India — Ranked by Occasion

Best Restaurants
in Lucknow

India's Awadhi-cuisine capital — Tunday Kababi's 1905 galouti birthplace, Idris Biryani's century-old mutton recipe, Dastarkhwan's Hazratganj Mughlai feast. The Nawabi food tradition still cooked the way the royal courts taught it.

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Tunday Kababi (Chowk Original) restaurant
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Tunday Kababi (Chowk Original)
Awadhi Galouti Kebab$
The 1905 Chowk-quarter institution where galouti kebab was invented — the spice-blend Nawabi recipe that 'melts in the mouth' — six pieces ₹120, walk-in qu
Idris Biryani restaurant
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Idris Biryani
Awadhi Mutton Biryani$
The Chowk family-run biryani institution — Awadhi mutton dum biryani made the same way for four generations, ₹180 a plate, the city's most-cited reference.
Dastarkhwan-e-Lucknow (Hazratganj) restaurant
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Dastarkhwan-e-Lucknow (Hazratganj)
Mughlai / Awadhi Multi-Course$$
The Hazratganj Mughlai institution — Tunday-quality kebabs in a presentable dining room, a wider Awadhi menu, and the city's most-recommended single restau