Pakistan » Dining in Lahore

While Lahore has a great many traditional and modern restaurants, the turn of the century has seen the appearance of Western fast food chains such as McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Subway Sandwiches, Dunkin Donuts, Nando's and Kentucky Fried Chicken in new shopping centres all over the city. A major tourist attraction in Lahore is the famous Food Street in the old historic district of Gawaalmandi. Food Street has undergone a massive restoration project in which Gawaalmandi was cordoned off and street cafes were established under the lights of the restored havelis.

Food Street in Gawalmandi is a centre of traditional Pakistani food. The site is surrounded by centuries old Kashmiri-Persian buildings and places like Landa Bazaar and Baansan-wala Bazaar. The food street is open to traffic in the morning but as the sun sets, the street is blocked off. Hungry visitors arrive and stay till very late at night, enjoying some of the best local food available in Lahore. More recently another similar food street has been added near Anarkali.

 

A famous Lahore cafe is the Pak Tea House in Anarkali which is a favourite haunt for intellectuals and artists.