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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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Food tasting
Snacks Beverages
Local guide
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Bottled water
Hotel pickup and drop-off
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Departure Point
No.36, Rattan Bazaar Rd, Rattan Bazaar, George Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600003, India
Joonus Sait & Sons
Traveler pickup
37MV+M95, Chennai Port Trust, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600001, India
Chennai Airport, Chennai (Madras), India
Return Details
No.36, Rattan Bazaar Rd, Rattan Bazaar, George Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600003, India
Joonus Sait & Sons
Chennai District, India 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, Chennai (Madras), India 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
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
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
D620VElawrencer
31 Jul 2025
Street food tour at chennai with our guide rajesh was fantastic.The busy shopping area and the yummy street foods.we enjoyed it.
T7516FUsimond
03 May 2025
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!
Jim_S
05 Feb 2025
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.
This tour in
Tamil Nadu
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Wonder tours
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