tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39991138456888122772012-02-10T01:37:01.051-08:00This blog is a photo archive of eateries I've visited in Karachi, Pakistan. الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِى اَطْعَمَنَا وَ سَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَS. Farooqihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08605190732786926545noreply@blogger.comBlogger611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3999113845688812277.post-38257778731131790242012-01-10T03:23:00.000-08:002012-01-16T07:21:58.702-08:00

Gloria Jeans Cofees recently opened its doors in Sindi Muslim, Karachi, near the roundabout around which famous eateries such as Bundoo Khan, Roasters and Nando's are located.  It is located a stone's throw away from Cafe Kahva. Gloria Jeans offers hot and cold coffee, as well as a variety of desserts. The whole interior is tastefully done in mahogany hues, with ample use of wood. The

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Royal Ice and Spice is a restaurant located right opposite the Bundoo Khan and Roasters outlets on main Sindhi Muslim.  It is situated right next to Hyder's. You can clearly see the windows of the dining area on the first floor of Royal in this shot. This review is pretty late, because we have been eating here for a few years, mostly while parked in the car in front of the eatery, which made it

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 Biryani of the Seas is an eatery located in Clifton that is rapidly growing in popularity for the unique specialty that it offers: seafood prepared fresh, Chinese, continental and desi (IndoPak) style. This particular outlet of BOTS is located in a side lane near Clifton Bridge, right opposite PSO House that is located behind Glass Towers. There is another outlet in the city, located in Karachi

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Jeddah Food Centre is located next to the famous Motta's Supermarket in Clifton, near Schon Circle, right at the beginning of the Boat Basin strip. Their main offerings are Chicken Biryani, Chicken Shawarma, Shami Kababs, Kheer and ice cream. Jeddah Food Centre has been around since at least more than a decade, as far as I can remember. A few meters down, a kiosk offers Jeddah ice cream.

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Hardee's, the international restaurant chain that boasts of "Charbroiled Thickburgers", recently opened its first outlet in Karachi, located near Five Star Chowrangi in North Nazimabad, among much excited anticipation on the part of the ardent foodie dwellers of the City of Lights. The outlet is right next to Nando's. There is ample parking space in the side lane on which it is located. We

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Waheed Kebab House located on a side lane just off main Burns Road needs no formal introduction. It is very famous for its "fry kebabs". If you want to get to Waheed from main Burns Road, turn left into the lane that has this shop on its corner. There it is - on the broken, uneven road, amid all the pedestrian crowds, traffic, smog, overflowing sewers and open-air vendors selling fried fish,

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Sheikh Abdul Ghaffar Kabab House is beginning to gain more and more recognition and respect in the Karachi eating-out 'hall of fame'. Recommended to me by someone in my family whose friends took them out to try this place, I decided to one day act upon their repeated requests to try it out at least once.  Boasting a loyal clientele that it has garnered solely by the virtue of word-of-mouth,

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Update: This eatery has closed down and no longer exists on this location. Ginoginelles is not an unknown name in the food takeaway and delivery scene of Karachi. In fact, I think this company is one of the pioneers in food delivery, having been around since years and years. Their Defence outlet is situated on main Khayaban-e-Mujahid near the old "Deltons"/Khadda Market area, just before you

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Pizza Kinng is the latest addition to the list of restaurants inhabiting the double road passing between Daily Dubai Restaurant and KFC i.e. actually between 26th street and Saba Avenue in Defence phase 5. The outlet is on the first floor, with a play area for children in its centre. The outlet is clean and spacious. The high-backed wooden benches were quite uncomfortable though. The

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I have memories of eating fried chicken during my childhood at the extremely crowded Jan's Broast outlet in main Saddar, Karachi. Clifton now also has a big, brightly lit outlet of Jan's Broast near Hanging Gardens Apartments. Lots of light bulbs adorn this eatery at night. I think this extravagant usage of electricity is preposterous, considering the grave energy crisis in our city. The

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Roasters Gourmet Coffee House and Grill is situated on the first floor above Baan Thai, on 15th Street that runs parallel to main Zamzama Boulevard in Defence, phase 5, Karachi. It also has an outlet on main Sindhi Muslim in the vicinity of Bundoo Khan and Nando's.   The restaurant occupies the entire floor above Baan Thai and Fuchsia. A variety of coffees are on offer, both hot and cold.   It

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Near the signal at the cross-section of Khalid Bin Waleed Road and Shahrah-e-Quaideen, a new eatery called Snack Attack has recently been inaugurated. It is an outlet offering sandwiches, burgers, pizzas and the usual fast food at reasonable rates.  They do not have walls around the place. It is "open".  Obviously, a big juicy burger is what they are primarily offering.The menu includes Fried

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Chatkharay is a very famous and thriving restaurant in Khadda Market, Defence phase 5, right opposite the stadium.  As the name suggests, it offers traditional Pakistani desi cuisine in an upscale dining environment. They also offer breakfast on all days of the week now. Chinese and fast food is also available. Inside, the blackboard announces the special menu of the day. Downstairs, jars of

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Whenever we would pass by an outdoor, open air restaurant called Karahi Inn in Clifton block 2, we'd say to each other, "One day we should dine here on one of their baithaks". A baithak is basically a تخت, as known in Urdu, or a carpet-covered settee on which you can recline with oblong cushions to support you from behind. Now that the weather is chilly, we decided to dine here alfresco,

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Located in a side lane off main Tariq Road in PECHS Block 2 is a quaint, vintage Chinese Restaurant housed in a bungalow, known as Yuan Tung.  The entrance to the side lane in which this restaurant is located, is directly opposite the huge, distinguishable English Boot House outlet located on main Tariq Road. The placard outside the restaurant bears its name.  I suppose the real, "authentic"

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Located on the crossing between main Shahrah-e-Quaideen and Khalid Bin Waleed Road in Block 2, PECHS, is a famous BBQ restaurant called Noorani Kabab House.  As soon as you arrive, the rhythmic sound of kata-kat greets the ears.  Noorani Kabab House is famous for its kata-kat. The difference in prices here, from the eateries in the Defence/Clifton area of Karachi, is absolutely astounding! We

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I had read both positive and negative reviews of this eatery, called The Diner, which is located on main Khayaban-e-Shahbaz along the same side lane that has Espresso, Habitt, Sawadika and Subway - that one day I decided to try it out. When we entered, the waiters told us that the floor upstairs was the smoking area, and asked us to sit on the ground floor. However, we proceeded upstairs any

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If you would like to visit a place where you are served all kinds of food belonging to Arabian, Pakistani and South Indian cuisine in large, sometimes sizzling and smoking platters, then Thali Inn is the stop for you and your family. It is located at the end of Boat Basin that is closer to the Karachi Grammar School campuses, next to the - ahem - open air "river". It is in line with the famous

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Right across the roundabout from the outlets of Bundoo Khan, KFC, and Nando's on Sindhi Muslim, is a small but thriving eatery called Hyder's. Recently, Hyder's expanded upwards to include a larger family dining area on an upper floor. Here is what the family "room" looks like: Overall the floor has a nice decor; not too shoddy. :) The view from the upstairs window: a lot of the diners

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This eatery on one corner of Boat Basin has been around since I was a kid, which means a good two decades. Qasr Al-Nakheel means "Fort of the Date Palm Trees" in Arabic (which  also implies that I learned something in these two decades, because as a child I always wondered what on earth such a complex-sounding name actually meant!)  Anyway, of late this place was recommended to me by many.

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Cafe Student serving delicious Chicken Biryani started a long, long time ago, as any Karachiite knows, and eventually their biryani came to be known as Student Biryani. Today, it is a thriving business that has many outlets in the city.  This outlet recently opened in Defence phase 5, on 13th street in Badar Commercial area, between Daily Dubai Restaurant and the KFC on main 26th street. The

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13th Street off Badar Commercial Area in Defence, Phase 5, Karachi, seems to be turning into a food street! Besides boasting of Daily Dubai Restaurant, Sirf Meeruth Kabab House, Student Biryani and now the vintage Bundoo Khan's, there are other smaller food outlets dotting this entire double road that runs between Saba Avenue and 26th Street, with the KFC of main 26th Street as a prominent

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N'ecos Natural Store and Cafe has recently opened its doors along one of the lanes between main Khayaban-e-Shujaat and 16th Street off Khayaban-e-Muhafiz. Its in the same lane as the men's clothing store Naushemian.  This picture of the map was downloaded from their now defunct website. Since this store and cafe boasts organic and high-quality ingredients, the prices are on the high side.

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Doing good business since many years on the Boat Basin strip in Clifton is a moderately-priced restaurant called Nihari Inn. On the night we paid it a visit, it had rained heavily, so the outer baithak's of tukhts and gao takya's that have become a landmark of this strip of eateries, had been wound up, with tents erected in their place, as is obvious from the picture above. The restaurant has

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I had only heard of The Revolving Restaurant and seen it from my car window as I peered upwards sometimes whilst passing by Caesar's Tower on main Shahrah-e-Faisal. I'd spot a round shape atop the tall building adorned by glittering, multi-colored lights, and wonder if it really did rotate as its name implied. Finally, on one of the last nights of Ramadan, after the culmination of taraweeh, we

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The Nadia Coffee Shop at Marriott needs no introduction. It has been around since as far back as I can recall.  The ambience of the shop is inviting and cozy, as you can see. On Eid this year, after the early morning Eid prayers, our hunger pangs made us decide to stop and have brunch at Nadia. It was a first time for us, so we decided to make the Eid morning a bit special and feed ourselves

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Anyone who has lived in Karachi and has a penchant for traditional kababs, is probably well aware of the famed kabab house called "Al Kabab" in Bahadurabad. It is located near this major roundabout known as Bahadurabad Chorangi, which has this mosque (pictured) in the middle of it. Once you reach this chowk, just ask anyone around where Al Kabab is, and they will guide you. It is in the street

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Located on street 10 in Badar Commercial Area, in Defence phase 5, almost off main Saba Avenue, is the recently inaugurated Daily Dubai Restaurant.  It is right next to the famous Meerath Kabab House that has also opened recently next to Dandee's Chaat and Fruit Juices on the same corner. The restaurant occupies the entire 4-storey commercial building. The owners seem to have left no stone

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Olé Cafe is situated on 6th commercial street, Zamzama, Defence Phase 5, Karachi, next to the popular Behbud Creations outlet. The cafe's interior is done in brown and mahogany hues, with one central table occupying most of the space in the middle.  Our party of 12 ladies was given this table for our reservation. On one side, there are fixed booths seating 4~6 people. Dining tables and

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Espresso Coffee House hardly needs any introduction. It is a very popular coffee house/cafe that has three outlets in Karachi: one on Zamzama, another in The Forum shopping mall and the third, its largest outlet, on main Khayaban-e-Shahbaz near the Shamsheer/Hafiz crossing. Breakfast menu: breakfast at Espresso is very popular. Desserts are a big hit with young and old alike, especially when

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Sometimes a tryst at a rustic eatery that brings back old memories is what gives the family a really different thrill of adventure! Come summer, my better half decided to avail some of his official, pending leave days at work. We were thinking of doing something different, so he decided to take us for breakfast one weekday morning to a local cafe in Saddar, a stone's throw away from his Alma

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Note: This franchise has closed down since this post was published. This restaurant no longer exists at this location. Located on main Khayaban-e-Shahbaz in Defence Phase 6 is an outlet of the international Malaysian food franchise called Secret Recipe. The interior is spacious and tastefully decorated in red and skin hues. Here you can see the counter housing their baked goods, in

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Located in Sindhi Muslim Society, Bundoo Khan is one of the most famed and vintage-classic eateries of Karachi, famous for its mouth-watering chicken tikka, kababs and paratha's. These are the shops and eateries opposite Bundoo Khan, across the road. It is surrounded on all sides by other international and more posh food franchises, such as KFC and Nando's, but though these new restaurants 

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Tandoori Hut is an increasingly popular eatery located in Boat Basin, Clifton Block 3. It has been doing roaring business since the last few years, resulting in its fast expansion across the Boat Basin strip. On any night, groups of young men and boys mainly dominate the dining area outside, whilst families are seated inside the air-conditioned family rooms visible in the background. Don't know

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Gazebo is located near the Saba Avenue/Khayaban-e-Shamsheer crossing in Defence Phase 5, Karachi. It has long been famous for its chaat and South Indian Dosa's. Its menu is a bit pricey, probably because of the comfortable ambience it offers to accentuate the customers' dining experience. The interior is air-conditioned, which is why ladies who want to enjoy chaat without having to eat it

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Boat Basin has always been famous for the traditional halwa puri breakfast it offers on weekend mornings. Numerous eateries along the line that offer barbeque by night, open their doors early in the mornings on Saturdays and Sundays to offer rich but delicious delcacies to their customers. Reportedly, the workers are up since 5 a.m to whisk up the breakfast items. We arrived late, at 10:30 a.m,

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Located opposite Agha's Supermarket on main Schon Circle in Clifton is a small, cosy little dessert shop famous for its dip-coated, topping-covered ice cream. Interestingly, they also have a Gola Gunda stand outside, that offers "Dip Gola"! Their menu features diverse yet refreshingly affordably-priced items. The shop is neat and tidy. Understandably, families with young children are

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Located on main Zamzama Boulevard in Defence Phase 5, Arizona Grill is a popular restaurant, going strong among the die-hard foodie Karachiites since a decade now. The reception has a bar and waiting area. On a national holiday at 2 p.m, we had to wait to get a table, along with other families and groups. Despite being housed inside a basement, and only at that underground level, its

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Situated in Clifton near Schon Circle, right opposite Dunkin' Donuts, is Nando's, which is famous for its Portugese-style, flame-grilled chicken. Their trademark is this red-and-black chicken logo. The restaurant is on two levels. The counter downstairs that handles their takeaway orders. They perhaps need a new podium! :) Upstairs, the dining area is divided into 2 sections: smoking and

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BBQ Tonite is one of the most popular, vintage, smoothly-run and booming restaurants in Karachi.  As this picture reveals, its been going strong for over 2 decades now. More than a decade ago, they were running only from the ground floor of this building. Now, they have occupied the whole three floors of it, in addition to the rooftop. This barbecue and grill station just outside the

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UPDATE: Copper Kettle as we knew it is now no more. It has been revamped by its owners into Hobnob Cafe - a more casual eatery offering a menu that combines the products/edible items/dishes available at Necos, Hobnob Bakery and the old Copper Kettle. Please click here to visit their Facebook page. Copper Kettle was a famous, vintage restaurant located on 3rd Commercial Lane, Zamzama, Phase 5,

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This outlet is located in Clifton near Schon Circle. It was this deal that caught our attention. And, admittedly, we realized that we had never visited any Dunkin' Donuts outlet (!), so it was high time we tried it out, especially with two children aged 4 and 2. I really liked the spacious ambience. It combined cafe style seating with a la carte restaurant dining. The perfect combination for a

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Update: this eatery has closed down and no longer exists at this location. DC Express is located right behind Nando's in Clifton, and opposite Dunkin' Donuts Self service Daal Chawal is offered with vegetable bhujia/bhaji, Tandoori Chicken, and Beef Mince/Qeema. Daal Chawal was for Rs 70 and the Shami Kabab cost an additional Rs 25. Verdict: Very tasty! Also, easy on the wallet. Good,

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The Pizza Hut outlet on main Zamzama has been doing roaring business since its inception, especially since the one we grew up frequenting near Boat Basin, Clifton, closed down some time ago. There was a time when this "Pizza in a Sandwich" deal was on. We decided to try it out and it was a hit with the children! The picturesque menu.Pizza Hut has added a variety of appetizers and snack-type

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Located at the entrance of the lane leading to the famous Delhi Colony, and just opposite a local Habitt outlet, is the ever-expanding Charming Snacks. Their menu is that of any regular tikka and kabab place: Gola kababs, karhai, chargha, kata kat, fried fish, Bihari boti and paratha's/naan. The reason why Charming Snacks is being mentioned here on this blog, is because of the high quality of

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Rangoli is an all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant off main Karsaz road. The restaurant is atop a gaming zone that offers many kinds of unique activities for families, such as an ice skating rink, simulated rock climbing, and bowling. The investors have really taken pains to spruce up the place! Outdoor elevators. :) As I said, Arena is actually the name of a gaming complex. As you can see,

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Cafe Zouk is a bit on the pricey side, as you can see from this menu card. Complimentary starter: salsa and tortilla chips. Fish and chips Crispy Fried Chicken strips Chicken Cannelloni - superb in taste and quantity! Fresh Lime Overall verdict: A bit on the steep side i.e. it is a pricy place, but the quality of food and portion size is worth writing home about. Everything, from the

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Baba Kentucky. ;) The deal is visible in the background. A child's paradise. No kidding. And these foreign franchises know it. Unhealthy food? Check. Tastes great? Check. Kids love the place? Check. Should eat here often? No! But once in a while it doesn't hurt, especially if your eating habits are not unhealthy otherwise. Like, once a month, maybe? Verdict: We hate to love and love to

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This is the "huge" looking sandwich the adverts tempt you with. And this is what you get. You cannot even see the filling from the sides, let alone have it spill out of the bun; the sandwich in reality is quite limp and small. Rs 170 per Sub (on average) is a bit steep, considering the miniscule little excuse-for-a-sandwich you get for it. The white chocolate chip cookie visible in the

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Chandni is located atop Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi. The hallway that leads to it has one wall made entirely of glass, so that the view can be enjoyed. In fact, the view is one of the main attractions of the restaurant. The drinks trolley is placed right at the entrance. One can be deceived if one doesn't read labels closely. Still enough to cause an alarm to ring for a Muslim. That's

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Baluchistan Sajji is just opposite the brightly-lit Hilltop Lawn that appears on the left after Jauhar Morr, before you reach Jauhar Chowrangi (before Bata Shoes). Great-tasting, low-fat, grilled chicken does not get any better than this! Green tea is only Rs. 20 per cup, but it is made here from actual green tea leaves (not a tea bag). It was great except for the excess sugar in it. Never a

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Chinese Beef and Chillies with Fried Rice, Rs 170

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Indulge is the name of a chain of restaurants that is owned by Cupola, the same company that owns and runs the KFC franchise in Pakistan.  We sometimes visit the Zamzama outlet that is a stone's throw away from our residence. The ambience is quite nice. There are 3 portions: one lower portion, one glass-walled one as seen in the above picture, and one main dining area (below). An aquarium adds

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Ireland's Butler's Chocolate Cafe opened its doors on Zamzama during winter last year. Since then it has been doing good business. It offers chocolate truffles (little round chocolates, shown below), besides the usual edible cafe fare, to its customers who dine in. A complimentary chocolate truffle is therefore served here with almost anything you order.  The interior of the cafe: Here is a

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Located in the corner of 9th Commercial Lane, Zamzama, in Defence Phase 5, Karachi. The plants outside add to its quaint, cozy touch. The Pie In The Sky bakery is inside Chatterbox. The menu has soups and snacks such as sandwiches, wraps, in addition to beverages and desserts. A bit pricy. The wall was lined with books to allow customers to read for free whilst at the cafe. I liked this

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Salt n Pepper Village Restaurant is one of the most famed buffet places in Karachi. It is situated on Beach Avenue in an area popularly known for decades as "Seaview". The restaurant uses symbols of traditional local folk culture and Sindh's ethnic cultural heritage in its ambiance and decor. This water mill is always running right outside the restaurant's entrance. A lit-up bullock cart is

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Damascus is a very popular Arabian food outlet in Clifton, near the underpass. It is located near the huge Gul Ahmed Ideas outlet. It offers alfresco dining at night, at reasonable prices. Families and youngsters are both in attendance. We ordered Falafel as a starter, for Rs 100. It was accompanied by Garlic Dip. What Damascus is very famous for, is its tasty and light grilled chicken.

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A-One is located in main Defence Market, Phase 1, and also near Khayaban-e-Ittehad. Their deals are very affordable. For example, the one pictured above was for less than Rs 200 (drink was ordered seperately). Their shakes are rumored to be great too. I had their cold coffee, which was amazing. Verdict: Great eating for families at affordable rates.

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Cafe Fresh Juice Zone - an international food franchise - is located on main Zamzama Boulevard; smack in the middle. We went there for coffee. The dining area offers a combination of tables, chairs, and couches. They have regular cafe stuff plus a variety of juices and smoothies. We ordered a Peach smoothie too, but didn't like it very much. :-/ Their coffee menu Cafe Mocha for Rs 190 - it

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Tucked away in main Saddar, downtown Karachi, is vintage Chullu Subhani Cafe (also known as Chilo or Chelo Kababs) The eatery is located right opposite the Caltex petrol station, next to Hotel Sarawana. Amazing Iranian Chilo/Chelo/Chullu Kababs have been served here for years, in beef, chicken and fish. The prices are very reasonable, with the serving size leaving nothing to be desired. We

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Cafe Ciao is located on the far end of 6th Commercial Lane, Zamzama Boulevard, Phase 5 D.H.A, Karachi. It is owned by an Italian company called Manuel. The cafe has 2 floors, and a cosy ambience hued in amber, rust, and beige.  Some wraps, pastas and sandwiches are on offer in the menu as well, in addition to the usual coffee and desserts. Er, they need to print new menu cards. Notice the

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