Shan-E-Punjab, the Fresno grocery chain known for its South Asian market and attached restaurant, is opening a second location in West Fresno at 2811 West Clinton Ave. The Singh family, who run the business, have remodeled a 3,700-square-foot space that previously housed Indian Market, and they're aiming to bring dine-in and takeout dining, plus an outdoor patio, to a neighborhood the family says has long supported their original store.
A Second Storefront Takes Shape on Clinton Avenue
According to The Fresno Bee, the new space will combine a comprehensive grocery inventory with an attached restaurant offering dine-in and takeout options, alongside the outdoor patio for open-air dining. Owner Satnam Singh, who oversees daily store operations, said the business anticipates hiring at least seven new staff members as part of the expansion, which is expected to generate local employment opportunities. The chain's restaurant menu includes lentil curries, tandoori chicken and samosa, the paper reports.
Singh told the outlet he hadn't originally planned to expand into this specific stretch of West Fresno, but the opportunity lined up with what customers were asking for. “When a great opportunity matches strong customer demand, you take it,” he said. The same report notes Singh had explored expanding into Clovis before timeline delays redirected the family toward the West Fresno site instead, and he said the goal is to give residents there another quality food-market and eatery option.
Conflicting Timelines for the Opening Date
Singh told the Bee the Clinton Avenue store plans to officially open on Nov. 24, 2026, aiming for a launch by Thanksgiving. That timeline differs from an earlier Fresno Bee report, which described a planned Shan-E-Punjab #2 — a quick-service Indian restaurant and market at Clinton and Marks avenues behind the Arco gas station — as expected to open in late February, and said it would be just like the existing location on Shaw Avenue and Golden State Boulevard. The dossier does not clarify what caused the change between the two reported windows.
From a Family Grocery Venture to a Growing Chain
Shan-E-Punjab's roots trace back to founder Sukhdev Singh, who immigrated to the United States from Punjab in 1997 and relocated from the Bay Area to Fresno in 2002, where he launched the family-owned grocery venture that same year. He established the original Shan-E-Punjab, meaning “Pride of Punjab,” in 2007. The store moved to West Shaw Avenue in 2010 and later relocated to its current address at 4741 West Shaw Ave. in 2014, after a highway overpass project required demolition of its previous building, per the Bee's reporting. Sukhdev Singh has since retired to enjoy farming, while his family — including Satnam Singh, who moved to the United States with his brother in 2003 — now runs daily operations.
Per the store's website, as cited by the Bee, Shan-E-Punjab is dedicated to bringing authentic Punjabi flavors to the Central Valley through home-style cooking and hospitality. Its stores combine a South Asian market, specialty groceries and an on-site restaurant, carrying produce such as okra, bitter melon, spinach, fenugreek leaves and cabbage alongside specialty Indian groceries. The broader menu features chicken curry, chana masala, saag paneer, naan, paratha and rice, plus mango lassi, banana shakes, falooda ice cream and gulab jamun.
Why Fresno's Indian Grocery Scene Keeps Growing
U.S. Census estimates cited by the Bee found that 23,589 people in Fresno County identified as Indian in 2025, including 17,283 Fresno residents. The newspaper described West Fresno specifically as home to a robust Indian population, including a strong Sikh community. Singh credited that growth in part to the stores' extensive variety of products, reliable inventory and diverse brands that cater to customer preferences, adding that consistent product availability and pricing are what bring customers back.
Singh also pointed to broader economic factors drawing Indian-origin families to the region. He said Fresno offers a more affordable cost of living than many major California cities, which, alongside strong representation of Indian-origin workers in the agriculture and trucking industries, has helped fuel demand for stores like his. That demand is now translating into a second Shan-E-Punjab storefront, with the Singh family betting that West Fresno shoppers will embrace the same market-and-restaurant formula that built the original Shaw Avenue location.
