If you get admission in DU, there are a few joints you'll swear by to kill boredom as the college days become longer and lectures boring. We bring you the happening food joints around north and south campus
If you get admission in DU, there are a few joints you'll swear by to kill boredom as the college days become longer and lectures boring. We bring you the happening food joints around north and south campus
Delhi university is famous not only for their academic standards but also for the variety of food joints that add flavour to the lives of students. There is something very multi-faceted about the hawkers who station themselves near the campuses that never fails to amaze the hoggers. From desi platters to noodles to regional delicacies, these mobile food joints offer finger-licking snacks and what's best, they don't burn a hole in the students' pocket!Read on to decide where you will go next when hunger strikes. 
Bhelpuri joint near Patel Chest Institute
North campus
Mix it All
The bhelpuri joint owned by Sunil Sethi (52) sees a heavy rush from students of Miranda House, Shri Ram College of Commerce, St Stephen's and Hansraj College. The two-decade old joint is frequented by other people too owing to its strategic location near Vishwavidyala metro station. The stall opens at noon and closes at 7.30 in the evening. Sethi informs that he sells about 100 plates a day. "Old customers form a heavy chunk of my business. They get the bhelpuri packed in huge quantities," says Sethi. Dr Vimla, ex-student of Hindu College, has been a fan of his bhelpuri for a long time now. "I'm coming here since 1992. During my college days this was our hangout joint and now I find excuses to come here at least thrice a week."
At: Opposite Patel Chest Institute
Price : Rs 25 per plate
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Dil chole-chole ho gaya
"Bachpan se jawani aur jawani se budhapa chole-kulche banate nikal gaya," says Tarachand. He has been selling chole kulche near Faculty of Arts ever since he was a teenager. Starting from the price of 60 paisa a plate, one plate now costs Rs 12 with generous quantities of helpings.u00a0 Students from Daulat Ram, Kirori Mal and Arts Faculty have a gala time as they munch away the fried north Indian delicacy.
Jhanvi Sreedhar from Daulat Ram said, "His chole kulche are cheap, filling and tastier than the other joints around and I come here everyday after morning classes.'
At: Back gate of Faculty of Arts
Price: Rs 12 per plate
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Steam of the East
If food from the Northeastern states give you a kick, then Mangal Lama's 'Momos' is the place to be. With sweet and spicy tomato chutneys, Lama sells three varieties of momos -- veg, non-veg and paneer.
"I sell about 90 plates of momos a day and vegetarian momos are sold in largest numbers! Most of the sales
happen around lunch time when students come out for a break," says Mangal. Girls from IP College frequent this joint in spite of it being far from their college.
At: Opposite Patel Chest Institute
Price: Rs 20-30
Quench your thirst
A bottle of soda with a squash of lemon and a pinch of salt cools you down in the scorching heat like no other drink. What's best is that it comes cheap and this suitsu00a0 DU students just too well.
Akhtar Ali (55) has being quenching people's thirst for the past four decades. 'Yahan ke English professor jab student the, tab se hamare customer hain,' he says fondly. Working from the age of 10 he sells around 100 glasses of banta each day.
At: Back gate of Faculty of Arts
Price: Rs 10 per glass
Tom Uncle
When it comes to the most popular food among people of all age groups, Maggie wins the battle hands down and Uncle Tony is ready to serve you a slurpy dish with a smile. His speciality -- Maggie in three different flavours -- cheese-butter, onion-tomato and masala. But uncle keeps updating his menu according to popular demand and lately, has started selling pasta too. He's been around DU for 23 years and his stall has moved from outside gates of colleges like Khalsa and Miranda to Daulat Ram now, selling noodles along with lemon soda.
At: Opposite Daulat Ram
Price:u00a0 Rs 25-35 per plate 
Cold coffee from Keventer's near Venkateshwar is affordable and a
cool option to beat the summer
South Campus
Frothy Greatness
When the rising mercury takes a toll, students of Venky, Ram Lal Anand, Motilal and Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm (ARSD) College head towards Keventer's owned by Gaurav Datta to cool themselves off. The owner sells about 50 bottles of cold coffee per day. Gaurav Chowdhary, a student of ARSD says: "I often come here to have cold coffee as the prices are affordable and the quantity is good." Tanushree from Motilal College says, "Whenever college gets over, we come here to have shakes. Besides it's a nice place to hang out."
At:u00a0 Satya Niketan, Motibagh
Price: Rs 30 per bottle
Roll it on
You can bite into tasty Kolkata-style kathi rolls and paranthas at Chowringhee's near Venkateshwar College. Stuffed with kebabs or the filling of your choice, the rolls at this bite-on-the-go joint are popular with college students and anyone who likes a well fried and crisp roll. Double mutton roll, chicken egg roll and paneer roll sprinkled with chat masala are not just favourites but value for money. The joint has been feeding the hungry
students from Jesus and Mary, Venky and Maitreyi college among others for seven years now. Rajesh Raj Singh, theu00a0 owner, says: "We have a number of outlets in different parts of Delhi. "College students are our regular
customers and non-veg rolls are the hot-sellers. Even famous cricketers such as Shikhar Dhawan and Ashish Nehra often come here with their families."
At: Opposite Sri Venkestawara College, Motibagh
Price: Rs 30-40
Chinese Balle Balle
The place QD's is known to all the students of North and South campus for its downright delicious lip-smacking tandoori momos. The shop's ambience is vibrant with posters of rock stars plastered over the walls and rock music playing in the background. The momos are crispy but not fried and served hot. The shop owner Mandeep Singh says: "We have another outlet in Kamla Nagar. Over a short span of three years, the outlet has gained a lot of popularity among youngsters. Our most famous dish is tandoori momos which is a hot favourite." Ekta Kaur, ex-student of Venkateshwaru00a0 College says: "It's one of my favourite places to indulge in gluttony. Even after the college is over, I come here from Greater Kailash to have their momos."
At: Opposite Venkateshwar College, Satya Niketan, Motibagh
Meal for Two: Rs 200-250
Chinese Chaat
If you want to go Oriental for a day and are low on budget, pay a visit to Golden Fiesta. You can select from a variety of Chinese appetisers like Chicken manchurian, Chicken winglets, Ginger chicken and Chilli chicken. Shiv Verma, who works at the stall says: "It is not only students, but their parents also who come to our stall. The rush is especially more these days as the admission process is on."
At: Central Market, Lajpat Nagar
Price: Rs 70-80
Chatpata chaat
We all know that Delhiites love chaat. A mouth-watering dish of aloo chaat, tikki, pani puri or papdi chaat can make anyone's day. The chaat corner near Lady Sri Ram College has been a hogging joint for three decades now. The stall sees a sale of around 200 plates every day. People of all age groups come here on a regular basis. The service is friendly and the food is value for money. A must go joint to spice up a boring day, we say!
At: Central Market, Lajpat Nagar
Price: Rs 20-40
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