South Asian Businesses Find Their Groove In The Mission

San Francisco CA

10 November, 2021

5:22 PM

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By Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local November 10, 2021 In early November, Dhruba Kunwar began serving Indian and Nepali street snacks like pani puri, pakoras, and momos at India's Chaat House on 22nd Street. Next door, his wife Mina, stands behind the counter of a small Indian grocery store selling the ingredients for such fare. "Since we have that store, I always wanted to open the chaat house," said Kunwar, who opened Indian Spices & Groceries with a friend in 2019. While his snack shop is the first chaat-focused eatery in the neighborhood since Bombay Bazaar closed in 2010, it's not the first Indian grocery in the Mission. Harp Singh opened his Indian market at 1546 Guerrero St. near 27th Street in 2018. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.