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Food Trail Through Sowcarpet Market: A Taste of Chennai
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Food trail in Sowcarpet Market by Wonder tours
Food trail in Sowcarpet Market by Wonder tours
Food trail in Sowcarpet Market by Wonder tours

Food Trail Through Sowcarpet Market: A Taste of Chennai

By Wonder tours
9 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is $52 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
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Overview

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

Activity location

  • Sowcarpet
    • Chennai (Madras), India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Joonus Sait & Sons
    • No.36 Rattan Bazaar Road
    • 600003, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Group walk without pickup
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$52.00 x 1 Adult$52.00
Total
Price is $52.00
Private walk without pick up
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

without pick & drop

Language options: English
Price details
$64.00 x 1 Adult$64.00
Total
Price is $64.00
Private tour with pick & drop
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

sedan

Language options: English
Price details
$79.00 x 1 Adult$79.00
Total
Price is $79.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedFood tasting
  • What's includedWhat's includedSnacks Beverages
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll taxes, fees and handling charges
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Sowcarpet
  • 2h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
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.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSowcarpet
    • Chennai (Madras), India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEJoonus Sait & Sons
    • No.36 Rattan Bazaar Road
    • 600003, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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