Also Known As · Khan Market, New Delhi
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Delhi's chic little high street near India Gate — independent bookshops, designer boutiques and beloved veg-friendly cafés, best over a long, lingering coffee.
Khan Market is Delhi's most fashionable and best-known shopping-and-dining enclave — a compact, U-shaped market near India Gate and Lodhi Road whose modest 1950s buildings now house independent bookshops, designer boutiques, lifestyle stores and some of the city's most celebrated cafés and restaurants. Built in 1951 by the newly independent government to give livelihoods to Partition refugees, especially families from the North West Frontier, and named after Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan, it has since transformed from a rehabilitation market into one of the world's most expensive commercial high streets.
Vegetarian salads, bakes and coffee among the bookshelves
Vegetarian Pan-Asian dishes
Pure-vegetarian South Indian dosas and thalis
Khan Market is Delhi's most fashionable and best-known shopping-and-dining enclave — a compact, U-shaped market near India Gate and Lodhi Road whose modest 1950s buildings now house independent bookshops, designer boutiques, lifestyle stores and some of the city's most celebrated cafés and restaurants.
unusually for Delhi, Khan Market is closed on Sundays; shops run about 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM (many to 9:00 PM), while the cafés and restaurants stay open late into the night. It is a short walk from Khan Market metro, so leave the car behind — parking is tight and pricey. Allow one to two hours to browse the bookshops and shops and enjoy a café stop; it pairs perfectly with a walk to nearby India Gate or Lodhi Garden.
Visiting Hours
Entry Fee: Free to enter — a public market. You pay only for what you buy, eat, or for paid parking.
Verified: July 2026
Address
Khan Market, Rabindra Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi, 110003
Near India Gate and Lodhi Road, central New Delhi
🚇 Nearest Metro: Khan Market (Violet Line) — about 400–500 m
🚶 Walking from Metro: From Khan Market metro it is about a 5–7 minute walk (400–500 m) to the market.
Distance from
Parking
nearby · ₹20–₹50 (paid)
Paid parking is tight and pricey — arrive by metro if you can.
🚕 Ride Hailing Tip: Uber and Ola drop at the market; the Khan Market metro exit is a 5–7 minute walk.
How to Reach: Khan Market is in central New Delhi near India Gate and Lodhi Road. Nearest metro: Khan Market (Violet Line), about 400–500 m, a 5–7 minute walk. Autos, Uber and Ola drop at the market; it is about 1.5 km from India Gate and 3 km from Connaught Place.
History
Khan Market was built in 1951 by the Government of India's Ministry of Rehabilitation to provide livelihoods to Partition refugees, especially families from the North West Frontier Province.
Significance
Khan Market is one of Delhi's most iconic upscale shopping-and-dining destinations — known for its independent bookshops, boutiques and celebrated veg-friendly cafés — carrying a strong story of resilience from a Partition-refugee rehabilitation market to a premium retail landmark.
Family Highlights
💰 Equipment Fees: No fee; ask before photographing shop interiors.
📍 The Golden Spot: The bookshop windows and café terraces in the evening lights.
🌅 Best Light Time: Late afternoon into the evening.
🌅 Secret View: The upper floors and back lanes hide the best boutiques and quiet café terraces — most visitors never leave the front row.
🎯 Crowd Hack: Weekday late mornings are calm; remember it is closed on Sundays, unlike most Delhi markets.
💎 Secret Fact: Built in 1951 for Partition refugees, Khan Market was ranked in 2019 among the world's most expensive commercial high streets.
⚡ Express Tour
45 minutes — a bookshop, a boutique and a café stop.
🔭 Deep Dive Tour
2–3 hours — books, shopping and a long café lunch, then India Gate or Lodhi Garden.
👕 Dress Code: No dress code; smart-casual fits the relaxed, upmarket vibe.
📷 Photography Rules: Casual photography is fine in the lanes and cafés; ask before photographing shop interiors.
🏧 Nearest ATM: ATMs within Khan Market and around the Khan Market metro (within 500 m).
Unusually for Delhi, Khan Market is closed on Sundays; shops run Monday to Saturday from about 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM (many to 9:00 PM), while cafés and restaurants stay open late.
Khan Market station on the Violet Line is about 400–500 m away, a 5–7 minute walk.
Independent bookshops such as Bahrisons and Full Circle, designer boutiques and lifestyle stores, gourmet food shops, and some of Delhi's most celebrated cafés and restaurants.
Very — it is exceptionally veg-friendly, with the book-lined Cafe Turtle, the vegetarian Green Mantis and the nearby pure-veg Saravana Bhavan all within easy reach.
It is one of Delhi's most upmarket addresses — and was ranked among the world's most expensive commercial high streets in 2019 — but browsing the bookshops and lanes and enjoying a café is open to everyone.
Allow one to two hours to browse the bookshops and shops and enjoy a café stop; it pairs well with a walk to India Gate or Lodhi Garden nearby.
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