The best Dahi Bhalla in Delhi
Also spelt dahi bhalle, dahi vada and dahi bhalla papdi chaat. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.
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Number 1.Natraj Dahi Bhalle Wala
- Open
- 10.30am to 9.30pm daily
- Where
- 1396, Main Road, beside Central Bank, opposite Paranthe Wali Gali, Kucha Mahajani, Chandni Chowk, Delhi 110006
Order the dahi bhalla; aloo tikki is the only other thing on the board. Cash only, nowhere to sit, and the queue spills into the lane through the late afternoon.
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Number 2.Shree Balaji Chaat Bhandar (Radha Swamy Chaat Bhandar)
- Open
- 11am to 10pm daily, no weekly closing day
- Where
- 1462, Chandni Chowk Road, beside Annapurna sweet shop (past Fawwara Chowk), Kucha Mahajani, Old Delhi 110006
The bhalla papdi is what the fifth generation is known for, with the plain dahi bhalla close behind. Look up for a four-foot platform beside Annapurna sweets, past Fawwara Chowk; it is easy to walk past.
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Number 3.Ashok Chaat Corner (Ashok Chaat Bhandar)
- Open
- 10am to 10pm, opens noon on Sundays
- Where
- 3488, Hauz Qazi Chowk, Bazar Sirkiwalan, Chawri Bazar, Old Delhi 110006
Ask for the dahi bhalla, and add the bhalla papdi if two of you are sharing. Do not attempt to drive: the lane by Chawri Bazar metro gate three is impassable, and there is no seating.
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Shahi Dahi Bhalle
- Open
- 10am to 10pm daily
- Where
- Shop No. 8, Ring Road Market, Ring Road (Mahatma Gandhi Marg), Sulekha Vihar, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi 110023
Two things matter here: the dahi bhalla is effectively the entire menu, and you want shop eight in Ring Road Market, because another vendor now trades under the same name at the old pitch.
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Raju Chaat Bhandar
- Open
- Noon to 10pm daily, packed after 7pm
- Where
- 76, Shrinagar Colony, Bharat Nagar Road (Swami Narayan Marg), Ashok Vihar Phase II, Delhi 110052
Regulars order the bhalla papdi rather than the plain dahi bhalla. The stall stands on the pavement on Swami Narayan Marg, so there is no seating, and it fills up after seven in the evening.
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Sharma Ji Chaat Bhandar (Mukesh Sharma)
- Open
- Sets up 9 to 10am, packs up by 7pm, daily
- Where
- A-409, Nehru Camp, Nehru Place market road, near the Canon showroom, New Delhi 110019
One dish, one folding table, set up on the Nehru Camp side of Nehru Place since 1989. The dahi bhalla is all he sells, he starts around ten, and he has usually packed up by seven.
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Padam Chaat Corner
- Open
- Roughly noon to 6.30pm, shut Sundays
- Where
- 2011/1, Gali Baraf Wali, Kinari Bazar Road, Kinari Bazar, Chandni Chowk, Delhi 110006
The dahi bhalle come heavy on tamarind chutney. Carry cash, expect to eat standing, and know that the stall sits next to a public toilet, which puts some people off before they order.
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Delhi Dahi Bhalla Bhandar (Natraaj)
- Open
- 12.30pm to about 10pm, daily
- Where
- H-4/1, opposite Shri Anandpur Charitable Trust, Krishna Nagar, Delhi 110051
Four items on the board, and the dahi bhalla is the reason to come. Check the shop number, H-4/1 opposite the Shri Anandpur trust, since two similarly named shops trade nearby; it opens at 12.30pm.
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Prabhu Chaat Bhandar (UPSC Chaat)
- Open
- Noon to 8pm, can sell out by 6pm at weekends
- Where
- Shop No. 1, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, near UPSC Bhavan, Man Singh Road area, New Delhi 110069
The plate to have is the bhalla papdi, made at the counter. Reviews here run hot and cold, the office crowd fills the pavement at lunch, and stock thins out by early evening.
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