Desi

DESI is a term for the people, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent or South Asia and their diaspora, derived from the Ancient Sanskrit देश (deśá or deshi), meaning country. DESI nations include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Burma, Nepal and the Maldives. The Koreatown area of Los Angeles has a notable Desi population, especially from Bangladesh.

 

Kasturi

Address: 3580 W 3rd St
Phone Number: 213-302-2848

Kasturi is a family-run Halal Meat And Grocery Store + Restaurant serving the Little Bangladesh community in North Koreatown. The small cafeteria serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. On the menu: chicken biryani South Asian: Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi Email: kasturiinc [@] yahoo.com Usually open until 11:00 pm.

Little Bangladesh USA

Little Bangladesh

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Four-block stretch of 3rd Street between Alexandria Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue in what is popularly considered the northern part of Koreatown

Delhi Bites

Address: 740 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (213) 263-2269

Indie-Mexican and Indo-Chinese Fusion Food

Halal Restaurant in Koreatown in LA

Mia Jee Tandoori

Address: 205 S Vermont Ave
Phone Number: (323) 977-2249

100% Halal Indian-Pakistani restaurant

Biryani Kabob House

Address: 3525 W 3rd St
Phone Number: (213) 384-3570

Small restaurant that serves halal Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi food… 3rd & New Hampshire…

Aladin Sweets & Market

Address: 139 S Vermont Ave
Phone Number: (213) 382-9592

Temporarily closed by the County Health Department on 07/19/2016.

Bangla Bazar & Restaurant

Address: 4205 W 3rd St
Phone Number: (213) 380-4070

Health score as of December 2014: red C South Asian restaurant serving Bangladeshi, Indian, and Pakistani food. A source of halal goods in North Koreatown by Little Bangladesh. Business hours: Monday to Sunday, 10 am to 10 pm.

Swadesh

Address: 4153 W 3rd St
Phone Number: (213) 386-7799

Bangladeshi restaurant and grocery store. The word Swadesh means “one’s own country.” SWADESH RESTAURANT 01/09/2013 93 Restaurant SWADESH RESTAURANT/MARKET 01/09/2013 94 Retail Food Market Health rating in 2014: B

In 2010, the Los Angeles City Council formally declared Koreatown's borders as Western Avenue, Olympic Boulevard, Vermont Avenue, and 3rd Street, with a business corridor on Western from 3rd to Rosewood Avenue.