Also Known As · Janpath & Tibetan Market
New Delhi, Delhi · market
A cheerful budget strip off Connaught Place — boho clothes, juttis and silver, plus a half-century-old Tibetan Market of thangkas, brass and curios.
Janpath — Hindi for 'People's Path' — is Delhi's best-loved budget street bazaar, a lively strip of kerbside stalls and small storefronts running off Connaught Place along a colonial-era Lutyens avenue once named Queensway. It is the city's go-to for cheerful, inexpensive shopping: racks of export-surplus and bohemian clothing, embroidered juttis, oxidised and silver jewellery, leather bags, cushion covers, wall hangings and quirky handicrafts, all sold at prices that expect a hard, good-natured haggle.
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Janpath — Hindi for 'People's Path' — is Delhi's best-loved budget street bazaar, a lively strip of kerbside stalls and small storefronts running off Connaught Place along a colonial-era Lutyens avenue once named Queensway.
the market is free to browse and liveliest from late morning to early evening; most stalls take a weekly break on Sundays, though timings vary shop to shop, so confirm before a special trip. Bargain firmly — opening prices are often two to three times the fair rate — watch your belongings in the crush, and check stitching and quality before you pay. Nearest metro: Janpath, a two-minute walk. Allow one to two hours.
Visiting Hours
Entry Fee: Free to browse — a public street market. Bargain firmly; opening prices are often 2–3× the fair rate.
Verified: July 2026
Address
Janpath, near Connaught Place (Inner Circle), New Delhi, Delhi, 110001
On Janpath, just off Connaught Place
🚇 Nearest Metro: Janpath (Violet Line) — a 2–5 minute walk; Rajiv Chowk (Yellow & Blue Lines) ~0.5 km
🚶 Walking from Metro: From Janpath metro it is about a 2–5 minute walk to the market stalls.
Distance from
Parking
nearby · ₹20–₹50 (paid)
Paid parking around Connaught Place; the metro is easiest.
🚕 Ride Hailing Tip: Uber and Ola drop on Janpath; the Janpath metro exit is a two-minute walk.
How to Reach: Janpath Market is on Janpath, off Connaught Place in central New Delhi. Nearest metro: Janpath (Violet Line), about a 2–5 minute walk; Rajiv Chowk (Yellow & Blue Lines) is about 0.5 km through CP. Also easy by bus, auto or cab.
History
Janpath is a colonial-era avenue in Lutyens' New Delhi, originally named Queensway, whose street market grew over the 20th century into one of Delhi's best-known budget shopping strips.
🏛️ Architect: An open-air street market rather than a built monument — lined by Lutyens-era colonnaded blocks and the nearby heritage frontage of Connaught Place, with the shopping in kerbside stalls and small storefronts.
Significance
Janpath is Delhi's flagship budget street-shopping destination — famous for export-surplus and boho clothing, juttis, silver jewellery and handicrafts — with a culturally significant Tibetan Market of decades-old refugee-run handicraft stalls, all beside Connaught Place.
Family Highlights
💰 Equipment Fees: No fee; ask before close-ups of stalls.
📍 The Golden Spot: The colourful clothing and Tibetan curio stalls in afternoon light.
🌅 Best Light Time: Late morning to early evening.
First quotes are often two to three times the fair price, especially for tourists.
Official AdviceBargain firmly to a third or half, compare a few stalls, and walk away to test the real price.
🌅 Secret View: The Tibetan Market end, with its silver, thangkas and singing bowls, is the most characterful and least-touristed stretch.
🎯 Crowd Hack: Weekday afternoons are calmest; remember most stalls close on Sundays.
💎 Secret Fact: The Tibetan Market grew from the stalls of Tibetan refugees who settled in Delhi after 1959, some trading here for well over half a century.
⚡ Express Tour
45 minutes — a pass of the clothing strip and the Tibetan Market.
🔭 Deep Dive Tour
2–3 hours — shopping, then Connaught Place and the National Museum.
👕 Dress Code: No dress code; comfortable shoes and a cross-body bag.
📷 Photography Rules: Casual photography is fine; ask stallholders before close-ups.
🏧 Nearest ATM: ATMs across Connaught Place and Janpath (within 500 m).
Most Janpath and Tibetan Market stalls take their weekly break on Sundays, though timings vary shop to shop; the market is otherwise open roughly 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, liveliest from late morning to early evening.
Janpath station on the Violet Line is a 2–5 minute walk; Rajiv Chowk on the Yellow and Blue Lines is about 0.5 km through Connaught Place.
Export-surplus and bohemian clothing, embroidered juttis, oxidised and silver jewellery, leather bags, home décor and handicrafts, plus Tibetan silver, thangkas, brass and singing bowls in the Tibetan Market.
It is a decades-old cluster of stalls run by Tibetan refugee families who settled in Delhi after 1959, selling silver jewellery, curios, brassware, thangka paintings, prayer flags and singing bowls.
Yes — opening prices are often two to three times the fair rate, so bargain firmly to a third or half, compare stalls and check quality before paying.
The pure-veg Saravana Bhavan is right on Janpath, and the unlimited Rajdhani thali and Sagar Ratna are moments away in Connaught Place.
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