Fair Food Prices

Food culture

Delhi's street-food culture is anchored in Old Delhi lanes like Chandni Chowk, where decades-old specialist stalls each do one thing — a single stuffed-paratha filling, one style of chaat, a particular non-vegetarian nihari — so a proper food outing means moving between several tiny shopfronts rather than sitting down at just one. Vegetarian dining is a genuine, separate category here rather than a restriction added to a menu, since plenty of restaurants across the city are pure-vegetarian by default, reflecting how many Delhi households actually eat. The sharpest price jump is at the very top, where five-star hotel restaurants aimed at business travelers charge far beyond even a sit-down mid-range restaurant, a much bigger gap than the one between street food and casual dining.