Karachi

Karachi has several fantastic upscale restaurants, which serve a huge variety of cuisines. Most of the upper-end restaurants are either located within one of the major hotels in the city the Sheraton, the Pearl Continental and Avari Towers, or in the trendy shopping district of Zamzama in Defence.

One can easily find a franchise of KFC ☎ +92 21 111 -532-532, McDonalds ☎ +92 21 111 244-622, Subway ☎ +92 21 586-8907, Papa Johns Clifton ☎ +92 21 585-3374, Mr Cod ☎ +92 21 535-0746, Henny's ☎ +92 21 5867151, +92 21 5864023 9a-11p), Pizza Hut ☎ +92 21 111 241-241, Domino's ☎ +92 21 111 366-466 or Dunkin Donuts ☎ +92 21 111 366-887. The beauty of the food in Karachi is that you will probably find cuisine for every taste.

Excellent

Marine arcade, kehkashan,clifton

Lotus Court

Sheraton hotel, club rd

New York Cafe

10-c, 6th zamzama lane, phase-v, main zamzama blvd., d.h.a

Hang Out

Plot #23-c, mezzanine floor, ds123, badar commercial area, 26th street, phase 5, d.h.a., ☎ +92 21 824-9060, +92 21 534-5072

Garnish

1st floor, awami markaz, shahra-e- faisal

Kabana Restaurant

Clifton food centre, opp.bilawal house

Shangrila International Restaurant

Avari towers

Cactus Cafe

71/c, 24 st., phase-v, d.h.a, off. khayaban-e-tanzeem

Topkani Restaurant

Arts council building, m.r. kayani rd

Clifton Grill

Plot no. 2/a, k.d.a., scheme 5, clifton, ☎ +92 21 587-9335, +92 21 587-9336

Zen

49-c, khayaban-e-sehar, phase-vi, dha

Ponderosa South Indian

C-11, alfalah building, mohammad ali society.

Delhi Muslim Kali

Plot #23-c, zamzama boulevard, land-2, d.h.a.

Bombay Bakery & Nimco

Millenium mall, rashid minhas rd.

Build Your Own Burger (BYOB)

Main khayaban-e-bader at 26th street, phase 5, d.h.a., tel: ☎ +92 21 534-8099

Crab Attack

˜Ž +92 21 201-9687, boating excursion & seafood buffet. private bookings.

Jans chicken

Boat basin, khayaban-e-roomi, opposite clifton jamat khana.

Highway Garden Restaurant

Main super highway, near tool plaza, ☎ +92 300 822-0320

Chawal Inn

Boat basin, clifton

Village Garden Grill and BBQ

Club rd, opposite avari towers. great bbq and restaurant. one of the top ones in karachi. ☎ +92 21 521-2880

If anyone is looking for "chaat" a local-fare of chickpeas mixed with other things

Cafe Hassan

Civil hospital, near s.i.u.t hospital. it is famous in birayni and tea. 10am-3pm.

Pitaco's Food Delivery

˜Ž +92 21 3587-0530-31, (http://www.pitacosonline.com). pakistan's food delivery service delivering greek, mexican, italian & continental cuisine.

La Pizza Pie

1/a, marine arcade, block 3, clifton, ☎ +92 21 529-2301

Shakey's Pizza

Bc-7, block-5, crystal court, kda scheme-5, kehkashan, clifton

Sweet and Sour

55-c, khayaban-e-muslim, muslim commercial area, phase 6, d.h.a., ☎ +92 21 584-0996, +92 21 584-0997

Singapore Sling

Clifton, near the beach. singaporean, malaysian and chinese foods and bbq, great food, clean and reasonable.

The Korean

Clifton, near schoen circle,

Beirut

7th commercial lane, zamzama phase ☎ +92 21 530 1973, +92 21 530 174

Meezaj Restaurant

arabian food center, chapal ocean center, sea view, near bilawal house, clifton, ☎ +92 21 537-3077 is in the lane next to shabestan iranian restaraunt and live rostrum.

Nadia Cafe

Marriott hotel, 9 abdullah haroon road, ☎ +92 21 568-0111, theme nights/call for cuisine schedule

Olive Bistro & Grill

Shop #2, plot 27/c, stadium lane 2, phase 5, d.h.a., ☎ +92 21 534-5270

Royal Blue Elephant

Pearl continental hotel, club road, uan: ☎ +92 21 111 505-505

Thai Express

Marine arcade no. 5, block 3, clifton

Limoncello

14-c, 7h zamzama commercial lane, phase 5, d.h.a., ☎ +92 21 530-1973, +92 21 530-1974

Quattro

147-c, khayaban-e-seher , phase 6, d.h.a., ☎ +92 21 524-3257, +92 21 524-3258

'Nadia Cafe, Marriott Hotel, 9 Abdullah Haroon Rd, ☎ +92 21 568-0111, Theme Nights/Call For Cuisine Schedule

Cozmo

Sheraton hotel, club rd, ☎ +92 21 563-3333

Zamzama

This is the place where the rich , famous and affluent like to hangout. zamzama is home to the trendiest and hippest cafes in town , where all the hip and young people of karachi like to hang out in their designer attires and sip on the most best brews in town. at the same time zamzama is also home to the more up end and exclusive dining places in the city , some of the most expensive restaurants in the country are found on this one boulevard. for cafes be sure to check out ciao, espresso , aylanto, chatterbox and offcourse the only chocolate café in town butlers chocolate café the irish chain.

Beach Avenue

Is famous for its giant food outlets like floating ship, mcdonalds, kfc, dip shop, sweet n sour, salt'n'pepper, kinara etc.

Shahbaz Commercial

This place is slowly developing in to the new zamzama. with zamzama getting more and more congested new restaurateurs are looking towards shahbaz to set up their new businesses . trendy cafes and restaurants have started to spring up left right and center. shahbaz like zamzama is basically a rich mans playground where most of the restaurants and cafes clientele comprises of people from the rich and upper middle class of society. notable places to check out are studio cafe for the best sheesha in town theres a seperate floor for sheesha, the one thing that's special about this place is that once you're done eating your food a professional photographer takes you down to the basement for a photo shoot and you get a cd that contains your pictures in it to keep as a memorabilia of your visit here. then theres kaps cafe that is a flower shop cum coffee shop all in one. secret recipe is popular for its sumptous cheesecakes and other desserts. not to forget espresso is by far hands down the most popular cafe in town , this place serves the best western styled breakfast in town. espresso has two more outlets in town but this branch tends to be the most popular one in town. the newly opened the diner seems to be doing pretty well it serves great continental food. sawasdee is famous for its tangy hot and sour thai food. other than the above mentioned your fast options in this part of town include pizza hut and subway.

26th Street and Tauheed Commericial

Fine dining in karachi has officially found a new home. most of the finest art galleries in the city are found in this area , so it isnt uncommon to come across a restaurant that has an art gallery within in it or vice versa. hence because of this , this area has unofficially been dubbed the "artist district" of karachi. the finest french restaurant in the city if not the country cafe flo is located here. an artist favorite is cafe koel. the patio is another favourite that has an art gallery attached to it. purple haze a popular youngster hang out where they occasionally have a karaoke night. another youngster favourite hang out is the hotspot. the hotspot is known to serve the best desserts in town. from banoffee pie to supersonic fudge sundaes you name it and they've got it. infact you can also create your own milkshake flavour over here like for eg banana caramel with white chocolate toblerone.

As far as restaurants go Copper Kettle, Arizona Grill and Roasters being the oldest restaurants on the street win hands down as far as popularity goes. For fine dining the most reputed places to head to are Fuchsia, Okra and Baan Thai. Other than the above mentioned Zamzama has a fair share major fast outlets scattered across it, the most notable being Pizza Hut , Dominos and Subway.

Khadda Market

Is mainly famous for its delicious "paratha rolls" that can be eaten with a various array of different meats eg chicken, beef and kebab to name a few. with different fillings and yea that includes cheese and garlic mayo also. for the best paratha rolls head to hot and spicy and red apple. one average paratha roll with out any fillings will cost you around rs 80. the more fillings you add the more price increases this can go up to around rs 130-150 per roll. other than the paratha rolls both of the above mentioned restaurants serve great sandwiches and burgers also. other popular places in the area to head to are chatkharay and gazebo for "chaat" , indus biryani for biryani , kay bees for fast food. mingcourt, chopstix and china ming for chinese. food aside khadda market is home to the best salons in the city for a designer snip head to clippers and pzazz.

Cafe Rendezvous

Alliance française de karachi, plot st-1, block 8, kehkashan, clifton.

Le Terrasse

Grand mercure, karachi airport hotel, star avenue terminal 1, ☎ +92 21 924-2600

La Cucina

16-c, lane 6, zamzama boulevard, dha

Frango's Portuguese Grilled Cuisine

zamzama, clifton