Last updated: October 2026 · Method: desk research across published sources and visitor reports; nothing first-hand, confirm locally.
📄 Image slot — evening snack counters rotating specialities through kote gate hours.
The Kote Gate evening rotates by the hour: fried kachori and chaat from six, the grill and pakora peak from eight, and the sweet-and-milk close after ten.
The counter schedule
- Six to eight: the second frying shift starts, kachori and chaat counters open as the market sheds its day crowd; the items the breakfast guide lists reappear here in evening dress.
- Eight to ten: the peak. Pakoras, grills and the fuller night order run flat out, and this is the window worth arriving for; counters turn over fastest and everything comes out of the oil in front of you.
- Ten onward: the sweet-and-milk close, when the mithai counters and milk bars take the street and the chai pairing finishes the night properly.
The full lane map sits in the street-food guide; the schedule is the part that surprises visitors, because the eight-o’clock street is a different city from the six-o’clock one. Follow the fryers with the longest queues, carry small notes, and let the rotation decide dinner rather than a plan.