As a Mumbaikar I always wondered what would Delhi be like , since we in Mumbai only see Delhi in Movies and News channels. I wanted to really explore Old Delhi and its famous spots & finally i got a chance to see and explore Old Delhi’s Markets and Food Joints.
We had only 6 hours in our hand to explore Delhi since we were to catch a night train from Delhi to further up north. So we decided to use our time to check out nearby market place of Delhi & to our good luck the very famous Chandni Chowk was only 10 minutes away from the Railway station. And so, after keeping our luggage in the Railway Cloak Room, with great excitement we caught a rickshaw to Chandni Chowk.
Just like Electric Rickshaw in Haridwar * even Delhi operates E-rickshaws on private and Share basis. It costs Rs.10 per person in a Share-a-rickshaw from Old Delhi Railway Station to Chandni Chowk and on meter basis in private rickshaw.
What is Chandni Chowk?
Chandni Chowk is a very famous market in Old Delhi/ Puraani Delhi.
The Market has many lanes and by lanes & you need an entire day to enjoy shopping here.
Build yourself up, no matter how
tough the road.
FARSAN/SNACK SHOPS IN CHANDNI CHOWK
Chandni Chowk has many shops selling almost everything from shoes,clothes, perfumes, bags, food, kitchen wares and everything else you can imagine.
You will also find a variety of fried or baked snacks/farsan selling shops in Chandni Chowk.
The variety is irresistible.
FOOD IN CHANDNI CHOWK
You will get a variety of street food, snacks and chaat on Streets of Delhi.
Things you get in Chandni Chowk:
- Designer Clothes, Wedding Collection for Men & Women, Casual & Formal Clothes
- Snacks, Groceries, Fruits, Spices, Dry Fruits and Sweets
- Kitchen & Home Appliances
- Branded Products, Jewellery, Luxury items.
When you are tired of shopping in the market, you will get many stalls selling Lemon Soda which will bring a respite from the heat and sweat & will energise you.
Pt. Ved Prakash Lemon soda wala/stall is one of the oldest stalls selling lemon soda in Chandni Chowk.
OLD IS GOLD
If you have a craving for rabdi you will get many standalone stall vendors selling Rabdi.
But if you want to club Rabdi with Ice cream, than Giani’s Falooda Rabri is the right place to go to when you are in the market area of Chandni Chowk.
The Rabri Falooda costs Rs.80 & Rs.85 for Parcel.
If you want to try something unique and out-of-the world then you must head to Kuremal Mohanlal Kulfi walla.
They are the only Kulfiwalas in India who sell Kulfi / Ice cream in a real fruit.
At Kuremal’s, Ice cream is frozen in real fresh fruit.
The Kufli served at Kuremal is a must try once in your life.
There a huge variety to try at Kuremal’s.
Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else.
After spending 4 hours in the market area i understood one thing; You cannot explore and feel even one area of Chandni Chowk in one day. For Delhi, we need at least 15 days to understand and enjoy its soul.
