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Kachori Sabzi
The definitive Banarasi breakfast. Crispy fried kachoris with spiced potato sabzi and jalebi on the side.
📍 Where: Kashi Chaat Bhandar, Ram Bhandar, Deena Chat
⏰ Timing: 5:30 – 11 AM (closes when sold out)
💰 Price: ₹30–60
Tamatar Chaat
A uniquely Banarasi dish — tangy tomato gravy with crispy puri and an explosion of spices. Nothing like it anywhere else.
📍 Where: Kashi Chaat Bhandar (Godaulia), Deena Chat Bhandar
⏰ Timing: 11 AM – 8 PM
💰 Price: ₹40–80
Banarasi Paan
The iconic betel leaf preparation that ends every Banarasi meal. The meetha paan (sweet pan) is a revelation.
📍 Where: Godaulia Chowk, all major intersections
⏰ Timing: All day, most active after meals
💰 Price: ₹10–200
Thandai
A cooling spiced milk drink with almonds, pistachios, fennel and rose. Available plain or with bhang (cannabis) during Holi.
📍 Where: Thandai shops near Assi Ghat and Dashashwamedh
⏰ Timing: 10 AM – 10 PM
💰 Price: ₹50–150
Malaiyyo
Winter-only foam dessert made from whipped milk and saffron. So light it melts before you can finish it. Only Nov–Feb.
📍 Where: Godaulia, Thatheri Bazaar — look for vendors with clay pots
⏰ Timing: 6–10 AM only, Nov–Feb
💰 Price: ₹30–60
Litti Chokha
Baked wheat balls (litti) with roasted eggplant mash (chokha). An earthy, smoky dish from Bihar that Varanasi has adopted.
📍 Where: Railway station area, Sigra, evening street stalls
⏰ Timing: Evening, 5 PM onwards
💰 Price: ₹40–80
Banarasi Chaat
A category of its own — papdi chaat, dahi puri, and aloo tikki with a distinctly Banarasi tamarind and green chutney combination.
📍 Where: Blue Lassi shop area, Kashi Chaat Bhandar
⏰ Timing: 11 AM – 9 PM
💰 Price: ₹30–80
Blue Lassi
Legendary yogurt-based drink at the famous Blue Lassi Shop — a tiny, Instagram-famous stall in operation since 1925. 70+ flavours.
📍 Where: Blue Lassi Shop, Kachori Gali near Vishwanath Gali
⏰ Timing: 8 AM – 8 PM
💰 Price: ₹60–150