Celebrating AAPI Heritage Through Food
Sharing Culture Through Food
Food is more than a meal - it’s memory, migration, and meaning.
We’re spotlighting halal, AAPI immigrant-owned restaurants across California that nourish their communities with love and legacy.
Supporting these small businesses means:
Uplifting immigrant stories
Fighting cultural erasure
Investing in local economies
Celebrate this Asian American Pacific Islander month by exploring food from a new culture.
The Spots
Simpang Asia
Cuisine - Indonesian
Location - Culver City, CA
Things to try -
Mie Tek Tek noodles
Martabak Telor
Nasi Goreng
Palmsugar
Cuisine - Thai
Locations - Inglewood & Westwood, CA
Things to try -
Panang curry
Drunken noodles
Pad thai w chicken
Ma’s
Cuisine - Chinese
Locations - Rowland Heights/ Anaheim/ San Diego, CA
Things to try -
House spicy popcorn chicken
Special spicy stir fry noodle
Sweet & sour shrimp
Spicy lamb steak
Beef dumpling
Old Mandarin Islamic
Cuisine - Chinese
Location - San Francisco, CA
Things to try -
Mongolian beef
Cumin lamb
Beef pancakes
Halal Street Hot Pot
Cuisine - Hot Pot
Location - Newark, CA
Things to try -
All you can eat halal hot pot experience
Jasmine Restaurant & Market
Cuisine - Burmese
Location - Culver City, CA
Things to Try -
Pan Tay Kau Swe
Fried Rice Noodle
Khau Swe Thoke
I Can BBQ
Cuisine - KBBQ
Location - Irvine, CA
Things to try -
All you can eat halal Korean barbecue experience
Kabul West
Cuisine - Afghan
Location - San Diego, CA
Things to try -
Kebob plate
Koobideh plate
Charminar
Cuisine - Indian
Location - San Diego, CA
Things to try -
Butter chicken
Haleem
Super Dumpling
Cuisine - Chinese
Locations - Culver City & Orange, CA
Things to try -
Spicy chicken wontons
Orange chicken
Spicy chicken fried rice
Aria Afghan
Cuisine - Afghan
Location - North Highlands, CA
Things to try -
Qabili palaw
Mantu
Awshak
Zareen’s
Cuisine - Pakistani
Locations - Redwood City/Palo Alto/Mountain View, CA
Things to try -
Memoni chicken samosas
Biryani
Halwa puri breakfast
