Delicious Food Trail: Explore Sowcarpet Market's Culinary Delight
Description
This is a food walk in the Sowcarpet, to introduce you to the traditional cuisine of south India.Chennai’s tourist menus won’t give you a true perspective on the everyday foods enjoyed by locals. Step forward this small-group walking tour of the Sowcarpet Market: where a multitude of stalls serve the staples that keep Chennaites sustained. Let a guide navigate the market so you don’t get lost, taste popular foods at tried-and-trusted stands, and get the full lowdown on local delicacies that you wouldn’t hear on your own. Discover Chennai’s street foods on a Sowcarpet Market food walking tour Find and hear about dishes with a guide for insight, tips, and navigation Taste snacks such as savory chaats, and hear food trivia you’d miss alone All-you-can-eat street food tour, limited to 10 for personalized feel
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Meet your guide outside of Joonus Sait and Sons at 4pm and start this 2.5-hour walking tour. The streets of Sowcarpet teem with shops selling food - from the exotic to the everyday. Walk through the market sampling some of the best local street food on offer - savory 'chaats', sweets and refreshing cold beverages. 'Murukku' sandwich, 'Thattu Idli' and 'Pal Kova' are some of the foods you might encounter on the trail. Learn about local food habits, customs, and superstitions, and take back home some fascinating trivia related to the origins and varieties of popular local foods. The food trail through the busy streets of Sowcarpet is guaranteed to be an assault on your senses. So come, if you are a complete foodie, obsessively adventurous and very, very hungry. The tour price includes all the street food you can eat on this trail. The tour ends at the same place where it started.
Sowcarpet is a neighborhood in the northern part of Chennai, India. Sowcarpet is one of the oldest neighborhoods of the city with narrow streets and vintage buildings. It is a bustling commercial area of the city, and a range of wholesale markets are
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- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(20)
Great Evening food walk with our guide Nanda!!
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Food tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
This is our first food tour.The tour was great but roads are narrower and busy.Our guide rajesh is very friendly!!
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Chennai Food tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
Our guide took us to the narrow and busy market area.There we tried local snacks which was so yummy.Its highly recommend to take this food tour.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Food tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
Not really a lot of tasting during the tour. Tour in very crowded area. Saw many shops with about anything you can think of.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Food tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
Great experience! Lots of delicious food and a very knowledgable guide. I ate lots of local bites and was told some history of Chennai.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Food tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
Amazing tour of Sowcarpet - Rajesh was a great guide, who introduced us to loads of new foods and explained all of the different things that we saw. The food was all amazing, and gave us a real insight into the sheer variety of street food which exists in Chennai - the Vada pav and sugar cane juice were particular highlights!
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Food tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
A very enjoyable and informative tour. Rajesh knew all the places to get the best examples of street food in the market. My only complaint is minor…it seemed as if most of the tour was focused on sweets. After the first few stops, the savory dishes were done. A great experience nonetheless.
Hi Jim, We are happy that you enjoyed your Food tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
Rajesh accommodated our son’s no-spice requirements and made sure he had enough to experience as well. The food was delicious, didn’t make us sick (this was day 1 of India for us) and his communication skills were superb. Thank you Rajesh!
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Food tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
We had the best time with our guide Rajesh.Walking through the narrow streets which makes us different experience and street foods are tasty.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Food tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
The guide was very helpful. The market was very crowded because of a festival. It was the end of the day so the streets were full of garbage. This made the food very unappealing. The guide was very willing to make a different day.
Hi Thank you for your feedback! We are glad the guide was helpful. We apologize for the condition of the market and the impact it had on your experience. It's great to hear that the guide was flexible and willing to arrange a different day.It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours team
