This 100-year-old Lucknow institution serves beef (buffalo) kebabs for just ₹20 for four – a real treat if you can find it in the maze of streets that is the Chowk district (it's 100m north of Akbari Darwaza). There's a newer, larger branch (with a full restaurant) in Aminabad.
Tunday Kababi (Chowk)
Lucknow
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