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Indore is also called the financial capital of MP and is considered the cleanest city of India. Apart from this, this city is also known for its historical heritage. There are many places to visit in Indore, apart from this people become fans of the wonderful taste of this city. There is also a street here, where as soon as the night falls, a crowd of people eating starts gathering and it looks like a fair everywhere. If you ever go to Indore for work or for sightseeing, then you should definitely visit this street once. Especially if you are fond of food. In this street, you will find a lot of variety of food everywhere, after seeing which you might get confused as to what should be eaten and what not.

Indore's Poha is famous all over the country, which is a great morning breakfast for people and is also a great snack for mid-day cravings. Apart from this, in Indore you will get delicious things like Jalebi, Samosa, Bhutte Ka Kees, Nagori Shikanji, Mawa Bati, etc. For now, let us know about such a street of Indore where a gold and silver fair is organized during the day and a food fair is organized at night.

Chhatora Ki Gali in Indore

If you go to Indore, then you must explore Sarafa Chowpatty here. This street is famous for gold and silver jewelery as well as food. During the day, you will see a crowd of people buying jewelery in the shops, while at 8 o'clock in the night, the food shops start getting decorated and within no time this place starts buzzing with people. There is a fair of people here even after 12 o'clock in the night and if you reach here even at 3 o'clock in the night, you will find hustle and bustle.

The history of Sarafa Street is interesting

The history of this street is very old. It is said that in the 19th century, this place was an important place for opium trade. Apart from local traders, the British also used to store opium here. Gradually this business was banned and food shops started opening here at night. The beginning of the new market is considered to be after the rebellion of 1857. Traders had started food shops at night so that there would be hustle and bustle and hence no one would destroy the opium storage. With this, this street turned into a bullion market during the day.

How to reach Sarafa Gali?

Most of the local people of Indore would know the address of this place, but if you are new to this city or have gone for a visit and want to taste the taste of Indore, then this place is just 2 kilometers away from the railway station, so you can take a taxi or auto to reach here.

Traditional taste is disappearing

This place is known for the traditional and unique taste of many things of Indore, but now many people have also started setting up foreign food stalls, in which Chinese food is available at many places, hence now some people also say that the traditional taste of Sarafa Street of Indore is being lost. Apart from this, sometimes disputes arise between the traders of the bullion market and the street stall holders, because as soon as the night falls, a crowd of food lovers starts gathering here.