We ♥️ AANHPI owned businesses at Bow!
Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Bow Market truly would not be what it is without our AANHPI owned businesses. We are proud that 33% of our businesses are fully or partially AANHPI owned and call Bow Market home.
These business owners bring passion and care every single day to Bow Market. Their stories and histories are vital and we are beyond grateful to have them at Bow.
We deeply encourage you to shop these AANHPI owned businesses and share their names all year long, over and over, forever 💛
See them all here ⬇️
maca boston
maca boston has been with us from the start! Owner Tamy Chung grew up in the restaurant biz and in June 2016 she did her first pop-up…the rest was history! They specialize in small batch macarons + bubble tea.
Tamy is currently fighting leukemia and we are sending her love & strength every single day. The shop is still open! Come through to support or support from afar.
maca boston website & instagram & Go Fund Me.
Sinta Pop-Up
This Filipino food pop-up is a true culinary love letter — packed with bold flavors, heartfelt tradition, and a whole lot of garlic (yum).
From crispy lumpia to sinigang wings, every bite hits. But the real star? Their braised chicken thigh: marinated in soy sauce, cane vinegar, bay leaves, and an entire bag of garlic. It’s served over garlicky rice, with jammy eggs, crispy shallots, and crackly chicken skin chips.
Follow their instagram here!
Nagomi Bento
Nagomi Bento is brought to you by Naohiro Shimaguchi and Nagisa Ikemura. Founder Nagisa’s Japanese bento journey started as a competitive athlete as she learned to make healthy, nutritious meals to support her. Her passion for cooking started with bento.
Bento provides a moment of comfort, an expression of care, and the feeling of nagomi!
Nagomi website & Instagram
Green Tiger & Co.
Green Tiger & Co. is a woman-owned sustainable goods shop and zero-waste refillery with a focus on goods with intention. Owner, Trang Trinh, brings small batch and carefully selected products that emphasize sustainable ingredients and natural materials while reducing waste and plastic packaging. Their goal is to be a place of discovery and appreciation for the people, community, and planet. The product selection centers around the simple idea that what’s good for you is also good for the planet.
Bakery Oma
Bakery Oma is a dessert shop founded & run by Bernice Wilson, focused on restaurant-style desserts served in a small, welcoming bakery setting. Their specialty is queen puffs, cakes, sablés, and cookies in small batches, using good ingredients and careful technique. The goal is to create desserts that feel special, but also honest and comforting.
Bernice’s love of baking began with her grandmother, Nena, whose visits filled their kitchen with the smell of butter and sugar. That early inspiration led Bernice to train at Le Cordon Bleu and Ferrandi in Paris, and to work in professional kitchens where precision mattered. But beyond technique, what stayed with her was how flavor can hold memory.
Saus
Saus is brought to you by Chin Kuo and Tanya Walker. The menu includes classic Belgian bites that are entirely vegetarian with options like house-made caulifalafel and veggie burgers, as well as plant-based proteins like the Impossible® Burger and Beyond Meat® Dogs. Everything on the menu is condiment driven and scratch-made. And if you want your order to be vegan, just ask.
Việt Citron
For a decade, owner Tran Lee worked as a design architect for multi-million-dollar commercial and residential projects. During this time, she came up with the idea for her life-long dream of starting and owning a fresh casual restaurant concept that she continued to refine over the years. Envisioning high-quality, modern, and authentic Vietnamese flavors, the husband & wife team Howard and Tran, made the dream a reality with it’s first location in Burlington, MA in 2020.
Looking to reach even more audiences and put an even more creative spin on delicious food, Viet Citron is proud to be a part of the Bow Market and Somerville community as its first expansion in the Boston area.
Tiny Turns Paperie
The idea for Tiny Turns started in 2002, when founder Jen Palacio started meeting with a group of friends for monthly crafting dates and discovered her love for creating handmade greeting cards. Nine years later, she started selling her work at local markets under the name Just Enough Nonsense, continuing to learn letterpress printmaking eventually purchasing her first antique letterpress in 2013 (and the second in 2014!). Years later she opened her shop, a boutique stationery store at Bow which has become a true staple at the market!
KEEPER
KEEPER is the union of two chainstitch embroidery artists Sam Lee and Amelia Fitch, who use vintage embroidery machines to embellish garments and accessories into one of a kind pieces of everyday, wearable art. From a simple monogram on your favorite shirt, to a fully adorned suit or jacket, KEEPER can bring your idea to life and create something you’ll want to hold on to. Check out their shop on Bow’s 2nd floor!
The Eaves
A Viet whiskey sake noodle bar that transports you to a different time and place. Personally designed, built, and curated by owner Vincenzo Le, owner of beloved Cicada Coffee Bar and rooftop bar and restaurant Saigon Babylon. Come for bold comforting Vietnamese flavors, stay for the warm communal hospitality.
The Eaves Instagram
Bangla Adda Pop-up
Bangla Adda, owned by Chef Afruza Akthe, serves Bengali home cooked food at Nibble Kitchen.
Originally from Bangladesh and specializing in Bengali cuisine, Chef Afruza owns and operates Bangla Adda Bengali Cuisine with her husband Abu and daughter Sanika. Chef Afruza is excited to bring back her beloved kati rolls, a fan-favorite throughout Bangla Adda's to Nibble Kitchen, made from hand-rolled paratha flatbread, grilled to order, and filled with delicious chicken bhuna or niramesh veggie curry.
Since her graduation from the Nibble residency program Bangla Adda has pivoted to focus mostly on catering, vending at City and cultural festivals, and selling prepared curries and snacks at the Somerville Farmers' Market.
Bangla Adda Instagram