Food in Lucknow

What to eat in Lucknow

8 dishes worth ordering in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh — what each one is, and where to look for it.

Local dishs in Lucknow

Tunday Kebab

Tunday Kebab

Melt-in-the-mouth galawati kebabs, a Lucknow legend

Chowk

Nihari

Nihari

Fragrant dum biryani and slow-cooked nihari

Awadhi Biryani

Awadhi Biryani

Fragrant dum biryani and slow-cooked nihari

Kakori Kebab

Kakori Kebab

Refined minced-meat kebab

Sheermal

Sheermal

Saffron bread with rich curries

Kulcha-Nihari

Kulcha-Nihari

Saffron bread with rich curries

Street foods in Lucknow

Makhan Malai

Makhan Malai

Iconic Lucknow chaat and winter milk-foam sweet

Hazratganj/Chowk

Basket Chaat

Basket Chaat

Iconic Lucknow chaat and winter milk-foam sweet

Hazratganj/Chowk

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