Trends · data through September 2026

Indian & South Asian in North Carolina

Iceflower tracks 161 stores from 145 Indian & South Asian chains in North Carolina. Tandoori Bites grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Saffron Indian Cuisine and Tandoor.

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
145
Tracked stores
161
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. Tandoori Bites and Saffron Indian Cuisine sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T Tandoori Bites - +3.3%
2 S Saffron Indian Cuisine - -15.9%
3 T Tandoor - -20.7%
4 L Lime & Lemon Indian Grill & Bar - -30.5%
  • Lime & Lemon Indian Grill & Bar
  • Botiwalla
  • Tandoori Bites
  • Chai Pani
  • Desi District
  • Al-Madina Super Market & Restaurant
  • Kabab and Curry
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

161 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Lime & Lemon Indian Grill & Bar (4)
  • Botiwalla (2)
  • Tandoori Bites (3)
  • Chai Pani (1)
  • Desi District (2)
  • Al-Madina Super Market & Restaurant (1)
  • Kabab and Curry (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 L Lime & Lemon Indian Grill & Bar 4
  • 2 T Tandoori Bites 3
  • 3 T Tandoor 3
  • 4 S Saffron Indian Cuisine 3
  • 5 B Bharath Cafe 2
  • 6 H Hyderabad House 2
  • 7 A Anjappar Chettinad Indian Restaurant 2
  • 8 K Kasturi Indian Cuisine 2
  • 9 B Botiwalla 2
  • 10 T Taj Mahal 2
  • 11 D Desi District logo Desi District 2
  • 12 T Triangles Biryani 1
  • 13 S Sarangi Indian and Nepali Cuisine 1
  • 14 G Golden India Restaurant 1
  • 15 R Raaz Indian Kitchen 1
  • 16 K Kababish Cafe logo Kababish Cafe 1
  • 17 L Lazeez Flavours of India Rocky Mount 1
  • 18 K King Of Spicy 1
  • 19 C Chai Fresh 1
  • 20 K Kadhai 1
  • 21 M Mirchi's Indian Kitchen & Bar 1
  • 22 A Azitra 1
  • 23 C Celebrity Indian Nepali Cuisine 1
  • 24 N Nirvana Indian Fusion 1
  • 25 S Southern Spice 1
  • 26 S SV Andhra Mess (SVAMS) 1
  • 27 T Tikka Shack logo Tikka Shack 1
  • 28 N NaanStop logo NaanStop 1
  • 29 C Curry Up Now logo Curry Up Now 1
  • 30 Z Zayka Indian Cuisine 1
  • 31 B BLR Food Street 1
  • 32 V Vaishno Bhog 1
  • 33 P Persis Biryani Indian Grill 1
  • 34 P Peppers Indian Grill and Bar 1
  • 35 T Thali Indian Restaurant 1
  • 36 L Little Asia Bistro 1
  • 37 T Taaza Bistro 1
  • 38 U Udupi Cafe 1
  • 39 S Shukkranaa Indian Cuisine 1
  • 40 C Chimney Indian Kitchen and Bar 1
  • 41 T Tadka Tandoori 1
  • 42 M Masti Indian Restaurant & Bar 1
  • 43 V Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe 1
  • 44 B Brundavan Charlotte 1
  • 45 N Nawabi Hyderabad House 1
  • 46 J Jaya's Indian Cuisine 1
  • 47 H Himalayan Grill & Bar 1
  • 48 M Mithai Indian Cafe 1
  • 49 C Chhote's 1
  • 50 G Godavari 1

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