While we love our ice cream after a meal, nothing quite hits the palate as strongly as a well-made paan. We rounded up Delhi’s most beloved paan-walas and hope you love it!
Quite Benaras Wala: Iconic Paan Shops in Delhi
LBB’s Loving
Claridges Paan Shop
Reader’s Vote
Prince Paan
Prince Paan
We love the GK1 outlet, which has been around since 1965. Doing Chocolate Paan, Saada Paan and Meetha Paan like a boss, this is our go-to after a meal.
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Where: M 29/5, GK 1
Nearest Metro Station: Kailash Colony
Price: INR 30 onwards
Timings: 11am – 10pm
Contact: 011 29245052
Gupta Paan Palace
Started by Satish Gupta in 1950, they have Banarasi, Manghai Ganga-Anarkali, Golta, Jagannathi, Special Turbo Mix Mava, and our favourite, the Chuski Paan {crushed ice and rose flavours}. They’re also open to catering. Find their different paans here.
Where: Pcp 01, Connaught Place D Block
Nearest Metro Station: Rajiv Chowk
Price: INR 20 onwards
Timings: 9am – 11pm
Contact: +91 9999204775, +91 9891222577
Check out their website here.
Pandey’s Paan Shop
Established in 1943, this paan shop has even catered to Barack Obama, too! We love their long list of sada paans and 50 varieties of sweet paan in dry fruit, fresh fruit, berry and chocolate. Try their Butterscotch fudge and special Madhuri Paan.
Where: Shop No-3, North Avenue, South Block
Nearest Metro Station: Central Secretariat
Price: INR 100 for two {approx.}
Timings: 10am – 11.30pm
Contact: 01123094043, +91 9013447404, +91 9871414218
Check out their website here. Check out their Facebook page here.
Bhandari Paan
Lalu Yadav is known to be a regular purveyor of this paan shop’s delicacies {established in 1982}. Qiwam Paan, Meetha Paan and Tobacco Paan seem to be the most popular here, but we love that we can also get bespoke paan. They accept wedding and party orders, too.
Where: PT-71, Chanakya Cinema Main Gate, Chanakya Puri
Nearest Metro Station: Jorbagh
Price: INR 60 for two {approx.}
Timings: 11am – 10pm
Contact: + 91 9873283080 or click here.
Check out their website here.
Yamu’s Panchayat
Try their Paan Aadab, which is coated with real gold and silver and stuffed with exotic saffron and other fillings {priced at INR 251}. You can also try out their dry paan, churan, chocolates and chuskis.
Where: 92, NDMC Market, Connaught Place
Nearest Metro Station: Rajiv Chowk
Price: INR 30 onwards
Timings: 11am – 10pm
Contact: 011 23414644
Check out their website here.
Hori Lal
his paan corner in North Delhi has been around since 1980 and boy, are we loving it. They have an exclusive paan stall that stocks Cornetto Paan, Khajoor Paan and the Choco Crunchy Paan. The Choco Vanilla paan is a reader’s favourite at this spot.
Where: G-71, Aggarwal Metro Heights, Netaji Subhash Place
Nearest Metro Station: Netaji Subhash Place
Price: INR 30 onwards
Timings: 11am – 10pm
Contact: + 91 9818619707 or contact here.
Check out their website here.
Claridges Paan Shop
This Delhi treasure doles out Meetha Paan and Chocolate Paan to patrons by the second. The pandit ji knows how to pack a punch in one of those paan-bombs and customers who visit post 1am agree.
Where: Outside The Claridges Hotel, Aurangzeb Road
Nearest Metro Station: Janpath
Price: INR 20 onwards
Timings: 11am – 1am
Panditji
The Sada Banarasi Paan at the Kailash Colony market paan shop is one of the best in the city. You need to ask around a bit for the spot but it’s well worth it.
Where: Kailash Colony Market
Nearest Metro Station: Kailash Colony
Price: INR 20 onwards
Timings: 11am – 10pm
