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Restaurant Sign Berkeley

Vik’s Chaat Corner: Foraging For Indian Snacks in Berkeley

In the early aughts, my high school friend Ben lived in San Francisco, which led to plenty of trips north to explore the Bay Area dining scene. Our days typically involved at least four...
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Indian Food San Francisco

Dosa Fillmore: Taking Mission Indian Concept to Next Level [CLOSED]

While San Franciscans were setting up shop along the waterfront in anticipation for the night’s elaborate fireworks display over the Bay, my family and I blazed a path across the city, sampling international cuisine...
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Indian Food Los Angeles

Mumbai Ki Galliyon Se: Taking It to the Street in Little India

The one-mile stretch of Pioneer Boulevard between Artesia Boulevard and South Street has by far the widest selection of Indian restaurants, markets and boutiques in Southern California, but until June 2008, it never had...
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Indian Market Los Angeles

Surati Farsan Mart: Snacking at Little India Sweets Shop

There are plenty of sweets shops in Little India, the area of northern Orange County brimming with Indian-Americans and businesses designed to meet their needs. Surati Farsan Mart dates to 1986, named for a...
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Restaurant Sign San Francisco

Dosa: Vivid Indian Dishes in San Francisco’s Mission District [CLOSED]

This sleek sign signaled our arrival at Emily and Anjan Mitra’s Mission District Indian restaurant, Dosa, named for the crepe-like semolina delicacy. The contemporary space boasts vivid orange walls. An attractive crowd of young...
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Ice Cream Shop Little India

Saffron Spot: Mumbai-Inspired Ice Cream in Little India

In April 2001, Mumbai native Smita Salgaonkar started Neemo’s Exotic Ice Creams in her adopted home, northern Orange County, naming her operation for an amalgam of her daughters’ names. As a way of marketing...
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