Neighbours, not just customers
Our team is here to help you track down that one brand from back home, pick the right rice for your biryani, or point you to something new worth trying.
About Silk Road Foods
More than a grocery store. A little taste of home.
On Merivale Road, bread comes out of our oven every day, the spice aisle smells of cardamom and cumin, and neighbours from every corner of the world fill their baskets side by side. This is Silk Road Foods — a neighbourhood market where cultures, traditions and good food come together.
1618 Merivale RoadOttawa · Open 7 days a week
I wanted to build a grocery store that feels like home — full of fresh produce, authentic flavours and a warm community spirit. Every visit should feel like a little journey of discovery, with friendly, down-to-earth service.
Our story
It started with one idea: a grocery store that feels like home.
Silk Road Foods was started by our founder, Fazel Nangyalai, with a simple picture in mind: a market where families could find the foods they grew up with — and feel welcome from the moment they walk through the door.
For so many of us, food is how we stay connected to home. It’s the rice dish that shows up at every family gathering, the spice blend you can’t find just anywhere, the bread that tastes like the bakery down the street from where you grew up. Fazel wanted one place where all of that could live under one roof — fresh, authentic, and shared with the neighbourhood.
The name says it all. The Silk Road was the ancient network of trade routes that carried spices, grains, dried fruit and recipes between South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East, connecting people through what they ate. Our store on Merivale Road does the same thing today — one basket, one recipe, one conversation at a time.
Proudly serving Ottawa from 1618 Merivale Road
More than a grocery store
A place to gather, not just to shop.
Some people come in for one bag of rice and stay to chat. Others plan their whole week around a stop at Silk Road. Either way, you’re treated like family here.
Three food spots under one roof
Grab a plate from Biryani Plus, pick up baklava and maamoul from Syriana Sweets, and finish with Damascene Arabic ice cream — all without leaving the store.
See what’s inside
Ready for every occasion
From Ramadan and Eid to weddings, birthdays and Sunday family dinners, we stock up for the moments that matter — big and small.
Flavours from around the world
Familiar favourites. New discoveries.
Follow the old Silk Road through our aisles — and keep going. Whether you’re cooking a dish you’ve made a hundred times or trying something for the very first time, you’ll find it here.
South Asia
The heart of home cooking
Fragrant basmati, everyday dals, masalas, pastes, pickles and pure desi ghee — the building blocks of the dishes you grew up on.
The Middle East
Made for sharing
Warm spice blends, good olive oil and sweets made for the table — the generous flavours of Arabic and Levantine hospitality.
Central Asia
Where the Silk Road began
Long-grain and Persian-style rice, dried fruit and nuts — the ingredients behind slow-cooked, celebratory meals.
And beyond
Your whole weekly shop
Snacks, drinks, sauces and household essentials from around the world, alongside the everyday staples you need for the week.
Quality you can taste
Fresh every day. Chosen with care.
Good food starts with good ingredients. These are the counters and aisles that keep our regulars coming back.
In storeFresh halal meat
Our halal butcher counter is stocked with fresh meat and poultry. Ask our team for the cut you need.
Fresh produce
Fruit, vegetables and herbs for everyday cooking — including the ones your recipes call for.
Baked dailyBread from our oven
Warm, fresh bread baked right here in the store, every single day.
Why shop Silk Road Foods?
Everything you came for, and a warm welcome too.
We’re a neighbourhood grocery store at heart. That means real food, fair prices and people who care about getting it right for you.
3,000+products on our shelves
4.2 ★rated on Google
7 daysopen every week
4 hrsonline pickup ready
An authentic selection
The brands and ingredients you know from home, plus plenty of new ones to explore — in store and online.
Quality you can trust
Fresh halal meat, fresh produce and bread baked in store daily.
Honest, everyday value
Fair prices on the staples you buy every week, plus new deals in our weekly flyer.
Friendly, helpful service
Ask us anything. We’re happy to help you find a product, suggest a substitute or share a cooking tip.
Come visit us
Come hungry. Leave with a taste of home.
Wander the aisles, grab a fresh loaf, pick up dinner from Biryani Plus and discover something new along the way. We’d love to meet you.
Find us1618 Merivale Road, Ottawa, ON
Open 7 daysMon–Sat 9 am–9 pm · Sun 9 am–8 pm
Call us(613) 695-3631
ParkingFree parking right at the door
