Chandni Chowk Market Travel Guide – Oldest Market in India

Chandni Chowk got its nostalgic name from the moon’s appearance in a vast water lake. Additionally, in Hindi, Chandni means Full Moon and Chowk means Open Market. The lake existed in the square before the present-day Town Hall. Progressively, the entire road and adjoining area got known as Chandni Chowk. It is the ultimate locality to buy-in. Markets are overcrowded, and the place functioning for more than three centuries and was once visited by dealers from Turkey, China, and even Holland. You may purchase trinkets and gifts from here.

What & Where to Buy :

Dariba Kalan is known for its pearl, gold, and silver adornments and attar (perfumes).

Gulab Singh Johri Mal , built up in 1819, is notable producers and exporters of attar.

Kinari Bazaar  is the best spot to search for zari and zardozi embroidery decorations and glitter.

The dress bazaar of Katra Neel offers a wide range of textures; for example, silks, silk crepe “is a Fabric is a woven material,” cotton and muslin is a cotton fabric.

Bhagirath Palace is the leading business for electrical merchandise. It offers clinical equipment and allopathic or allopathy prescriptions.

Khari Baoli is necessary for the flavor lovers— spices are associated with India towards the West. 

Moti Bazaar is famous for shawls and pearls and Tilak Bazaar for synthetic substances.

Nai Sarak A renowned spot for shopping of books in Old Delhi is Nai Sarak. Linking the law street of Chandni Chowk with Chawri Bazaar, which is a market of brass, copper, and paper products, and Nai Sarak has special discounts and retail shops advertising school and school curriculum presentations. Just a left forsake the acclaimed Paranthewali Gali, a narrow street will take you to Nai Sarak, which means a new street. You will similarly find shops that sell simply writing material things. The market remains shut on Sundays.

Chor Bazaar  Situated close to the Red Fort, which is a historic fort in Delhi. Chor Bazaar is one of India’s largest flea markets. From electronic things to designer garments, you can discover everything here. Prices are attractively low.

Old Delhi Shopping Chhatta Chowk  The Chhatta Chowk Bazaar, also known as Meena Bazaar, which goes back to the seventeenth century, was intended for women in a veil. In this hidden lane leading up the Red Fort, the caravan merchants would spread out their products and move away. The women could then come and settle on their decision without being watched. Today, the market has 40-odd shops selling artificial and semi-valuable adornments, embroidered packs, hand-painted wall decorations, and ‘collectibles’.

Daryaganj Book Market   Extending for more than a kilometer, the Daryaganj Old Book Market is commonly referred to as the world’s biggest seven-day book market. It is composed each Sunday.  The majority of the books accessible here are used. Other than the expendable value, the accessibility of a wide assortment, and no longer available, hard-to-track down books draws purchasers here. From fiction to clinical sciences, design to cooking, comics to map books, works of art to magazines, and the management to interests, name any classification and find it here.

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