Khari Baoli Rd — Attraction in Delhi

⏰️Time Opening 10:00am to 11:00pm (Tue - Sun). Monday closed 📍 Nearest Metro 🚇 : 🅿️Chandni Chowk चांदनी चौक 🅿️Chawri Bazar चावड़ी बाजार ☑ Walking 🚶‍♀️ distance 850 mtr Nearest Bus 🚌 stand : Fatehpuri फ़तेहपुरी

Feedback: 1️⃣ Nice place for shop dry fruits basically it know as a dry fruit market prices are reasonable too much quality available with whole sale or retails prices. As per 2024, December time, dry fruit rates.....

1. almonds - 800-1000 kg
2. cashews - 800-1100 kg
3. raisins - 200-350 kg
4. walnuts - 800-900 kg
5. dates/khajoor - 150-1450 kg according to their variety
6. naryal 150-200 kg Overall, and it's not fixed, prices fluctuate as per market demand and supply.

2️⃣ This historic marketplace dates back to the 17th century and is renowned for its vibrant atmosphere and diverse range of products.

Features of Khari Baoli:

Dry Fruits: It is a go-to destination for a variety of high-quality dry fruits like almonds, pistachios, walnuts, cashews, raisins, and dates, often sourced from India and abroad.

Spices and Herbs: The market offers an array of aromatic spices, including saffron, cardamom, cloves, and more.

Traditional Appeal: The narrow lanes are packed with shops that have been run by generations of traders, reflecting the rich cultural and historical heritage of the area.

Affordable Prices: Khari Baoli is known for its competitive pricing, making it a favourite for bulk purchases by households, businesses, and export traders.

Dried Goods: Apart from spices and dry fruits, the market also sells pulses, rice, herbs, and other food essentials.

Bustling Atmosphere: The market is always busy, filled with the lively chatter of traders and customers, providing a unique old-world charm.

3️⃣ Sunday closed, normally overcrowded, especially on Friday/Saturday and during Diwali/wedding season. To reach, get a cycle rickshaw from Lal quila/Gurudwara sheeshganj to fatehpuri masjid and avoid bringing kids to the market. A variety of dry fruits and quality depends on how much you are going to pay. 4️⃣ Tips for Visiting:

Timing: The market is open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, but mornings are less crowded.

Bargaining: Negotiating prices are common and often expected.

Carry Cash: Many smaller shops may not accept digital payments. 5️⃣ things that are problematic here are congested roads and the aroma of many spices that make you sneeze a lot.

❌ unPaid 💰 car parking and limited space for scooty/bike. Note: Avoid bringing your own car 🚗/ bike 🏍

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Khari Baoli is a street in Delhi, India known for its wholesale grocery and Asia's largest wholesale spice market selling a variety of spices, nuts, herbs and food products like rice and tea..Operating since the 17th century, the market is situated near the historic Delhi Red Fort, on the Khari Baoli Road adjacent to Fatehpuri Masjid at the western end of the Chandni Chowk, and over the years has remained a tourist attraction, especially those in the heritage circuit of Old Delhi. Foundations of the Khari Baoli step-well were laid by Khwaja Abdullah Laazar Qureshi during the reign of Islam Shah (Salim Shah), the son of Sher Shah Suri. The work on this building was completed in the year 1551. Nothing remains of this baoli now, save copies of inscriptions that were preserved in works like Aasar Us Sanadeed (Sir Syed Ahmad Khan) and Miftah Al Tawarikh. "Gadodia Market", situated on the south side of Khari Baoli was built by wealthy merchants in 1920s has one of the numerous spice stores and is Asia's largest wholesale spice market. Today, Khari Baoli is not only Asia's largest spice market but also an important and busy commercial district, as it caters to vast spice market of North India, including states of Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and even as far as Madhya Pradesh, making it perpetually crowded with traders, and shoppers looking for the cheapest deals and bargains, in the narrow margin[clarification needed] spice, dry fruits and other perishable commodity markets.

The other end of the Khari Baoli market is on the GB Road (Red light district and wholesale market for engineering goods) and Sadar Bazar (wholesale market for non-branded consumer goods).

There is a wholesale market for genuine herbs in Katara Tambaku where some importers and exporters do the wholesale business of...

‘Khari baoli’ translates literally as ‘saltwater step-well’, a name that described a step-well that once was located here, next to Fatehpuri Masjid in Chandni Chowk. The step-well existed here from before the time (circa 1640s) when Shahjahan established Shahjahanabad. The step-well is long gone, though the name still remains, now used for a huge spice market, among the largest in the world (if not the largest).

You can wander here without really needing a guide, just soaking in the sights and sounds and smells. Right near the start of the market, close to Fatehpuri Masjid, the space is occupied by flower sellers; beyond them are the dealers in spices, nuts, dry fruit, and a range of other similar goods, including pickles and candied fruit. It’s all very busy, colourful and interesting. Besides all the more usual spices, you’ll also find little-known stuff here, like Himalayan garlic, dried water chestnuts, and so on. Even if you don’t buy any, it can be quite an education. Some of the shops, away from the main market (for instance, leading up to the tall building known as Gadodia Market) deal in the wholesale spice trade: we saw 30 kg sacks of black peppercorns...