Lajpat Nagar Central Market is a food market in Defence Colony, Delhi.
Editorially verified September 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Central Market, Near Ashram Chowk, Lajpat Nagar, South Delhi, New Delhi 110024
Chittaranjan Park Fish Market sells Hilsa shipped overnight from Kolkata and other river fish in its Market 1 alley, anchoring Delhi's Bengali quarter.
OrderHilsa if it is in, otherwise rohu for a Bengali fish curry at home.
TipGo between 07:00 and 09:00, before the day's heat sets in and the best catch is gone.
Khari Baoli Spice Market has traded whole spices, dried fruit and tea at Chandni Chowk's west end since the 17th century, still Delhi's largest spice market.
OrderLoose green cardamom, whole red chillies and a little saffron.
TipClosed Sundays; the lanes run beside Fatehpuri Masjid, and many spice shops here sell retail as well as wholesale.
Paranthe Wali Gali packs a handful of hereditary paratha shops into one narrow Old Delhi lane, each frying stuffed parathas the same way for generations.
OrderA mixed paratha plate shared between two, from any shop in the lane.
TipSeveral hereditary shops share the lane; Delhi Tourism dates Pt Gaya Prasad Shiv Charan to 1872 and Kanhaiya Lal Durga Prasad to 1875.
INA Market stocks imported groceries, fresh seafood and meat that are hard to find elsewhere in Delhi, earning it the label of the city's food bazaar.
OrderFresh pomfret or prawns from the seafood counters.
TipClosed Mondays; go in the morning for the best pick of fish and seafood.
Dilli Haat, INA lines a paved courtyard in Delhi with rotating stalls from every Indian state, craft stands on one side and food counters on the other.
OrderA plate from whichever state's food stall has the longest local queue.
TipEntry costs a small ticket at the gate; open every day of the week, no closing day.