Food Street - Definition and Overview

Food street in Gawalmandi, Lahore is a centre of traditional Pakistani food. The site is surrounded by centuries old buildings and places like Landa Bazaar, Mayo Hospital and Baansan-wala Bazaar. The food street is open to traffic in the morning but as the sun sets, the street is blocked off. Hungry visitors arrive and stay till very late at night, enjoying some of the best local food available in Lahore.

The traditional Kashmiri-Persian architecture can still be seen, used extensively in buildings surrounding that place, as seen in the pictures below. The pictures were taken without a flash, in order to capture the ambiance of food street.

View of food street

White building

Toy shop

Fish shop

Some of the must-try dishes are:

• Hareesa
• Chicken Tikkah
• Biryani
• Seekh Kabab
• Tuk Tuk
• Churgah
• Qawah
• Subz Chai (Green Tea)
• Lassi

Example Usage of Street