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 Ludhiana’s most famous eateries

  • Enjoy the delicious Pakodas at Punnu de pakode

  • For world-famous Cream Chicken, go to Chawala’s

  • Baba Chicken serves some of the best Butter Chicken, Lemon Chicken,Keema Naan, Fried Fish and Tawa Roti

  • Aman Chicken serves classic Dhaba-style Butter Chicken, Rara Chicken and Mutton and Tandoori Chicken

  • To refresh your palette with some decadent desserts, head over to Chowk

Ludhiana, one of Punjab’s most popular cities is known for its apparel industry, especially its winter wear, housing most of India’s popular woollen wear brands. Believed to have been founded by the Lodhi dynasty in the 1480s, it is often referred to as India’s Manchester. Industries manufacturing cycle parts, woollens, machine tools, sewing machines, generators, diesel engines, tyres & tubes and a host of other utilities and consumer goods dot the map of Ludhiana. A fast growing mini-metro, it is the largest city north of Delhi.

Like any destination in Punjab, food is an important aspect of culture in Ludhiana. From starters to mains to desserts, Ludhiana has its share of famous eateries that must be visited for an authentic local food experience. Here is a list of some of the more popular eateries in the city.

 1  Punnu de Pakode, Gill Road

Description

Imagine the familiar: prepared pakodas being carefully slipped into a kadhai of hot oil, the oil foaming up into little bubbles to yield a timeless fried delight.

At Gill Road, near Cycle Market, indulge yourself with some giant pakodas and enjoy your ride to bliss. With foodies from near and far paying homage to this eatery, Punnu De Pakode opens in the morning and serves their famous pakodas only till the batter lasts.

Their signature pakoda- the paneer pakoda- consists of two large pieces of paneer sandwiching a generous portion of mint chutney, served with delicious apple chutney.

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Phone-01614647555

Seating -Available

2 Chawla’s

Description

Chawla’s has always been a toasty haven for chicken lovers. Serving some of the best chicken dishes in town since 1960, there are many Chawla’s chicken outlets in India, but the one in Ludhiana is one of the best outlets and an absolute must visit.

The one item on the menu that one should not miss is the iconic “Cream Chicken”, as popular as the eatery itself.  Creamy and rich gravy, embellished with pieces of tender and well-cooked chicken that evoke the most pleasant aroma of clove, cinnamon and love- Cream Chicken at Chawla’s is a must-try.

Vegetarians- do not fret; you can enjoy the delicious dishes of Cream Paneer and Cream Mushroom, apart from the delicious and spicy paneer tikka.

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Seating - Available

Phone- 0161 505 1552

3 Baba Chicken, Ludhiana

Description

If you worship chicken and seek a live darshan of the universal deity- butter chicken , then Baba Chicken is your ultimate pilgrimage. The place is known to serve some of the best Butter Chicken and Fish Belle in town.

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Seating -Unavailable

Phone : 098724 00057

4 Aman Chicken, Shastri Nagar, Railway Crossing

Description

Aman Chicken, a dhaba-esque eatery is known for its mouth-watering butter chicken,-its meat tender, its gravy creamy and the spice level perfect. Apart from this, the most popular dish is the Rara Chicken or Mutton along with the Lemon Chicken and Tandoori Chicken.

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Seating: Unavailable

Phone : 099158 00075

5 Basant Ice-Cream at  Fountain

Description

Indulge your sweet tooth, Desi-style. Chowk has a wide variety of kulfi and ice creams to satisy your cravings.

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Seating: Unavailable

Phone: +(91)-9915232036, +(91)-161-3745246

6 Friends Dhaba

Description

Daal parotha means Friends Dhaba. A typical Dhaba Dal prepared in shudh Desi Ghee and cooked to expertise to a level you cant say a no each time you pass by.

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Seating: Available

Phone: 0161 2720911

7 Hawai Adda

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Description

 Hawai Adda its airport theme but this one had a aeroplane as well
Some defunct aeroplane which had completed its flying days was parked and the experience for some who have not probably traveled on a plane this is a trial run surely, but in Ludhiana I doubt too many who can afford this restaurant will also probably have traveled as well

So hostess on ground takes you up and seats you

Cockpit is a busing station and the main plane is the seating space, toilets are the toilets in reality but the food is not made on the plane 

The rear entrance flight of stairs are a pick up boy path who goes up down with food, must be losing a lot of weight as well as the place is fairly popular 

Will it last, I think only till the novelty remains as even the sound of telling your partner that we need to go again to Hawai Adda may build plans for travel in conversation cause even if you wish to avoid the subject of travel and planes and places you can't as the mood gets you

A causal quick snack lunch will put you back by a Mumbai Goa flight time or Delhi Chandigarh so service is fairly good

 

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