Manek Chowk
માણેક ચોક
A central square in the old city that sells vegetables in the morning and gold and silver jewelry during the day, then transforms into the city's most famous street-food night market.
Manek Chowk changes three times a day. Early in the morning it is a vegetable and fruit market, during the day it is a row of jewelry and gold shops, and from about 8 p.m. food stalls fill the square and stay open late into the night. Signature dishes include cheese sandwiches, Pav Bhaji, Bhaji Pav, chocolate sandwiches and kulfi, the Gujarati ice cream. Gujarati cuisine is mostly vegetarian, with almost no meat. Beside the square are the tombs of Ahmed Shah and the Rani. The area has undergone renovation work, so stall locations may be temporarily adjusted. Confirm before you go.
Opening hours
Night market from approx. 20:00 until early morning
Nearby sights
- Ahmed Shah's Tomb & Rani no Hajiro
- Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad
- Teen Darwaza
- Ahmedabad Heritage Walk & Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple
- Bhadra Fort
- Sidi Saiyyed Mosque
- Jhulta Minar (Sidi Bashir Mosque)
- Atal Bridge