
Banaras
Taste Varanasi's extraordinary street food — tamatar chaat (tomato-based chaat unique to Varanasi), kachori-sabzi from Kashi Chat Bhandar, malaiyo (morning dew sweet foam dessert made only in winter), baati chokha, and paan (betel leaf stuffed with areca nut, gulkand, and silver foil) — the famous Banaras paan with 50+ varieties.
Vishwanath Gali (the narrow lane leading to the main temple) is lined with sweet shops selling authentic Banaras sweets. Try malaiyo in early morning winter (November–January) — it disappears by 9 AM.