Trends · data through September 2026

Indian & South Asian in Texas

Iceflower tracks 507 stores from 424 Indian & South Asian chains in Texas. Taz Indian Cuisine grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Desi District and Biryani Pot.

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
424
Tracked stores
507
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. Taz Indian Cuisine and Desi District sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T Taz Indian Cuisine - +2.3%
2 D Desi District logo Desi District - -6.6%
3 B Biryani Pot ▲1 -9.8%
4 I India Palace - -11.8%
5 F Foodistaan ▲1 -14.8%
6 R Rajula's Kitchen logo Rajula's Kitchen ▲1 -36.1%
7 C Curry Up Now logo Curry Up Now - -44.6%
8 D Desi Bites logo Desi Bites - -45.8%
9 M Masala Wok ▼3 -62.1%
  • Arabian Knight
  • Tarka Indian Kitchen
  • Desi District
  • Simply South
  • India Palace
  • Sangam Chettinad Indian Cuisine
  • Al Markaz Groceries and Restaurant
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

507 tracked store locations in Texas. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Arabian Knight (1)
  • Tarka Indian Kitchen (9)
  • Desi District (6)
  • Simply South (2)
  • India Palace (3)
  • Sangam Chettinad Indian Cuisine (1)
  • Al Markaz Groceries and Restaurant (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 T Tarka Indian Kitchen 9
  • 2 D Desi District logo Desi District 6
  • 3 M Masala Wok 5
  • 4 F Foodistaan 4
  • 5 T Tikka Shack logo Tikka Shack 4
  • 6 O O'Desi Aroma 4
  • 7 H Hashtag India logo Hashtag India 4
  • 8 H Hyderabad House 4
  • 9 T The Monk's Indian Bistro 3
  • 10 R Rajula's Kitchen logo Rajula's Kitchen 3
  • 11 I India Palace 3
  • 12 B Biryani Pot 3
  • 13 D Desi Bites logo Desi Bites 3
  • 14 C Curry Up Now logo Curry Up Now 3
  • 15 T Taz Indian Cuisine 3
  • 16 M Maharaja Indian Restaurant 2
  • 17 C Chai Shai 2
  • 18 F Flavors Indian Kitchen 2
  • 19 B Bawarchi Biryani Point 2
  • 20 C Cafe India 2
  • 21 S Spice 2
  • 22 L Lahori Kabab 2
  • 23 N Namaste 2
  • 24 T Taste of India 2
  • 25 T Tandoor 2
  • 26 I Ista Indian Cuisine 2
  • 27 M Mumtaz Indian Restaurant 2
  • 28 M Madurai Mes 2
  • 29 B Burgers & Curries 2
  • 30 B Bombay Grill 2
  • 31 N Nasha 2
  • 32 N Nirmanz Food Boutique 2
  • 33 S Simply South 2
  • 34 C Curry Masala 2
  • 35 S Saravana Bhavan logo Saravana Bhavan 2
  • 36 D DB World Foods 2
  • 37 H Hello India 2
  • 38 K Karahi Boys 2
  • 39 B Bawarchi Biryanis 2
  • 40 D Desi Chowrastha logo Desi Chowrastha 2
  • 41 T Tempura Halal Indo-Pak Grill logo Tempura Halal Indo-Pak Grill 2
  • 42 R Roti Grill 2
  • 43 H Honest 2
  • 44 S Saffron 2
  • 45 N Namaste Grill & Bar 2
  • 46 T Tikka House 2
  • 47 S Saffron Kitchen and Bar 1
  • 48 C Curry District 1
  • 49 J Jaipur Palace logo Jaipur Palace 1
  • 50 E Elite Indo-Pak Restaurant 1

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