The diversity of Delhi can be seen in its food. While the city boasts of grand and opulent restaurants, if you want to experience an informal food scene, the street food markets of the city are to die for. The variety on the streets is huge so don’t be surprised if you walk past a joint selling Arabic shawarmas right after indulging in Punjabi kulchas.
Here are 7 food markets in Delhi that are perfect for a street food trail with friends and family:
Chawri Bazar: The old lanes of Chawri Bazar house iconic food joints, thronged by localities every day for a hearty breakfast. Be it the nagori halwa and puri at Shyam Sweets, bedmi kachauri and daulat ki chaat, a mouthful of chaat at Ashok Chaat Bhandar or chilled kulfi at Kuremal, its every foodie’s paradise.
Connaught Place: This premium shopping place is on every tourist’s itinerary. Connaught Place has multiple restaurants but for street food, you can indulge in mutton curry at Kake Da Hotel and rajma chawal at Shankar Market.
Yashwant Place: Cravings for a hot soup or yummy momos? Yashwant Place is a popular food market in Delhi serving delicacies at an affordable price. The Into-Tibetan food here is very popular. You can find delicious noodles, curries, soups, momos, thukpa, chilly chicken and more at the street food joints here.
Chandni Chowk: A Delhi street food tour is incomplete without visiting Chandni Chowk. This area houses one of the most famous lanes in Delhi, ‘Paranthewali Galli’ where you can relish drool worthy parathas. For dahi bhallas, there’s Natraj Dahi Bhalla Corner and if you’re in the mood for chena and desi sweets, head straight to Chaina Ram Sweets.
Jama Masjid: if there’s one place in Delhi where you can get the best non-vegetarian food of your life, it’s the Jama Masjid lane. Succulent kebabs, greasy but tasty curries, aromatic biryanis, kormas, fried fish, chicken and much more, you’re spoilt for choice. For desserts, there’s shahi tukda and ‘mohabbat ka sharbat.’
Lajpat Nagar: Lajpat Nagar is a hub for Punjabi food and snacks. Ram laddoo and chole kulche are a must try here. For the best sandwiches, head to Golden Fiesta. A nameless cart next to Khanna Jewellers does their momos and ram laddoo really well.
Karol Bagh: Dal Makhani and naan at a small roadside hotel, Tera Hotel and chole bathure and kulfi at the iconic, Roshan Di Kulfi, start your food tour with these two in Karol Bagh. You can also find. Om Corner, Sindhi Corner and Ganesh Chole Kulche are some other shops that you must hit.
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