Namaste Indian Bazaar - Portland

This is hands down the best chicken curry I’ve ever had, possibly even the best in the world! It’s so amazing that we always order double just to have leftovers! A meal for two usually costs around $10, depending on your choices. The restaurant offers authentic cuisine, and there’s a large store with a great selection of Southern Pacific produce and grocery items as well. It’s difficult to capture the true essence of their food in photos. Absolutely delicious!

This is a spacious Indian store with a vast selection of groceries, traditional clothing, and an authentic Indian kitchen offering entrees made by the owner herself, who is an exceptional cook. Due to COVID, the indoor seating was closed. The grocery section is extensive, and they have authentic baked goods from an island bakery available in the fridge, freshly made each morning. My mother-in-law, who is usually picky and only enjoys meat and potatoes, absolutely loved the Hawaiian food. I also spotted high-quality Carrom boards for sale, which brought back fond memories of my uncles and cousins teaching me how to play. My kids enjoy playing it on rainy days as well!

This is an excellent spot for Indian takeout. The chicken tikka masala is fantastic! However, it's a buffet-style takeout location, so there’s no seating available.

I don’t know why everyone is so hard on this place. Great selection of Indian specialty foods, a great place to stock up on spices, coconut milk, curry mix and imported soaps. My go to when I need to stock up on these items.

This is where one can buy asian vegetables like bitter gourd, varieties of brinjals and green chillies, ladies fingers (okra and drumsticks (moringa , long beans and other greens. I go to Namaste bazzar to buy Curry Leaves. This is one place that always has Curry leaves. They have all asian spices (red chillie, tumeric powder, condiments and indian masala pre-packed. (They do not have Pandan leaves though. Try Lily market few blocks away, to buy frozen pandan leaves. They also have variety of Arnotts products (Australia like Tim Tam, shortbread biscuits (cookies . Powdered milk and Milo and Nido are available here. They also have a selection of frozen fish. They are very similar to salt water fish you find in Indian ocean. The Store staff are really good in accommodating if you only want to buy a few fish and not the pre-packaged bag. The store has a section serving Indian food and another section with traditional clothing. These are items I usually shop. There are many other indian snacks, grains, canned fish (Jack Mackerel and teas available.