Lahore has a lot of places where one can satisfy their chowmein cravings but hasn’t been known for its offerings of international cuisine beyond that. What if you want to have a falafel or maybe some sushi? Well surprise surprise, Lahore’s food scene is more diverse than you imagined.
This list is all you need to eat from anywhere around the world, while still being in Lahore:
Italian
Covo, Pearl Continental Hotel
Pompeii, MM Alam Road
Cosa Nostra
Japanese
Fujiyama, Avari Hotel
Oh yeah, they have live cooking! *drools*
Tokyo: Tepinyaki and Sushi Bar, MM Alam Road
Look at that sushi. It wants you to go over and eat it.
Sakura, Pearl Continental Hotel
Korean
Before you think it, let’s clear the air. No Chinese food and Korean food are not one in the same!
Udon House, Kasoori Road
See it doesn’t even look like Chinese food… but it’s not.
Lebanese
L’Auberge, Faletti’s Hotel
Grilled meat, hummus and fatoush. Do you still need convincing? They’ve also opened a ‘Cafe Beirut’ on M.M. Alam road which is said to be really good.
Al-Beirut Lebanese Cuisine, H Block DHA
Mexican
Burritoz, H Block DHA
Before this moment you would have never guessed how good a Burrito (Mexican Roti basically) could taste.
Turkish
Nisa Sultan, MM Alam Road
Babagoosh Doner Kebab, Mini Market Roundabout
Turkish Restaurant, MM Alam Road
Yup, there’s a Turkish restaurant called the TURKISH restaurant. Points for being direct.
Iranian
Norouz, Phase IV, DHA
Thai
Opium, Off-MM Alam Road
Indian
The Lakhnavi, Avari Hotel
As the name suggests, this restaurant at Avari Hotel serves Lakhnavi cuisine, along with Mughlai and South Asian food, in general.
Bombay Chowpatty, Off-MM Alam Road/Phase III, DHA
This fast casual desi food place serves South Indian dossas and a variety of chaat, along with the usual suspects of vegetarian and meat-based South Asian dishes.
Now you have a whole new list of possible places to go eat, all you got to do now is make that plan with your friends and hit the restaurant scene. Do let us know if you know of any other international cuisines being offered in Lahore.
