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Sowcarpet Street Food Tour: Taste Chennai's Best Bites
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63 Ratings
Chennai
Embark on a 2-hour street food tour in Sowcarpet, Chennai, and indulge in a multisensorial experience through delectable dishes. Explore frenetic streets, narrow alleys, and legendary food stalls while tasting signature dishes.
Embark on a 2-hour street food tour in Sowcarpet, Chennai, and indulge in a multisensorial experience through delectable dishes. Explore frenetic streets, narrow alleys, and legendary food stalls while tasting signature dishes.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- C1 Flower Bazaar Police Station - Our food connoisseur will meet you at the entrance of the Police Station.
- Sowcarpet - We will visit a local food joint which serves the iconic “Murukku Sandwich”, most famous dish of Sowcarpet.
- ANMOL LASSI - We move to Anmol Lassi centre, a place run by an ex professional wrestler, Dinesh Soni. He has…
- C1 Flower Bazaar Police Station - Our food connoisseur will meet you at the entrance of the Police Station.
- Sowcarpet - We will visit a local food joint which serves the iconic “Murukku Sandwich”, most famous dish of Sowcarpet.
- ANMOL LASSI - We move to Anmol Lassi centre, a place run by an ex professional wrestler, Dinesh Soni. He has been quenching the thirst of visitors to Sowcarpet for the last 30 years. The signature offering is Kesar lassi which is a sweet and creamy drink made with non-sour curd. I Saffron and sugar top up the ingredients. Served chilled in large glasses, the lassi also get a few drops of dried cream.
- Kakada Ramprasad Sweets and Chaats - The food walk ends at the most famous chat shop of Sowcarpet called Kakada Ramprasad. Six decades since the classic Kakada jalebi was first fried in the quaint corners of Mint Street, the legacy of Kakada Ramprasad has come a long way. We will savor Aloo Tikki which is a magic of the blend of mashed potatoes and the traditional Indian spices. This will be followed by Jalebi, the dessert for all seasons.
- Shree Vada Pav - Vada pav is the state dish of Maharashtra and the best place to savour it in Chennai is at Shree Vada Pav. It is a fast food dish which consists of a deep fried potato dumpling placed inside a bread bun sliced in half through the middle.
What's Included
- Snacks
- Snacks
Additional Information
Sowcarpet Street Food is a culinary walking tour in Chennai designed to excite your taste buds. This Street Food Tour offers a fantastic way to explore Chennai through its delicious street food. Over the course of 2 hours, participants will enjoy a multi-sensory experience, sampling signature dishes from renowned food stalls while navigating bustling…
Sowcarpet Street Food is a culinary walking tour in Chennai designed to excite your taste buds. This Street Food Tour offers a fantastic way to explore Chennai through its delicious street food. Over the course of 2 hours, participants will enjoy a multi-sensory experience, sampling signature dishes from renowned food stalls while navigating bustling streets and narrow alleys filled with food vendors and vibrant shops.
Organized by Five Senses Tours, a private limited company recognized by the Ministry of Tourism and a member of the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), this tour aims to support local livelihoods. It employs local guides and supports local businesses, aligning with the company’s mission to ensure that travel expenditures benefit the local community.
Location
Khadi Craft
Our contact number as well as GPS location of meeting point would be shared the previous day.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Tonirochellem
Apr 19, 2025
The best foodie walking tour in Chennai! - We had such a wonderful experience! Make sure you’re hungry when you go. Satish was our tour guide and he made sure that every detail was taken care of. From the delicious food, interesting facts and stories, land marks along the way and engaging with some locals - everything was great. My friend and I were 2 females doing the tour alone and we felt completely safe and comfortable the entire time. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who is interested in really experiencing the vibrant and bustling Sowcarpet and enjoying delicious local foods along the way.
Thank you to the organizers and guide for a great experience!
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Katefrombath
Apr 17, 2025
Great food tour - This was my husband’s second time doing the tour with Neeshanth. He loved it so much the first time that this time he brought along me and our son! Such a fun experience with lots of tasty things to sample. Neeshanth did every thing he could to make us comfortable and provide an entertaining and informative tour. Highly recommend!
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Happiness21755519755
Apr 16, 2025
A super introduction to the food stalls of Sowcarpet Street. - A great tour with a very wide range of delicious food and drink. Neeshanth was a great guide - he was knowledgeable and informative about the different food stalls as well as being thoughtful and great company. We would definitely recommend doing this tour.
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Ian1959_2304
Apr 5, 2025
More than great food - This walking tour was more than sampling great street food. Accompanied by a knowlegeable and accomadating guide ( Neeshanth ) we experienced all the colour, hussle and bussle, amazing sights and tastes of Sowcarpet. I am more than happy giving this walk the 5 stars as I felt safe and comfortable, able to move easily through a busy and vibrant market area whilst enjoying a variety of interesting food. I thorougly enjoyed the evening.
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Alisdair
Apr 3, 2025
Best food tour in Chennai - Our guide, Neeshanth, was very personable, friendly & knowledgable; the tour itself meandering through the inner city streets of Chennai covered a host of different street foods, with informative narrative between stopping points. Foods included amazing ginger tea to start, potato samosas, little sweet cakes, Murukku Sandwich which were delicious; a delicious saffron milk drink (Lassi) supplied by a huge retired local wrestler - all the produce of his own farm - my better half insists I mention she doesn’t usually like that type of thing but she found these amazing. We continued to an upstairs venue where we had among other things tiny crispy cups of salad into which we sprinkled onion and hot broth before quickly eating. These too were great. We ended with a crunchy batter mesh with sweet syrup on it. There were other items too (cannot remember everything!). Everywhere was already busy but Neeshanth must have arranged in advance our tour very well as we got seats everywhere. Highly recommend this particular tour to anyone.
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Karen
Mar 19, 2025
Evening food tour of Sowcarpet - Great evening with interesting food for places that we would not have ventured to. Neesh is a knowledgeable, friendly guide who also told us some of Chennai’s interesting history.
Would highly recommend
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185jaimiek
Feb 25, 2025
Come hungry, and plan to leave with a full belly and heart! - This walking food tour of Chennai was absolutely fantastic. Our guide Neeshanth was so knowledgeable about the area and took us to try some incredible local cuisine! Be sure to pace yourself at the beginning of the tour so you have room in your stomach to try the incredible variety of foods along the way! You will not leave hungry! Neeshanth was incredibly attentive to the group and kept us all safe walking around the bustling and busy streets. He was also so friendly and warm and made us all feel very welcome in an unfamiliar place. This was such a beautifully immersive experience, and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone!
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Frankav2942jy
Feb 24, 2025
Experienced, knowledgeable guide! - Thank you to Neeshanth for a great tour around the Sowcarpet market! He was great at managing our larger group (8 people) through the bustling streets of Chennai and making sure nobody got lost, and took us to some really delicious spots that had options we hadn’t tried or seen after being in India for a week! Be sure to come with very empty stomachs as this food tour will definitely leave you full!
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Mg198011
Feb 23, 2025
Amazing Chennai Street Food Tour – A Must-Try! - I had an amazing experience on the street food tour in Chennai! The variety of flavors, the authenticity of the dishes, and the knowledgeable guide made it an unforgettable culinary adventure. Every stop had something unique to offer, from crispy dosas to mouthwatering chaats. The tour was well-organized, and I got to explore local hidden gems I wouldn’t have found on my own. If you love food and want a true taste of Chennai, I highly recommend this tour!
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Isobelfealdman
Feb 21, 2025
Great foodie tour - Great experience on this tour. Although I’m very familiar with Indian food, this tour gave me an opportunity to try a lot of previously unknown foods. Everything was delicious, and no one had any stomach problems afterwards.
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