Kalam's Bazaar
Opened: August 31, 2026
Opened: August 31, 2026
Owner: MD Kalam
Last summer, a South Asian supermarket called Kalam's Bazaar opened in Ozone Park, Queens in a former dollar store. Now, the same company is behind a revitalization of this previously vacant storefront along Kensington, Brooklyn's Church Avenue corridor with a large South Asian population in the area (and several South Asian and halal supermarkets around). At a bit under 6000 square feet, this location is smaller than the Ozone Park one.
The interior is very similar to the Ozone Park location, but the layout is a bit different. Produce is on the right side with a butcher counter and packaged meats at the back. Frozen meat and fish are in the back-left corner with the rest of frozen and dairy in the last aisle on the left side.
This location feels more cramped than the Ozone Park one, but it's a really nice store and clearly is targeting what the area is looking for. There are quite a few other South Asian supermarkets in this neighborhood, along with some more mainstream stores including Foodtown and Met Fresh.
My impression is that this one has fewer mainstream American groceries than Ozone Park, and that might be a result of the smaller space and nearby Foodtown.
And the registers are at the front. It looks like this building is also home to Kalam's Hall, which looks like it's an event space or something similar.
It's always nice to see a long-vacant storefront (Google Maps street views show this building vacant going back at least to 2017, possibly longer) get new life as an independent supermarket, and it represents another new opening from the now-strong Associated Supermarket Group. Take a look at this weekend's other posts here!
Previous Tenants: non-grocery tenants
Cooperative: Associated Supermarket Group
Location: 69 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Photographed: September 4, 2026
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