CHAI PANI RESTAURANT GROUP
Pioneers of Indian Street Food in America
Chai Pani
Mindblasting Indian Street Food
Since opening in 2009, Chai Pani has changed the way America thinks about Indian food. Chef Meherwan's unapologetically bold, colorful, raucous take on Indian street food turned dishes like sloppy jais, kale pakoras, and okra fries into fan classics.
Awarded 2022 Outstanding Restaurant in America by the James Beard Foundation.
Asheville - Decatur - Washington, DC
Botiwalla by Chai Pani
The hit casual eatery from the James Beard Award-winning team
Chef Meherwan Irani's love letter to the legendary Irani Cafes of his childhood, celebrating the late-night Indian food scene with glowing charcoal sigris and sizzling meats. The menu delights with sizzling kababs of chicken tikka, lamb, and paneer cooked over charcoal and wrapped in hot buttered naan or atop a crunchy salad or rice bowl with fresh herbs and chutneys.
Asheville - Charlotte - Raleigh - Decatur - Tenleytown
Spicewalla
Meherwan originally set out to help fellow chefs harness the power of fresh, high-quality spices but demand from home cooks quickly followed. Today, Spicewalla offers 250+ spices and exclusive blends, all roasted, ground, and packed by hand.
Named one of Oprah's Favorite Things!
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Winner, Outstanding Restaurant 2022
Chai Pani Asheville
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"Prepare to have your mind blown"
Botiwalla by Chai Pani
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Recommended by MICHELIN Guide
Chai Pani Decatur
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"A sizzling delight"
Botiwalla by Chai Pani
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One of the 20 Friendliest Places in the South
Chai Pani Asheville
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Chai Pan Decatur
The 25 Best Restaurants in ATL 2024
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Chai Pani Decatur
Recommended by MICHELIN Guide 2024 & 2023
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Chai Pani Asheville
Outstanding Restaurant 2022
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Sahar Siddiqi
Best Chef Southeast 2023
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Chai Pani Asheville
The 50 Best Restaurants 2021
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Meherwan Irani
Best Chef Southeast 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020
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CPRG retired brands
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Buxton Hall Barbecue opened in Asheville's South Slope in 2015. Named one of Bon Appétit's Best New Restaurants and its menu was centered around 100% locally-sourced whole hog barbecue. It closed in 2023.
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Buxton Chicken Palace opened in the S&W Market in the summer of 2021. While it is no longer part of the CPRG family, it continues to serve Buxton's world famous fried chicken sandwich and Cheerwine slushies in Downtown Asheville.
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Nani's Piri Piri Chicken was our beloved rotisserie chicken shop with locations in Asheville's Grove Arcade and Atlanta's Ponce City Market. We served up radiant, healthy chicken plates, sandwiches, and sides from 2020-2023.
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MG Road opened in 2012, downstairs from Chai Pani Asheville. It had a glorious 7-year run, hosted numerous pop-ups, and was a staple of Downtown Asheville's social scene. MG Road shuttered in 2019, but its spirit lives on!