The most apt description of Food Street in Gawalmandi area of Lahore is that it is the culinary heart of the city. This pedestrian street in Lahore got its name due to an array of restaurants and eateries that are located on it. Food Street in Lahore is the gastronomic hub of traditional Pakistani food, mouth watering Punjabi specialties and barbeque delicacies. Here you can sample the most sumptuous Nehari, takka tak, tikka, kebab, karahi and kulfi. After having Nehari and Lassi here, you will not want to eat Nehari anywhere else in the whole country. The dining venues at Food Street range from expensive to moderately priced places which serve everything from typical Lahori preparations to delicious Chinese and fast food.
When in Lahore, a trip to Food Street is a must, as apart from being a major dining boulevard, it is also a popular Lahore Tourist Attraction and is lined with several nicely restored centuries old colonial buildings and places like Landa Bazaar, Mayo Hospital and Baansan-wala Bazaar. On your trip to Food Street, you can admire these spectacular instances of traditional Kashmiri-Persian architecture that form the backdrop of this street. Though this street allows vehicular traffic during morning hours, the street is blocked off as soon as the sun sets. Hungry visitors arrive here and stay till very late at night, enjoying some of the best local food available in Lahore.
When in Food Street in Lahore, you can sample any of the following specialties:
- Hareesa
- Chicken Tikkah
- Biryani
- Phajje ke Paye
- Haleem
- Seekh Kabab
- Tuk Tuk
- Churgah
- Fried Fish
- Halwa Poori
- Falooda
- Qawah
- Subz Chai (Green Tea)
- Lassi
- Fish farai
- carga
- nihari
- samosa
- katlama
- baraf ka goola
- morg canay
- sardar di machi
- amir sahzada
An important travel tip for Lahore's Food Street is that locals here do not appreciate this place being photographed. So, it is best to resist the urge to take snaps in this street.
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