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.

The menu features Pakistani cuisine with traditional favourites and some more-unusual offerings include qeema wala naan (flat bread stuffed with spiced minced lamb) and for dessert, alamghiri laula (a seasonal carrot-based sweet).

Dinner is the most atmospheric time to dine here - the top of the haveli is a great place to watch the sunset and the Badshahi Mosque become illuminated.