Food streets have always been an integral part of the Indian culture in its own ways. Also,
there are many reasons leading to the endurance of such food streets which maintain the
public realm in the city by creating urban spaces. These food streets are the living heritage
which is growing old with the city. The research began with an inquiry into understanding
the nature of Khau Gallis and how it become an integral part of the city, also to understand
its importance to a city. It was triggered by the observations of the changing food streets of
Ahmedabad with the onsets of food courts and online food delivery system. The research
was narrowed down to the physical and social characters of the food streets as they cover
up all the data necessary to take into consideration. The case studies of the Khau Gallis of
Gujarat has been undertaken to analyse this characters and to understand how this living
heritage resource revive the local heritage and culture.
