Roti Makes One Feel At Home With Desi Ghee, Hearty Portions

How many of us would step out of our houses and end up at a restaurant that serves food that has a very homelike, comforting feel to it — reminds us of our own home-cooked meals? The daal, pasanday, chicken curry etc, all served with a tawa-wali chappati exactly the way we get at home?Continue

Baranh Is A Gastronomical Journey Through Lahore’s 12 Gates

Around June 2018, I stumbled upon a unassuming new restaurant that had opened its doors only a couple of days earlier. Specialising in traditional Pakistani cuisine with their own signature reflecting in each dish, this outdoor restaurant claims to be serving popular delicacies from each of the 12 gates of old Lahore. Hence, its name,Continue

Chit Chat Over Some Chaat Shaat

The man behind the high-end traditional restaurant Andaaz recently opened doors to a bistro offering local street food in the comfort of an air-conditioned, colourful little space. While Andaaz faces Badshahi Mosque on Fort Road, Chit Chaat is tucked away in a service lane on main Jail Road. It assumes its name from the concept ofContinue

Sweet Affairs Isn’t Just Sweet Anymore

There aren’t many examples out there when a cafe that eventually turned into a restaurant was a success. Overestimating the popularity of your cafe and diversifying into a restaurant serving a wide range of food may not always be the best bet. Sweet Affairs also started out as a cafe in December 2011 in a cosy,Continue

Frypan’s Fusion Qatlamas Are A Must-Have For Any Foodie

FryPan had been on my mind since it opened up in March 2017. It may have been closed down since then, but it was a predominantly desi place. But the reason I wanted to try it out was that they were serving ‘fusion qatlama’. And the pictures piqued my interest further. My review back then of theContinue

Danish Chef Brings Classic Local Food To Lahore At Scafa

The Royal Danish Embassy in Islamabad had organised a culinary workshop on May 10, 2017 with a top Danish chef at a local cooking school-cum-bistro.Scafa, or the School of Culinary And Finishing Arts, in collaboration with the Danish embassy hosted chef Kamilla Seidler, who was declared Latin America’s Best Female Chef in 2016 and isContinue

City Cafe And Grill: Arrival On Food Scene With Ambition

A new restaurant recently popped up on the ever-burgeoning food scene in Lahore. Excitedly, I decided to try it out. But the moment I looked at their menu, it had me confused.  City Café and Grill is located in CCA, Phase 5, DHA. The name would mean that they serve snacks, tea, coffee and thenContinue

The Novelty And Innovation At Lahore Eat 2017

After weeks of it’s going to, it’s not going to and repeat, the 2017 edition of Lahore Eat kicked off for three days on March 31 at the Fortress Stadium.According to some vendors, the first two days were slow and the food festival drew its biggest crowd on Sunday. The organisers claimed there were overContinue

Tawa/Fried Fish: A Winter Delight Like No Other

Photo courtesy: saleemstawaandgrill So, winter finally decided to grace Lahore. The kind of chilly winter where you can go out and enjoy the beautiful weather accompanied by delicious traditional cuisine. And what better way to do that with some meaty, fried fish.  You know you can not enjoy fish as much as in winters. ToContinue

La Atrium’s Iftar Is A Hit-And-Miss Affair

During Ramazan, some of us relish home-cooked goodies like dahi bhallay, fruit chaat and pakoray, some step out to enjoy the variety an Iftar buffet has to offer. With that in mind, I broke one of my fasts back in 2016 at La Atrium. Would I recommend it for the last weekend of Ramazan? Read onContinue