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Chandigarh · Modern city
Sectors 17 & 22
Plaza & Markets
The pedestrian plaza and fountains, markets and cafes of the ruled city.
The living showcase of Corbusier's experiment: Sector 17's pedestrian plaza with fountains and neon, Sector 22's market across the road, cafes and cinemas. The ruled-grid city proves a grid can be cosy: half the town promenades here at dusk. The best base: everything within walking distance.
Who it suits
the pedestrian plaza markets and cafes the ruled-grid city
Staying here
Yes, the main hotel hub with everything in walking range.
In the evening
By evening Sector 17's plaza fills with fountains, ice cream and half the town.
Getting there
On foot across the sector grid
What to see
Chandigarh Architecture Museum (City Museum)Watch an entire city being argued into existence, on paper and then in concrete
International Dolls MuseumDolls from twenty-five countries in one room of glass cases, and a toy train running past themDetails →
Government Museum and Art GalleryLe Corbusier's other buildingDetails →
Leisure ValleyAn 8-kilometer river of parksDetails →
The Rose Garden
Sector 17 PlazaThe city's pedestrian heartDetails →
Where to eat
Lava BarThe tricity's most polished, classy cocktail-and-live-music bar for a refined evening.
Café De PiccoloArguably the most polished small-plate Italian-cafe experience in the city, in a genuinely charming space.
Indian Coffee HouseA heritage cooperative cafe and living landmark; cheap, atmospheric and a cultural must-do for any first visit.
Black LotusThe most iconic fine-dining pan-Asian room in Chandigarh, ideal for a special dinner.
Ghazal RestaurantA long-standing, refined sit-down institution for a comfortable upscale dinner; polished service and a safe, classic menu.
Hot MillionsA living slice of Chandigarh fast-food nostalgia with a proper salad bar.
Hotel AromaThe living landmark of Chandigarh's dining history, and the house ice cream is a genuine local institution.
Sagar RatnaThe tricity's most established clean, sit-down pure-veg dosa house.
Amritsari Kulcha HubA cook-to-order kulcha specialist with a strong local following and fast turnover; clean street eating done the Punjabi way.
Garg ChaatA rare street-food institution repeatedly called out for hygiene plus sky-high turnover, so it clears the bar for a cautious eater.
Sindhi SweetsA trusted pure-veg name with a nearly fifty-year reputation for standards; safe, familiar and central for any traveller.
Shopping
Capital Book DepotA hundred thousand titles and a coffee corner: the city's longest browseDetails →
The English Book ShopBuying a book here means joining a habit as old as Chandigarh itselfDetails →
1469 OriginalPunjabi heritage made wearable: embroidery and wit hanging on the same rackDetails →
PhulkariFixed-price phulkari with a state label: souvenirs without the guessworkDetails →
Shastri MarketIn Sector 22, where the city actually shops
Where to stay
Taj ChandigarhQuiet-luxury Taj address in central Sector 17
Hyatt Centric Sector 17 ChandigarhLe Corbusier-inspired design hotel in the city centre
Hotel Shivalikview (CITCO)Central government-run hotel in the heart of Sector 17
Other areas of Chandigarh
Areas on the map
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