Yuzu Is A Pan-Asian Culinary Heaven

Civic Commercial Area, DHA Phase 4 Sector FF, next to Bovinoes Yuzu has been in business for around a year now, and despite the pandemic and lockdowns has been able to gian a foothold in Lahore’s ever-burgeoning pan-Asian cuisine market. What makes it stand out is the immaculate quality of the ingredients used and theContinue

Sensu Is The Latest Pan-Asian Joint To Hit The Town

A few days ago, the forces behind Tenerife Café and East Chinese and Thai launched their third venture, called Sensu, offering crowd favourite and popular Japanese and Thai fare. From soups and starters to a wide, but very generic, variety of meat and noodle dishes to sushi. They’ve got it all covered. The spacious restaurantContinue

Chop Chop Wok Is Not One To Walk Past

When one of Karachi’s hottest (no pun intended) pan-Asian restaurants, Chop Chop Wok, opened its doors in Z block, Defence here in December last year, it was bound to draw attention and, subsequently, footfall. After all, a popular, much-hyped eatery had come to town and Lahore, including myself, just couldn’t sit around and watch. KnownContinue

The Chilli And Spice At Ve’era 5 Leave You Wonton More

Good things come in small packages, they say. And this stands true for this pretty little restaurant located in the bustling Phase 5 market in Defence that I had the chance to drop by during the recent Eid holidays with family.   Ve’era 5 is a Thai and Chinese restaurant that opened its doors aroundContinue

Novu Offers Affordable, Pretty Decent Pan-Asian Food

In February this year, I had dropped by at the newly launched Gulberg branch of a pan-Asian restaurant; I had visited its compact Defence branch last year and found the food pretty decent. Novu’s new branch, located at Hussain Chowk in Gulberg, is spacious, beautifully adorned with oriental paintings, wooden frames and furniture, turquoise andContinue

The Burning Giraffe Combines Taste With Art

All photos courtesy The Burning Giraffe It is named after one of Salvador Dali’s iconic paintings. The rustic, yet polished interior is inspired by many of the Spanish artist’s works with small picture frames and mirrors on one side, and large hand-painted empty gold frames adorning the opposite. There are cracks in the wall, hangingContinue

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

Tierra Nuestra: Another Promise Of Pan-Asian Delicacies

In June 2017, Tierra Nuestra was the latest addition to the expanding list of Pan-Asian restaurants in town. Located on the Mahmood Ali Kasuri Road in Gulberg, its Spanish name roughly translates as ‘our earth/land’. Going with the name, the facade is made up of marble boards and tiles in earthy tones of grey and brown. 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