Varanasi
Street food in Varanasi
Chachi Ki DukaanOne of Varanasi's most legendary morning kachori spots (going back to around 1915); everything is fried fresh to order with enormous turnover, making it a safe, quintessential Banarasi breakfast.
Deena Chaat BhandarThe locals' chaat institution, and the winter home of choora matar.
Kachori GaliThe atmospheric heart of Varanasi's breakfast culture, best at the busiest, freshest stalls.
Kashi Chaat BhandarVaranasi's most iconic chaat counter: the definitive tamatar chaat, cooked to order.
Laxmi Chai WaleA generational Banarasi chai institution; the draw is charcoal-grilled malai toast and clay-cup tea, made fresh to order at a famously busy stall.
Rajaram LassiRepeatedly named among Varanasi's best lassi shops; a fresh, set-yogurt drink served in earthen cups at a busy, established old-city counter.
The Ram BhandarThe city's benchmark kachori-sabzi and jalebi breakfast: fresh, pure-ghee, cooked at dawn.
Vishwanath Chaat BhandarA long-running, high-turnover chaat institution serving the tomato chaat unique to Varanasi; freshly assembled to order and hugely popular with locals and pilgrims.
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