Trends · data through September 2026

Indian & South Asian in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Iceflower tracks 227 stores from 209 Indian & South Asian chains in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. RASA grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Bollywood Bistro and Spice 6.

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
209
Tracked stores
227
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. RASA and Bollywood Bistro sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 R RASA logo RASA - -1.6%
2 B Bollywood Bistro - -3.4%
3 S Spice 6 - -19.2%
4 B Bindaas - -20.3%
  • Bollywood Masala
  • Taj Indian Cuisine
  • Chai Pani
  • RASA
  • Bombay Street Food
  • Shahi Kabob
  • The Mint Room
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

227 tracked store locations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Bollywood Masala (2)
  • Taj Indian Cuisine (1)
  • Chai Pani (1)
  • RASA (5)
  • Bombay Street Food (2)
  • Shahi Kabob (2)
  • The Mint Room (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 R RASA logo RASA 5
  • 2 B Bindaas 3
  • 3 S Spice 6 3
  • 4 B Bollywood Bistro 3
  • 5 S Sundara Indian Restaurant 2
  • 6 T Tandoori Nights 2
  • 7 M Mehran Restaurant logo Mehran Restaurant 2
  • 8 E EggHolic 2
  • 9 T Taj of India 2
  • 10 S Shahi Kabob 2
  • 11 B Bollywood Masala 2
  • 12 B Bombay Street Food 2
  • 13 A Amma Vegetarian Kitchen 1
  • 14 M Maurya Indian Cuisine 1
  • 15 K Khana Claypot Grill 1
  • 16 S SangeethaS Bhavan 1
  • 17 M Mehfil Restaurant and Bar 1
  • 18 M Momo Spot 1
  • 19 C Curry & Pie 1
  • 20 M Mazza Kitchen 1
  • 21 K Kalpasi 1
  • 22 J Jyoti 1
  • 23 B Bombay Bites 1
  • 24 D Dhansiri Restaurant 1
  • 25 C Curry Palace Indian Restaurant 1
  • 26 T Tandoori Kabob and Grill 1
  • 27 P Punjabi By Nature 1
  • 28 K Kabob and Curry House 1
  • 29 5 5 Tara 1
  • 30 S Southern Spice 1
  • 31 M Metro Dhaba 1
  • 32 O Olives Pizza & Grill 1
  • 33 D Des Pardes Restaurant & Sweets 1
  • 34 B Biryani Joint 1
  • 35 C Choolaah logo Choolaah 1
  • 36 N Naan & Beyond 1
  • 37 R Rupa Vira's The Signature 1
  • 38 R Royal Nepal 1
  • 39 K Kabob & Chicken 1
  • 40 C Chaatwala 1
  • 41 C Curry Mantra 1
  • 42 M Mayuri Indian Restaurant 1
  • 43 T TriState Indian Cuisine 1
  • 44 K Karma Modern Indian 1
  • 45 G Grace of India 1
  • 46 D Dosa Grill 1
  • 47 C Cafe of India 1
  • 48 D Dosa & Chaat 1
  • 49 M Mumbai Darbar Indian Cuisine 1
  • 50 C Charga on The Pike 1

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