H Hyderabad Biryani House 2
  • 24 M Maharaja Indian Restaurant 2
  • 25 S Sathi 1
  • 26 A Ananda 1
  • 27 A Ambo 1
  • 28 A Amaya Indian Cuisine 1
  • 29 B Buffalo Tikka House 1
  • 30 C Calcutta Kitchens logo Calcutta Kitchens 1
  • 31 M Muna 1
  • 32 D Desi Galli 1
  • 33 C Chote Nawab 1
  • 34 T Taj Mahal Fine Indian Cuisine 1
  • 35 M Mumbai Place 1
  • 36 T Tandoori House 1
  • 37 M Madam Ji Indian Restaurant and Cocktail Bar 1
  • 38 D DIWAN 1
  • 39 H Himalayan Curry House 1
  • 40 S Sagar Restaurant 1
  • 41 V Veeray da Dhaba 1
  • 42 C Chennai Dosas 1
  • 43 T Taste From Everest 1
  • 44 K Kashmir 9 1
  • 45 J Jazba 1
  • 46 J Jaipore Xpress 1
  • 47 R Rudraks 1
  • 48 G Gazab 1
  • 49 M Mirchi Indian Cuisine 1
  • 50 G Gorkhali Nepalese Restaurant 1

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