Just as its name implies, the new Namaste Bazaar respectfully welcomes customers to its Indian food experience!
Located in the former JoAnn Fabrics at the Village Mall plaza, the huge space at 436 Broadway features a grocery store, bakery and café. Divya Patel co-owns the business with his uncle and they were eager to open their doors July 16.
“It’s gonna be fun, you know?” Patel said, noting that his store offers items like ice cream, cookies, yogurt and chai tea – but with Indian flair that will be intriguing for customers.
There are rows – and rows – of snacks, rice, cooking staples and sweets. The fresh-produce section features the familiar (mint, eggplant, squash) and the unfamiliar (Snake Gourd, Gorgura Leaves and Edo). They also offer frozen foods as well as ready-to-eat meals.
Grand-opening deals run July 16-23. A couple of sale items include a 10-pound bag of Vadilal Extra-long Basmati Rice for $11.99, two-for-$1 mint bunches, two-for-$10 Rajbhog yogurt and 12 pieces of Laxmi Garlic Naan for $5.99.
Patel says he chose Methuen because “it’s a good mix of cultural people” and he likes that it’s easily accessible to highways which will bring people from Boston as well as New Hampshire.
Methuen’s Economic and Community Development Director Jack Wilson says this business is “a great addition to the food landscape in the area,” noting that “closest similar markets are in Lowell and Woburn.”
Namaste Bazaar is open seven days a week, 9am-9pm.
Joann Sullivan and Isabella Alago try a sample of Laxmi Punjabi Samosas.
The store carries a wide selection of organic products, local produce, health foods and prepared foods. The café is full of freshly made non-dairy cakes and pastries. Here, Patel prepares a box of treats for the mayor. Graphics in the café and store were designed by Bruesh’s daughter Ruchi.
