Delhi Food Walks

What Delhi Food Walks does

Delhi Food Walks is a privately-held, bootstrapped food tourism company founded in 2011 by Anubhav Sapra in New Delhi, India. The company designs and operates guided street food walking tours in Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad/Chandni Chowk) and New Delhi, with a portfolio of six core products including the Old Delhi Night Food Walk, Old Delhi Breakfast Walk, Old Delhi Brunch Walk, New Delhi Lunch Tour, the immersive "Cook & Eat with a Local Family" experience led by a mother-daughter team, and a Full-Day Private Culinary Adventure. The company has extended operations to other Indian cities (Bihar Food Trail covering Patna, Gaya, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur; Kolkata Food Tours with multiple themed trails) and internationally to Pokhara, Nepal, while also running seasonal Ramzan food walks in Delhi 6 and Jaffrabad.

The business has no proprietary technology platform, no mobile application, and no disclosed APIs; the offering is fundamentally a service business where all tours are personally designed and led by founder Anubhav Sapra, who is individually recognized as a leading Delhi food authority. Marketing is executed entirely through organic channels: a YouTube channel publishing weekly street food guide videos, an active blog archive since 2013, and presence on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and TripAdvisor (where the company has held Attraction ID 3447124 and earned Certificates of Excellence for 9+ consecutive years between 2014 and 2023).

Delhi Food Walks generates revenue exclusively through per-booking transaction fees paid by individual consumers booking guided walking tours, with no enterprise contracts, no subscription model, and no disclosed pricing. Customer acquisition is driven by TripAdvisor reviews, YouTube content, word-of-mouth, and earned media coverage in outlets including Spiegel Online, TRT World, Sunday Guardian, and Indian Express. The company differentiates on founder expertise, curated access to heritage vendors with generational recipes, in-tour professional photography, hygiene protocols (bottled water, hand sanitizer), donation of leftover food to the homeless, and exclusive use of pedal/electric rickshaws for low-carbon transport.

Name

Delhi Food Walks

Legal name

Delhi Food Walks

Website

https://delhifoodwalks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Delhi Food Walks is a founder-led, bootstrapped food tourism company that designs and operates guided street food walking tours in Old Delhi, New Delhi, and select Indian and Nepali cities, selling per-booking experiences directly to international and domestic leisure travelers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Culinary Tourism

NAICS

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation (487)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Street Food Tours (THAJAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Culinary Walking & Market Tours (THAJAGAA), Food, Market & Culinary Culture Tours (THAJAAAG), Private Culinary Experiences (Chef’s Table, Home Dining, Market-to-Meal) (THAJALAH)

Keywords

• Guided food tours
• Street food walks
• Culinary tourism
• Food walking tours
• Local food experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Guided Food Walk Tours: Revenue is generated through paid bookings for structured food walking tours in Old Delhi and other locations. Tours include Old Delhi Night Food Walk, Old Delhi Breakfast Walk, Old Delhi Brunch Walk, New Delhi Lunch Tour, Cook & Eat with a Local Family, and Full-Day Private Culinary Adventures. The company also organizes city-specific food tours (Kolkata, Patna, Gaya, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Pokhara) and Ramzan food walks in Delhi 6 and Jaffrabad.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Delhi Food Walks is a food tourism company that designs and operates guided street food walking tours in Old Delhi and other cities. Its core offerings include themed tours such as the Old Delhi Night Food Walk, Old Delhi Breakfast Walk, Old Delhi Brunch Walk, New Delhi Lunch Tour, Cook & Eat with a Local Family, and the Full-Day Private Culinary Adventure. All tours are personally designed by founder Anubhav Sapra and combine curated street food tastings with cultural and historical storytelling. The company also runs regional food trails in Bihar, Kolkata, and Pokhara, Nepal.

Product overview

Delhi Food Walks is a food tourism company offering guided street food walking tours primarily in Delhi, India. The company operates a portfolio of culinary tour products including the Old Delhi Night Food Walk, Old Delhi Breakfast Walk, Old Delhi Brunch Walk, New Delhi Lunch Tour, Delhi Delights Full-Day Private Culinary Adventure, and Cook & Eat with a Local Family experience. Founded by Anubhav Sapra in 2011, the company also extends food tours to other Indian cities including Kolkata, Patna, and other regions documented on their blog. The core offering consists of walking tours that combine street food tastings with cultural and historical education about Delhi's culinary heritage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Old Delhi Night Food Walk A guided walking tour through the historic lanes of Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad) during evening hours, offering street food tastings (sweets, naan, chicken and other surprises) and cultural exploration over 4+ hours. Designed for individual travelers, food enthusiasts, and small groups.
• Delhi Delights: Full-Day Private Culinary Adventure An all-day private culinary tour experience covering the diverse food culture of Delhi with multiple meals and in-depth local cuisine exploration. Designed for travelers seeking a comprehensive, immersive food experience.
• Old Delhi Breakfast Walk An early morning walking tour through Old Delhi (Purani Dilli) featuring traditional breakfast items and local food vendors, including nagodi halwa, Lotan chole kulcha, amritsari lassi, besan barfi, kheer, and paneer jalebi.
• Old Delhi Brunch Walk A vegetarian-focused culinary tour covering food, history, and culture of Old Delhi during late morning hours. Designed for travelers seeking a pure vegetarian street food experience.
• New Delhi Lunch Tour A lunch-time culinary tour exploring the blend of tradition and modernity in New Delhi's food scene. Designed for travelers wanting to experience the contemporary side of Delhi's culinary landscape.
• Cook & Eat with a Local Family An immersive culinary experience with a local Delhi family led by Kanan Bala, involving cooking and dining together. Designed for travelers seeking personal, home-based cultural food experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistently rated among top TripAdvisor attractions in Delhi, receiving Certificate of Excellence for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2023
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Withlocals: Online marketplace connecting travelers to local guides offering private and small-group tours including food tours in cities worldwide. Comparable product (guided food experiences) and comparable target segment (independent travelers seeking local-led tours).
• EatWith: Hosts curated, home-based dining experiences and food-led meetups led by local hosts in cities globally. Comparable expertise-led food experiences model to DFW's Cook & Eat with a Local Family and tour formats.
• Context Travel: Operates expert-led, scholar-driven small-group tours with significant emphasis on culinary and cultural walking tours. Closely comparable in tour format, emphasis on expert local guides, and food + cultural storytelling approach.
• Urban Adventures: Operates locally-led small-group tours across many cities with food, cultural, and street-experience formats. Comparable product format and target customer (independent travelers) but broader portfolio beyond food.
• Devour Tours: Runs small-group food walking tours in Spain, Italy, Portugal, and other European cities, focused on authentic local cuisine tasting. Directly comparable in product format (small-group street food walking tours led by expert guides).
• Secret Food Tours: Operates guided walking food tours in dozens of cities globally, focused on street food and local cuisine tasting experiences led by expert local guides. Directly comparable business model, product format, and target customer (food-focused travelers) to Delhi Food Walks.

Broad incumbents

• Viator (Tripadvisor Experiences): Global online marketplace where travelers book tours, attractions, and experiences including food tours in hundreds of cities. Relevant both as a direct distribution channel for DFW on TripAdvisor and as an incumbent marketplace competitor for tour discovery and booking.
• GetYourGuide: Global online marketplace for tours, attractions, and experiences with significant food-tour inventory across cities. Provides both a marketplace channel and represents competitive aggregator pressure on independent food tour operators.
• Airbnb Experiences: Online platform that distributes host-led local experiences including food tours, cooking classes, and culinary walks. Provides both a discovery platform for DFW and competitive pressure from other host-led Delhi food experiences.

Regional players

• Delhi Magic Walks: Operates heritage and food walks across Delhi neighborhoods including Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk, and other historic areas. Directly comparable in geography (same city, same historic quarters) and overlapping walking-tour format, though not exclusively food-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DelhiFoodWalks
• YouTubeyoutube.com/delhifoodwalks
• Facebookfacebook.com/DelhiFoodWalks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/delhi-food-walks
• Instagraminstagram.com/delhifoodwalks

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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