A holy city to numerous people, meat and alcohol is strictly forbidden. There are a lot of pure vegetarian restaurants and sweet shops around the area and you will also find aloo-puri, pithi-ki-kachori and chaat being sold by the road side in pushcarts. However, you can try the thali of puri/phulkas, sabzi, dal and rice, for a home made experience. To end it all, don't forget to pop the famous Banarasi paan, an exclusive of this place.