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The best Golgappe in Delhi

Also spelt gol gappe, pani puri, puchka and golgappa. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Prabhu Chaat Bhandar (UPSC Chaat)

    UPSC Office Lane, Shahjahan Road Central Delhi

    Open
    Noon to 8pm daily; golgappe often sell out early
    Where
    Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, UPSC Office Lane, near UPSC Bhavan, Man Singh Road Area, New Delhi 110069

    Take the bharwa gol gappe, then the aloo tikki with sonth. It opens at noon and the golgappe sell out within hours, there is nowhere to sit, and the queue spills onto Shahjahan Road.

    What to orderbharwa gol gappe, with an aloo tikki after

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  2. Number 2.Vaishnav Chaat Bhandar

    Kamla Nagar, near Chota Gol Chakkar North Delhi

    Open
    12.30pm to 11pm daily, no Monday closure
    Where
    66-67/E, Kolhapur Road, Block E, near Chota Gol Chakkar, Kamla Nagar, Delhi 110007

    Join the gol gappe queue, which runs separately from the tikki and kulfi ones, and add the dahi bhalla with munakka. There is nowhere to sit and published opening hours disagree, so ring ahead.

    What to ordergol gappe from the dedicated counter

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  3. Number 3.Raju Chaat Corner (Raju Puchka Wala), CR Park Market 1

    Market 1, Chittaranjan Park South Delhi

    Open
    Afternoons only, 4pm to about 10.30pm daily
    Where
    Shop 156, CR Park Market 1, Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi 110019

    Order the phuchka, then the churmur. This is Kolkata style with mashed potato and tamarind water, so do not ask for meetha paani. He opens late afternoon only, tokens are paid upfront, and the counter gets messy.

    What to orderone plate of Kolkata phuchka, then the churmur

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  4. Ashok Chaat Corner

    Hauz Qazi Chowk, Chawri Bazar Old Delhi

    Open
    10am to 11pm daily
    Where
    Shop 3488, Chowk Hauz Qazi, Bazar Sirkiwalan, next to Chawri Bazar metro Gate 3, Delhi 110006

    The pakodi bharke golgappe are the reason to come; add a kalmi vada. Chawri Bazar metro gate three empties beside the counter, so evenings crush. A namesake in Kinari Bazar catches people out.

    What to orderpakodi bharke golgappe, plus a kalmi vada

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  5. Prince Chaat by Prince Paan, GK-1 M Block

    M Block Market, Greater Kailash I South Delhi

    Open
    11.30am to 11pm daily
    Where
    M 29/5, first floor, M Block Part 1, Greater Kailash I, New Delhi 110048

    Ask for the matar gol gappe, made with mineral water, and a palak patta chaat after. The counter is up a flight above the paan shop, and M Block parking after seven is a scrum.

    What to ordermatar gol gappe, then the palak patta chaat

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  6. Padam Chaat Corner (Panditji)

    Kinari Bazar, Chandni Chowk Old Delhi

    Open
    About noon to 6.30pm, shut Sundays
    Where
    2011/1, Gali Barf Wali, Kinari Bazar Road, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi 110006

    The plate to want is the variety one: four puris, four waters, amla among them instead of imli. It shuts by early evening and on Sundays, takes cash only, and has no seating.

    What to orderthe variety plate, four gol gappe with four different waters

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  7. Bhimsain's Bengali Sweet House

    Bengali Market, Mandi House Central Delhi

    Open
    9.15am to 9.30pm daily
    Where
    27-29, Bengali Market, Todermal Road Area, Mandi House, New Delhi 110001

    Come for the golgappe served with three waters, sweet, sour and hing, and stop there; the sit-down menu is ordinary. A family split left two similar names in the market, so check the shop number.

    What to ordergol gappe with all three waters

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  8. Shree Ram Chaat & Golgappa Point

    Malviya Nagar main market South Delhi

    Open
    10am to about 10pm daily
    Where
    88D, Gitanjali Road, Shivalik DDA Flats, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi 110017

    Atta golgappe over the suji, with an aloo chaat after. The water is fiercely hot and not everyone gets through a plate. Parking near the market is hopeless, so come out of Malviya Nagar metro and walk.

    What to orderatta golgappe, not the suji

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  9. Bengali Sweet Centre

    South Extension I South Delhi

    Open
    9.30am to 10pm daily
    Where
    G-19, Main Market, Har Gyan Singh Arya Marg, South Extension I, New Delhi 110049

    Everything worth eating is at the chaat counter on the pavement, so order gol gappe there and finish with a sookhi puri. South Extension parking defeats most people; the metro is two minutes away.

    What to ordergol gappe from the pavement chaat counter, finished with a sookhi puri

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  10. Chaat Chowk

    Galleria Market, DLF Phase 4 Gurgaon

    Open
    10.30am to 10pm daily
    Where
    SF-44, first floor, DLF Galleria Road, Galleria Market, DLF Phase 4, Gurugram 122002

    Two counters at the front, one sooji golgappa and one Calcutta atta puchka, so take a plate of each. It is on the first floor with nowhere to sit, and Galleria parking fills by evening.

    What to orderone plate of sooji golgappa and one of atta puchka

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  11. Atul Chaat Corner

    Rajouri Garden main market West Delhi

    Open
    11am to 10pm daily
    Where
    H-44, Major Sudesh Kumar Marg, Main Market, Block H, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi 110027

    Golgappe come from a separate pani puri counter with its own queue, five minutes or so at peak; regulars rate the pav bhaji higher. No seating, and the market lane defeats cars.

    What to ordergolgappe from the pani puri counter, plus a pav bhaji

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  12. Bobby Tikki Wala

    Preet Vihar, Vikas Marg East Delhi

    Open
    11am to 11.30pm daily
    Where
    G-3, Vardhman Rajdhani Plaza, Plot 6, New Rajdhani Enclave, near metro pillar 98, Vikas Marg, Preet Vihar, New Delhi 110092

    Stuffed gol gappe first, then the aloo tikki the shop is named for. This is a five branch restaurant now rather than a cart, so prices are higher and the long kitchen menu is a distraction.

    What to orderstuffed gol gappe, then the aloo tikki

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