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I was staying at the Heritage House in Ahmedabad. I planned to visit Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati and Jail Bhajiya House. Google map was showing both places near to each other.

I started walking to Ahmedabad railway station to hire an auto. The Ahmedabad Railway Station is a 10-minute walking distance from Heritage House. If I had an Ola or Uber app, I would have hired an auto from Heritage House. Anyway, I ask an autowala – How much for Gandhi Ashram?

He said – 150 rupees. I sense that he is charging more. I keep walking and ask another autowala – How much for Gandhi Ashram?

He said- 70 rupees. I hired him.

Within 15 minutes I reached Gandhi Ashram. After visiting Gandhi Ashram, I question another autowala – How much for the Jail Bhajiya House?

He said – 20 rupees. I hired him.

Within 5 minutes I reached the jail bhajiya house. I regret why I hired an auto. Jail Bhajiya House is within 5 to 7 minutes of walking distance from Gandhi Ashram. Anyway, it was my first Ahmedabad visit. These things will happen.

The best way to travel anywhere in Ahmedabad is via Ola or Uber auto. Download Ola or Uber app on your mobile and book your auto. You can even book a motorbike via Ola or Uber app. The best conveyance mode in Ahmedabad.

Jail Bhajiya House is a popular place if you are looking to visit something different place in Ahmedabad. Here prisoners prepare Bhajiya for normal people like us. I purchased bhajiya.

It was given on plain white paper. I walk towards sitting arrangements to have hot bhajiya with Kadhi. Kadhi was there in a jug and unlimited for eaters.

The taste of Bhajiya was good. This place is well-maintained and runs by prisoners. Currently, they serve two types of Bhajiyas, Potatoe bhajiya and Methi Bhajiya.

You get the bhajiys by weight – 100 gms, 200 gms. You buy a token for the amount you want, and then you stand in a short queue to get your freshly fried bhajiyas.

The restaurant isn’t in jail. Life-term convicts are given the freedom to come and work here. The idea behind this Jail Bhajiya House is to help inmates to earn money for themselves and their families, and it also helps these inmates to reform themselves and lead a decent social life once released from jail.

Jail Bhajiya House timings: 8 am till 8 pm 24x7x365 days open.

I was happy after visiting the Jail Bhajiya House. Something different I visited.

Now it was time to return to the Heritage House.

An autowala was standing outside Jail Bhajiya House. I ask him – How to go to Khadia?

He said – cross the road and wait for a shared auto. The auto will charge 15 to 20 rupees.

Thank you – said I.

I crossed the road and waited for an auto. A shared auto came, and he dropped me at Ahmedabad Railway Station for just Rs. 15. So cheap. I was happy because I reached the railway station for just Rs. 15.

And now I started walking towards Khadia to reach the Heritage House with the memories of the Jail Bhajiya House.

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During the tour of Ahmedabad, I stayed at Heritage House in Khadia locality. Jagdip Mehta is the owner of a heritage house. I question – How far is Lucky Tea Stall? He said – approx. 15 minutes walking distance. And I decided to go. I along with Pankaj my friend took the help of a Google navigation map and started walking towards Lucky Tea Stall. Google navigation map was 100% accurate. We reached Lucky Tea Stall near Lal Darwaja.

The menu was displayed on the wall.

The menu was displayed on the wall but still, I questioned the waiter – What is Lucky Tea Stall’s favorite item?

He said – Lucky Special Tea and Mix Fruit Jam Maska Bun.

I requested two Lucky Special Tea and two Mix Fruit Jam Maska Bun.

Within minutes order was served.

The tea was hot and mix fruit jam maska bun was delicious. I noticed we were having tea and bun with the people who have long passed away. There were graves around us. We were dining with the dead. Chai in the company of the dead in Graveyard.

Rs. 20 for special tea and Rs. 28 for bun maska. Paid.

Now we were walking toward the cash counter to know more about the tea stall. I question – How old is this tea stall?

It was established in 1950. It was a 26 graves graveyard.

And what are the timings of the shop?

The shop opens at five in the morning and opens till one at night. 24x7x365 days open.

If you are in Ahmedabad and did not visit Lucky Tea Stall, your tour is incomplete. The popularity of Lucky Tea Stall is well known as the heritage of Ahmedabad.

Interested in art? You will find M.F. Hussain’s painting here hanging on the wall.

One of the oldest tea stalls in Ahmedabad and the world’s only tea stall built around the graveyard. A visit one simply cannot miss.

A tree growing through a restaurant – is another attraction.

One of the unique restaurants in Ahmedabad where the living come to dine amongst the dead.

Thank you – said I for the great information. Thanks a lot.

One must visit Lucky Tea Stall if touring Ahmedabad.

Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Indulal Yagnik, Asrani, Kishore Kumar, Bollywood showman Raj Kapoor, superstar Amitabh Bachchan, and many more visited Chandravilas Restaurant to have hot and crispy jalebis.

Chandravilas Restaurant is situated at Gandhi Rd, near Ratan Pol, Old City, Tankshal, Khadia in Ahmedabad (Gujarat).

I was on the Amdavad (Ahmedabad) Morning Heritage Walk with a Professional Tour Guide. The Heritage walk started from Swaminarayan Temple at 8:10 am and finished at Chandravilas restaurant at 10:10 am.

Because I opted for a luxury package that includes breakfast, that’s why the tour was ending at Chandravilas restaurant.

I enter. Upon request from our tour guide Vishal, I was served a thali full of Fafda, Khaman (dhokla), methi bhajiya, Kadhi, and chatni.

Fafda was very crispy and Jalebi was too good, but the only regret – there was only one jalebi. One was not enough. I wish 3-4 pieces of jalebi were there because it was too good in taste and crispy and hot.

The best thing about Chandravilas restaurant is that it is 120 years old. Imminent personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, Indulal Yagnik, Sardar Patel, Bollywood showman Raj Kapoor, superstar Amitabh Bachchan, Asrani, and many more also visited this place to have hot and crispy jalebis.

A man was sitting at the cash counter. I enquired him about the timings of the shop. He said – the shop opens up at 8 in the morning and runs till 7:30 in the evening. Sunday the shop is open only till 4 pm.

And what is the kilogram price of Jalebi?

640 rupees a kilo – He said.

That’s the reason I was served only one jalebi in the thali. It is costly.

I decided to revisit the shop to have hot jalebis. The shop is only half a kilometer from the Heritage House where I stayed.

After two days I re-visited the shop with one of my friends – Pankaj. We had two plates of jalebis. Each plate consists of 4 jalebis. And the price – Rs. 50 for each plate. Worth spending because jalebis are too good in taste and very crispy.

I will suggest – if you are visiting Ahmedabad and going for Heritage Walk, select the luxury package because it is with breakfast. Charges for Indians are Rs. 350 per person and for foreigners – 450 rupees per person.

Enjoy your jalebi during your visit. Thank you.