What perfume to buy in Delhi

Delhi's perfume scene spans old attar shops in Chandni Chowk and modern niche houses, with family-run perfumeries and ateliers making ruh, attars and extraits.

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Guide last checked 5 Oct 2026. Every fact links to its source.

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Gulabsingh Johrimal

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Delhi · since 1816

Lala Gulab Singh, who came to Delhi from Jhajjar, and his son Lala Johrimal opened this perfumery in Old Delhi's Chandni Chowk area in 1816. The family, now in its eighth generation, still runs the original shop at 320 Dariba Kalan. It is known for ruh (pure distilled flower extracts) and attars made by the deg-bhapka method, with rose sandalwood ruh as its best-known scent.

Where to buy

Own shop, 320 Dariba Kalan, Chandni Chowk, Delhi 110006
Online at gulabsinghjohrimal.co.in

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Maison De Fouzdar

Checked 10 Oct 2026

Delhi

Maison De Fouzdar is a New Delhi niche house founded by Dimple Fouzdar, who traces her family to a Persian perfume artisan in 16th-century North India. It makes extraits that mix French perfumery with Indian materials such as saffron, oud and sandalwood. It has its own flagship boutique in Greater Kailash I and a perfumery atelier in Green Park.

Where to buy

Own flagship boutique, Ground Floor, R-45, Block R, Greater Kailash I, New Delhi 110048
Own perfumery atelier, Aashirwad Complex, 302-303, D-1, Green Park, New Delhi 110016
Scentido Niche Perfumery, Khan Market, New Delhi

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Where to buy them

Flagship boutiques and perfume shops in Delhi.

Boutique · Dariba Kalan, Chandni Chowk (Old Delhi)

Gulabsingh Johrimal, Dariba Kalan

The family's original shop, open on this lane since 1816, with handcrafted wooden shelves of attars and ruh. It is the easiest way to smell traditional Indian attars in the old city.

Where: 320 Dariba Kalan, Delhi 110006 (Dariba Kalan, Chandni Chowk (Old Delhi))

Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.

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Boutique · Greater Kailash I

Maison De Fouzdar flagship boutique

The flagship of a Delhi niche house, where you can try its saffron, oud and sandalwood extraits in one place. A modern counterpoint to the old attar shops of Chandni Chowk.

Where: Ground Floor, R-45, Block R, Greater Kailash I, New Delhi 110048

Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.

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