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Bundu Khan
With other branches in Lahore, Bundu Khan cooks up piquant Pakistani cuisine with menu items including a tasty mutton tikka and, for the more adventurous, brain masala. There's also a few non-Pakistani alternatives such as beef burgers and chicken corn soup. During lunchtime this branch mainly deals in takeaway, but in the evening diners can avail of tables and chairs set up outside.
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Café Aylanto
With seating inside and outdoors, this good-looking café tosses up a range of pastas as well as other Continental tempters including New Zealand lamb chops and Norwegian salmon steaks. For pure indulgence you can't beat the lobster thermidor.
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Café Zouk
Funky Zouk whips up imaginative Continental and Thai creations including a divine Pattaya sweet and sour fish, Ethiopian chicken in red pepper sauce and a superb New York cheesecake. Cocktail buffs can sip on a piña colada (minus the kick).
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Carpe Diem
Just off MM Alam Rd, Carpe Diem serves up organic Mediterranean fusion cuisine. It has a strict 'no soft drink' policy - however the fruit and vegetable detox concoction is invigorating. Enjoy the walnut chicken or the seafood platter in the white washed Med-inspired surrounding. There are live music performances over dinner on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
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Chaman
For a cool cone or three you really can't do much better than Chaman, which has carved a name for itself as one of Lahore's most-loved ice-cream parlours. If you have room, try the fruit juices.
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Cooco's Den & Café
Set in an eclectic family haveli (traditional mansion), with glorious views of the Badshahi Mosque and environs, the vistas and ambience of this restaurant score slightly higher marks than the food (which is still not at all bad).
The owner, artist Iqbal Hussain, primarily paints portraits of the nautch (dancing) girls of Heera Mandi (Lahore's redlight district), the area in which the haveli is located.
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Cookers
The outdoor dining area on The Mall is a great place to tuck into salt 'n' pepper squid, Arabian sole in lemon-herb sauce or coconut chicken curry. Bookings for dinner are recommended.
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Dhaba
Features subcontinental specialities with especially good Mughlai dishes such as nawabi salan (chicken in cashew-nut gravy with herbs and ginger). There are also some Continental offerings - the goat cheese and shrimp pasta and grilled tiger prawns in lemon butter sauce look promising. You can eat indoors or out in the breezy courtyard.
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Dumpukht
Named after the cuisine championed by the nawabs (Muslim princes) of Avadh (Lucknow, India) some 300 years ago, this is one of the PC's five fine restaurants. Try the delicious murgh pukhraaj (chicken cooked in yogurt, saffron, Afghan spices and garnished with edible silver paper) - one of the chef's personal favourites. For a midnight snack later, takeaway cakes, croissants, chocolate donuts and other sugary delights are available at the hotel's Pastry Shop.
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Eat & Sip
If you have to eat and run, this nondescript restaurant has a hotchpotch of takeaway or dine-in fast food such as chicken burgers, club sandwiches and a satiating (if somewhat greasy) 'lunchbox' (quarter fried chicken, French fries and coleslaw). The innocent-looking preparations in the salad bar can be deceptively chilli-hot.
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Faluda Shop
Opposite Fiesta, this is a good place to sample your very first faluda (vermicelli and ice cream).
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Fiesta
Although not as legendary as Chaman next door, Fiesta is working hard to win the hearts of ice-cream aficionados with a tantalising melange of sweet-sounding scoops.
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Freddy's Café
Convivial yet with attitude, Freddy's flaunts a 'politically correct menu' that includes Continental dishes 'flavoured to local preferences'. There's everything from Dijon steak to Afghan 'Tora Bora' chicken. The dessert menu is deliciously insane - who could possibly resist the 'Limited Democracy' ice cream and 'Day & Night' chocolate mousse.
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Gowal Mandi
Near The Mall, and aptly dubbed 'Food Street' by locals, the area called Gowal Mandi is brilliant for a cheap, hearty feed. The fierce competition between the many eateries along this street works to the customer's benefit, with a variety of tasty, good-value Pakistani cuisine. Although some places are open for lunch, the action really begins after sunset when the area is completely closed to traffic; chairs and tables are set up on the street; and the place takes on a festive buzz.
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Gun Smoke
In this Wild West steak house you wont bump into any cowboys, but you can enjoy MTV or the latest cricket match on your own in-booth screen. Brace yourself for some heat if ordering the jalapeño chicken wings and if you are hungry try the Red Hot Sherrif's Cut steak.
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Iceberg
If you've been shopping like a mad thing for CDs and DVDs and need a frosty pep-up, this ice-cream parlour is a godsend replete with icicles hanging from the ceiling. Its 20 flavours include wild strawberry, praline and chocolate fudge; toppings are an extra Rs20 .
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Jammin' Java
Make a beeline for this hip café if you're suffering withdrawal symptoms from lack of a real cup of coffee. There are frothy cappuccinos and lattes, espressos and flavoured coffees. If you've been dragged here by a coffee freak (but aren't one yourself) there are caffeine-free options such as the Hunza High fresh fruit smoothie, as well as light bites. JJ is below the Levis store opposite Café Zouk.
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Mei Kong
This large Chinese restaurant has an extensive menu with vegetable chow mein and prawn chop suey among the usual Chinese fare.
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Pizzerio Uno Chicago Grill
Decked out in an Al Capone theme, this is perhaps Lahore's best place to sink your chompers into a 12oz fillet steak. Its tandoori chicken pizza is also a treat, as is the Chicago cheesecake.
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Salt'n'Pepper
Recommended for its tasty Pakistani and Continental cuisine, this restaurant is a welcome retreat from the frenetic streets. A top seller is the boneless chicken handi (chicken dunked in a tomato based gravy). Or perhaps a club sandwich and slice of apple pie will suffice. Salt'n'Pepper has several branches in Lahore. Reservations are recommended on weekends.
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Shezan
This family restaurant serves up Pakistani and Continental favourites including mutton handi and cheese stuffed chicken breast. Also does takeaway.
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Tai Wah
Offers à la carte dining in addition to a yummy-looking buffet. The buffet is better value.
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Tourist Street
Near The Mall, and similar to the Gowal Mandi set-up, is so-called Tourist Street. It's another terrific place to fill your belly without spending a fortune. The aroma of cooking oil and barbecued meat fills the air and, like Gowal Mandi, Tourist St has a focus on Pakistani food and also springs to life after sunset, when traffic is denied entry.
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Village Restaurant
This restaurant gets the stamp of approval from travellers for its satiating buffet. Recommended for those contemplating a civilised feeding frenzy.
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Ziafat
Ziafat predominantly attracts young families, some of whom unfortunately allow their little darlings to treat the place like a playground. Nonetheless, the buffet is good value.
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