Food chose us
Noor started with a six-month-old on Nity Jaiswal's hip and a cloud kitchen in Oakland. What it became is a love letter to Indian cooking — and to the Bay Area communities that made it home.
Noor Indian Fusion Kitchen | Our Story
"I did not choose food"
Those are Nity's own words, and they're the truest thing we can say about how Noor began — not from a business plan, but from something she couldn't walk away from. Food has always been the way she remembers, connects, and loves.
A cloud kitchen in Oakland
Nity launched Noor as a cloud kitchen while caring for a six-month-old, using the time to test recipes, learn her customers, and refine her craft before ever committing to a physical space. It was scrappy, intentional, and entirely hers.
The race to Berkeley
Two years later, she found the right space in Berkeley — and signed the lease the same week she discovered she was expecting her second daughter. Permits, renovations, and a full buildout: all finished before her third trimester.
Every dish, her way
Nity's vision was never to serve a generic Indian menu. She grinds her own spice blends in-house, and many dishes come straight from meals she grew up eating.
Women-owned, Bay Area proud
From that Oakland cloud kitchen to Berkeley's dining room and beyond, every guest who sits down becomes part of the story Nity set out to tell. We are proud to serve these communities — and grateful they made Noor their own.
