Chandigarh’s Night Food Street turns a favourite outing place

Few food outlets open in Chandigarh at night. The new food plaza, which opened about a quarter back, has given wider options for the city's university students, youngsters and the residents. Large number of residents and visitors are thronging the night street in Chandigarh to relish the delectable street food sold at the numerous outlets.
The 'Night Food Street', which has eight outlets that sell different cuisines from North Indian food and South Indian to Chinese, Continental, Italian and Oriental that can tickle one's palette and one can choose from an array of cuisines. The Tandoori food that includes Tandoori Chicken and Kababs are available, and so is the evergreen South Indian food like Dosas and Idlis. Besides these, the Night Food Street also offers the cuisines of states like Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, including south Indian, Chinese and continental food.

The Night Food Street has been set up in the heart of the city for those who relish rich and spicy fare and if you wish to enjoy an assortment of cuisines in open the “Night Food Street” is the best ultimate option for you.

Besides these, the Night Food Street also offers the cuisines of states like Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, including south Indian, Chinese and continental food.

The Night Food Street, which remain open from 7 p.m. to 7 am have eight stalls to offer the food lovers anything at a very affordable prices, with tables and chairs lined up right outside the shops.

As the area is located between Panjab University and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), students and patients’ attendants can benefit the most.

As the Food Street have now got up to a rocking start, not surprisingly one can doubt some of the city's biggest eateries and restaurant chains are wondering if it'll be a good idea to begin stalls there of their own. If some plans, ambitious as of now, see fruition residents starved of an interesting night-out experience may just have a platter full to choose from.

And why not, it’s a good idea. Food Street is a good concept for the people of Chandigarh and everyone will throng the place if they get quality stuff round-the-clock. It can be a brilliant concept and we would like to have mini meals, kathi rolls, etc, on the menu card.
The concept of a night food street began from Lahore and has come up to the city, which now has a Night Food Street of its own.

"This concept launched by the Chandigarh Government is really good and the planning is also good. For the paying guests, youngsters as well as the University students also, who study till late night, we provide facilities," said Roshan Lal Verma, owner, Tandoori Nights, Night Food Street. His main specialty is the Tandoori chicken ( Rs 150), Chicken kali mirch( Rs 90), Kashmiri Roganjosh ( Rs 80)and his favourite Chicken biryani (Rs 80)
According to the outlet owners, the response from the people is excellent. This concept is picking up at a fast pace in Chandigarh. Food Point-3 is specialised in veg thali (Rs 50) and non-veg thali (Rs 60), is a chain of Golconda, Sector 32.
The Sher-e-Punjab restaurant, Sector 32 too has a counter of its own at the Food Street. His main attraction is Mutton Keema naan, Rajmah rice ( Rs 50) and Karahi Paneer with parantha ( Rs 60)
While, Pasta Sizzlers offers mix pasta ( Rs 50 ) and veg sizzlers, the Dragon Chinese Flavoured has special Hakka noodles ( Rs 40 ) and a large variety of chinese stuff , which are most relish by his customers.
Once you done with the outdoor dine, you can special kulfis at a very reasonable price. From pista, chocolate, kesar, pineapple, mango, the kulfi counter has every flavour for you.
Although the idea of a night food street was proposed in 2007 by a former mayor of Chandigarh, it took almost two years for the municipal corporation here to put it into shape. The proposal of night food streets was mooted in last year's budget estimates of the corporation, Chandigarh, but somehow the proposal could not take off. This year, with the total budget of over Rs.1.5 million, the food street has been completed.

With this, the dreams of people of the city came true as now they can choose from Indian, Chinese and Continental delicacies that the food street has to offer, said Eklavya Gupta, a food lover.

“It’s a government initiative, and a very good concept. Earlier, people were facing problems in getting food at night. We have people coming from PGIMER and students from Panjab University, who study till late in the night”, he added.
Eight food kiosks have been leased out, with monthly rentals varying from Rs 6,500 to Rs 31,000.

We have good facilities to offer. The tourists and visitors, coming to Chandigarh were also facing similar problem of not finding good food at night. We try our best to serve quality food to customers," said Rohit Gaba one outlet owner at Night Food Street.

With such an option around, the city dwellers and visitors can easily tickle the mouth watering tandoori delights including Tandoori chicken and kebabs, and evergreen south Indian food like Dosas and Idlis, as the food street has everything under one roof, which too at a reasonable rates.