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Old Delhi Street Food Tour in Chandni Chowk

Eat your way through Old Delhi alongside a local food guide — fresh parathas, jalebi, kebabs by Jama Masjid and a rickshaw ride, 6–8 tastings. From $39. Book today.

  • Duration3–4 Hours
  • Tour typeSmall-group — shared with other travelers
  • PickupPrivate transport available as an add-on
  • GuideLicensed local guide — 9 languages, no extra cost
  • CancellationFree up to 24 hours before

About this activity

Old Delhi does much of its best cooking in small shops down narrow lanes — easy to walk straight past if you don’t know where to look. On this tour a local food guide takes you to them: stuffed parathas on Gali Paranthe Wali, jalebi at a long-running sweet shop, the spice heaps of Khari Baoli, and kebabs off the coals behind Jama Masjid.

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The price covers six to eight tastings, a cycle-rickshaw ride down Chandni Chowk, and bottled water the whole way. Every vendor on the route is one we know well and return to week after week. It’s a small-group walk, it runs every morning and evening, and the price is the same whether you eat meat or not.

Itinerary

  1. Chai and a Briefing with Your Guide

    Your food guide meets you in Old Delhi, and the tour starts with a hot chai. While you drink it, they walk you through the plan — what’s on the menu, how the next few hours run, and what separates a stall worth eating at from one to skip.

  2. Paratha Lane — Gali Paranthe Wali

    This narrow lane has been frying stuffed parathas since the 1870s, and the shops haven’t moved. Yours comes straight out of the pan, piping hot, with pickles and chutneys on the side.

  3. Something Sweet — Jalebi and Rabri

    Next stop is a long-established sweet shop, where you try jalebi or rabri. Come on a winter morning and there may be daulat ki chaat instead — a dessert prepared overnight that only appears in the cold months and is sold out by midday.

  4. Rickshaw Ride Down Chandni Chowk

    Time to rest your legs. A cycle-rickshaw carries you right through Chandni Chowk, the old Mughal market street, with the bazaar in full swing on both sides.

  5. The Spice Lanes of Khari Baoli

    Back on foot into Khari Baoli, one of Asia’s biggest wholesale spice markets. Turmeric, cardamom, chili, dried fruit and nuts sit in heaps at every old shopfront, bought and sold here the way they have been for generations. Breathe in slowly.

What's included

  • A local food guide with you from start to finish
  • Six to eight tastings along the route
  • A cycle-rickshaw ride down Chandni Chowk
  • Bottled drinking water
  • Applicable taxes, already in the price

What's not included

  • Gratuities and tips
  • Personal expenses — shopping in the bazaar, for example

Before you go

Important notes for this tour.

  • The route mixes walking with a cycle-rickshaw ride, so good walking shoes are a must.
  • Expect six to eight tastings, so go easy on the meal before and arrive hungry.
  • The vegetarian tour costs the same as the non-vegetarian one. Let us know ahead of time about Jain, vegan, or allergy needs and we’ll plan for them.
  • We only stop at vendors we know well and use regularly. All drinking water on the tour is bottled.
  • You can join a morning or an evening departure. Evenings bring more bustle; mornings are cooler, with thinner crowds.
  • Daulat ki chaat is a winter-morning treat only — it’s whipped up overnight and sold out before noon.
  • Please dress modestly around Jama Masjid, and cover your head if you go inside the mosque.

Questions travelers ask

  1. 01

    What will we be eating?

    Six to eight tastings in all, including a stuffed paratha from Gali Paranthe Wali, jalebi or rabri from an old sweet shop (or daulat ki chaat on winter mornings), and seekh and galouti kebabs from the grills behind Jama Masjid. The tour opens with a chai.

  2. 02

    Is it enough food for a meal?

    Plenty. With six to eight tastings, you won’t need another meal afterward — so don’t eat much beforehand.

  3. 03

    Will we be on our own, or with other people?

    With others — this is a small-group tour, so you share a licensed guide with a few other travelers. Book the private car add-on, though, and that car and driver serve only your party.

  4. 04

    Morning or evening — which is better?

    Both run every day, so it comes down to what you like. Evenings have more buzz and bigger crowds; mornings are cooler and calmer. Winter mornings also give you a chance at daulat ki chaat, a dessert prepared through the night and sold out by midday.

  5. 05

    How long is it, and how far do we walk?

    Allow three to four hours. You cover about two kilometers in total, partly on foot and partly by cycle-rickshaw. The pace is relaxed, and you stop to eat often.

  6. 06

    Where do we meet, and can you pick us up?

    Your guide meets you at an agreed spot in Old Delhi, and the tour ends in Old Delhi too — at the finish, your guide will show you the way to the closest metro station. If you’d rather be collected, add the private car ($25): an air-conditioned car and driver take you from your Delhi hotel or residence to the start and back again at the end.

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