Gali Paranthe Wali
Coordinates: 28°39′21″N 77°13′47″E / 28.65583°N 77.22972°E
Gali Paranthe Wali or Paranthe wali Gali (Hindi: गली पराँठेवाली, literally "the bylane of flatbread") is the name of a narrow street in the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi, India, noted for its series of shops selling paratha, an Indian flatbread.
Chandni Chowk was established in 1650 and was built along with the Red Fort under the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan. Chandni Chowk was designed by Shah Jahan's daughter, Princess Jahanara Begum.
Earlier this lane was known only for its silverware shops, before the Parantha shops moved in, first in the 1870s, like Pandit Gaya Prasad Paranthewala shop, was established in 1872, though many sari and jewellery shops are still in this lane.
Paranthe Wali Gali ("lane of parantha-makers") in Old Delhi is a famous gourmet locality in the world. The famous Mela restaurant in the UK has imitated this famous and in Bombay the "Only Parathas" restaurant group is trying to copy the ambience of the Delhi lane.
Of the 20 parantha shops in the late 1960s (all belonging to branches of the same family), three remain: Pt Kanhaiyalal Durgaprasad Dixit (estd 1875), Pt Dayanand Shivcharan (estd 1882). Pt Baburam Devidayal Paranthewale (estd 1886). By 1911, this area, known as Chota Dariba or Dariba Kalan, got the name Paranthewali Gali.
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