Eat, Drink, & Shop: Here's Everything You Can Do In Lajpat Nagar

Fashion

Lajpat Nagar is a go to place for most people who run boutiques or are fashion designers or for that matter people who are designing their wedding outfits from scratch, for the variety of fabrics that the market offers in every colour and material.

1. Istri Vastr: Tucked in the corner, this famous store has a constant inflow of designers matching a fabric piece or customers looking to get semi stitched suits.

Recommended For: Fabrics, chikan-work, georgette work.

2. KC Creations

If you are looking for good chiffon, crepe or georgette material and can’t go all the way to Chandni Chowk, then KC Creations is a safe alternative. They have a giant range of fabrics spread over three floors.

Recommended For: cotton blends, prints, chanderis and phulkaris.

3. Ram Ji Sons

If you know Lajpat Nagar, you probably know Ram Ji Sons already. Fabrics with gota patti work, silk, semi Tussar silk with embroidery and Gujarati work fabrics are some of the many types you'll find here. 

Recommended For: Fabrics in almost all kinds and dupattas.

4. Krishna Fabrics:

This Fabric store at the Central Market is known for feasible fabrics especially for muslin cotton that is in a variety of prints. 

Recommended For: Muslin cotton fabrics.

1. Shubham

The store has perfect ethnic wear options that are not too blingy. The store also sells clothes on a wholesale basis so, you will find a lot of variety here. 

2. Palji’s

Offering a great variety of saris, suits, and lehengas; we are sure once you enter, you won't come out empty-handed (especially when you are really in the mood to shop).

3. Omara Womenwear

This store in Lajpat Nagar Market is almost a hidden gem. It has a huge collection of designer kurtas and kurta sets that are also according to a trending style.

4. Samina Khan

If you want to buy a classy Ethnic outfit for a party that is not super bling then Samina Khan is the place to shop from. They have dresses at a decent price which makes people want to revisit the store.

Here are other options to shop from for Affordable Ethnic Wear.

There are other well known brands like Sabhyata, Meena Bazaar, Aurelia and W for you to explore in the market.

From Junk Jewellery to designer gold, Lajpat is your one stop destination for a successful jewellery shopping experience too.

1. For Gold, Silver and Diamond Jewellery, we would recommend checking out stores like Caratlane, Amba Jewellers, Dhirsons Jewellers, Voylla, Taneja Jewellers and Senco Golds & Diamonds.

2. For Junk Jewellery: Lajpat is one of the many Flea Markets in Delhi offering a plethora of choices when it comes to jewellery. From oxidised silver jewellery to junk jewellery being sold by women from Rajasthan, chances are you will buy a lot more jewellery than you actually require because of the wide range of options and ridiculously low prices. There is a Jewellery lane opposite to Meena Bazaar where you can get everything from heavy artificial jewellery to some floral ones for a wedding. 

Price: Starting at INR 50 to 200.

As soon as you enter the Flea Market from the KFC lane, you will spot all the massive stores for footwear for literally every occasion.

1. The Jutti Lane

Since the branding was a tad questionable, we’re calling them the triad of shoe stores. Bang opposite KFC, stalls number 12, 13, and 14 are Lajpat Nagar’s hotspot for juttis, kohlapuris and other Indian-inspired flats for men, women, and children. The stalls offer more or less the same in terms of design (threadwork, cutouts, solid colours, and embellishments), styles, and price ranges.

Pro Tip: There does exist a certain competitive streak between the three stores, so if you’re in the mood for some theatrics, you can feign disinterest in one, to get yourself a better rate at the next one.

2. Kins

Their massive store in Lajpat Nagar is always overflowing with shoppers looking for a good shoe bargain. While it’s amazing if you’re looking for the gold and fit-for-shaadi variety, you’ll have to hunt for the more sober options.

The Entire Narang brand is massive at Lajpat Nagar offering everything from apparel to fabrics. However, we would recommend the brand for footwear too as they stand tall at the market.

4. Weaving Threads

We have found this hidden gem in Lajpat Nagar which curates and style great footwear at an affordable price. All the shoes in this are very comfortable, have a durable outsole, and are of high quality.

While You will have plenty of options within the store for both men and women, there is also a separate lane for designer suits as well as fabric pieces for men. Raymond, Blackberries and Mayanavar to name a few.

Lajpat Nagar is one of those markets where you will easily get something to add to your home with plenty of furniture and home decor stores. While it also has a massive collection of soft furnishing stores and furniture markets in the near by neighbourhoods.

1. Home Saaz

This store with its collection of vibrant cushion covers and curtains, vintage clocks, beautiful planters and other small items, is a one-stop-shop for all your home furnishing needs.

2. Jagdish Store

Jagdish Store- in all of its 3 buildings and 4 floors glory- may not be a hidden gem, but it continues to win for its endless collection of fabrics in all colours, textures and sizes perfect for curtains and upholstery for sofas and chairs.

Our Founder personally recommends this.

Pro Tip: They stitch curtains, bring channels, install them in your house. You want curtain rods, they've got those too. Don't forget to bargain!

3. Amar Colony Furniture Market

Three minutes away from Lajpat Nagar, Amar Colony has one of the coolest furniture markets in the hood. Whether you’re moving to a new place, refurbishing your home or just have an uncontrollable need to hoard pretty and antique furniture, these five shops in the Amar Colony Furniture Market, will fulfill all your furniture needs at the best prices.

4. Yak Carpet

Yak had a fantastic collection of dhurries with geometrical patterns, in really pleasant pastels. Their collection is MASSIVE. You basically walk into a house, and there's a 1000sq ft odd room dedicated to carpets in all sizes, colours and makes.

Our Founder personally recommends this.

There are other home decor stores that you can check out in the hood, Westside and D'Decor to name a few.

Sita Ram Stationery

Sitaram Stationers is essentially paradise for everything stationery, for novices or accomplished artists. You can find all sorts of paper, sketching and painting paraphernalia, and even miniature models here.

Pro-Tip: The first floor caters to the professionals, the more serious artists, and design students. Here you can find easels and canvases, ranging from 4×4 to 48×72 sizes. Check out the cool notepads and portfolio bags, and the huge variety of paint boxes.  Sitaram even supplies engineering, architecture and design instruments like tracing paper, drafters, drawing boards, rotering instruments and cutting mats.

Vijay Sales

This massive store at the premise of the Lajpat Nagar Lane is an ultimate destination for all your electronic supplies and gadget needs. Washing machine, kitchen appliances, mobile phones or laptops you name an electrical product and you'll find it here. 

Luggage Stores

At the starting lane of the Market from the Parking area, you will spot a bunch of luggage shops from Safari to VIP World, you can get a suitcase for your next trip right from this lane.

The infamous Dolma Aunty Momos started off at Lajpat Nagar from a humble stall to now two shops within the market, Dolma Aunty has certainly come a long way. Offering a plate of warm steamed momos with generous amount of chutney it is a regular spot for most Delhiites.

Price: Starting at INR 30.

This stall too had a humble beginning and has now converted into a shop with a name on it offering mouth watering ladu served with green chutney and quite a generous amount of radish. Started with Ram Ladus only, the food joint also sells Gol Gappe and Papdi Chaat

Pro-Tip: We’d only recommend it for Ram Ladus since you can find plenty of better options for chaat and gol-gappe.

Price: INR 40

There is never a light day at Nagpals. Offering lip-smacking chole bhature with lassi, Nagpal Chole Bhature serves a good meal at a reasonable price with high quality food.

Price: INR 85 

A trip to Lajpat Nagar is incomplete without Chinese chaat and a slush from Golden Fiesta. Almost an iconic food joint at Lajpat, Golden Fiesta has been serving good snacks and amazing slush for more than two decades now.

Price: Starting at INR 25 

Right across the central market is a lane with Afghani refugees selling the infamous Afghani Burgers that are stuffed with chicken, fries and eggs. You can easily spot these carts right at the end of the famous Kashmiri and Afghani restaurant lane. Apart from the Burgers being super filling, it is served with a hopeful smile which makes it all the more appealing.

Price: INR 100

From a long lane of Kashmiri restaurants,  the best Iranian food in the lane is definitely Nooshe Joon. Quite famous for its kebabs, you should head here with your group if you're looking to try different kebab platters and a variety of pulao.

Price: INR 600-800

Fab India has started its Fab café and one of which is located in Lajpat Nagar. We’d recommend this for a quick bite post your shopping spree that is calm and comes with a good ambience.

Price: Starting at INR 250.

This Baha’i house of worship welcomes you with immaculately manicured gardens, nine ponds and a pathway leading to the huge prayer hall where anyone from any creed is welcome to sit and pray or meditate in silence. It is one of the most famous temples not just in Delhi but also in India. So, you must visit this temple at least once.

Here’s a Guide for the Lotus Temple

It is located to the east of Kailash on the Hare Krishna hills in New Delhi which is 4 minutes away from Lajpat Nagar Metro Station. This temple is a reflection of peace and devotion of Lord Krishna and would certainly give a sense of peace.

Lodhi Gardens is 90 acres of lush green that has been built over a period of two centuries during the Sayyid dynasty. Often fitness workshops are held here as it’s a popular spot for fitness enthusiasts, so you can come here for that much needed workout sesh, or just sit, relax and gossip.

If we’ve not emphasised on this enough already, Lajpat Nagar is one of the most huge Flea Markets in Delhi with literally every lane connected with another. So, it's always great to know your shops and basically have your guide in hand if you are going here for the first time.

It’s crowded but Lajpat main sab kuch mil jayega.