Best Desi Breakfast Places in Karachi

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Best Desi Breakfast Places in Karachi


There is no debating the fact that we Karachiites love our food. But what makes our love for food more passionate is that no matter how large and varied a spread are we offered, we always gravitate towards our desi food.

It’s greasy, it’s fattening, it’s probably unhygienic (what with the recent restaurant raids) but it’s definitely the most lip-smackingly delicious food out there.

Waheed’s kebab, Zahid’s nihari, Fresco’s Dahi Baray – Karachi has a range of desi food to offer. But trumping these all, are the places offering breakfasts and brunches to the foodie bunch of the metropolitan city.

Nothing says a good Sunday morning like the sweet halwa, the hot, crunchy puris and the spicy aloo bhujia with chickpeas!

Check out our picks for Top 5 Desi Breakfast Places in Karachi:

DHAMTHAL


Located near Aisha Manzil, F.B.Area, Dhamthal is not only known for its delicious signature breakfast dish halwa puri but also for its biscuits, nimco, pastries, patties and other fried items.

The long queues of people waiting to buy nashta, even after noon, are testament enough for the delicious food on offer!

TOOSO NASHTA


One of the most popular breakfast places to date, Tooso Nashta continues to remain the go-to place for Karachiites since decades now.

Located at Bahadurabad, while Tooso’s signature dishes are halwa puri, aloo bhujia and tea, the place also offers eggs and parathas for breakfast.

DERA

Located at Karachi’s “food street” Boat Basin, Dera serves, without a doubt, the best desi breakfast in the city.

While their halwa puri is a must-have, their signature chicken cheese paratha is worth a delicious mention too!

BAITHAK

Yet another one of Boat Basin’s highlights, Baithak too offers scrumptious desi nashta delights!

Nothing beats an early Sunday morning stroll on the beach followed by a late open air halwa puri breakfast at Baithak on charpayes with friends and families. If you are not up for halwa puri, their parathas, especially the cheese ones are worth trying too!

QUETTA ALAMGIR HOTEL

Serving one of the best lachay daar parathas and doodh pati chai in Karachi, Quetta Alamgir Hotel is another one of our favorite desi breakfast places.

While the staple chai-paratha breakfast served at the dhaba is simply the best out there, we love their version of Pizza Paratha (omelette on paratha) too!

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Best Chai Dhabbas in Karachi


We all love those colorful palettes of scrumptious foods that look like they came straight out of Masterchef with their miniature sized servings served in exotic ambiances; but let’s admit it, as appealing as they are, to the eyes and to our taste buds, nothing beats a good old cup of tea with a piping hot paratha, served in open air in the most basic of presentation.

While there are a huge number of dhabbas satisfying the never ending love of end-of-the day chai, unfortunately there are very few which boast of family environments. These few are some of the more recent openings, with their contemporary chai menus and fancy Nutella parathas. though slightly overpriced, but are perfect settings for anyone looking for a decent cup of tea with their friends and families.

These newer chai dhabbas are part of the trending makeover fad that has gripped Karachi in the past few years where Karachiites have taken the most basic of their beloved culture from truck art to gola gandas and chais and have transformed it into a more elite culture.

Take a look at some of the top Chai Dhabbas in Karachi:

CHAI WALA

Location: Shop 2 &3, Plot # 1C, Street 5, Chota Bukhari Commercial, Phase 6 DHA, Karachi.

The Chai Wala is a fusion of an upscale café and the traditional chai dhabba, boasting of a truck-art theme inspired set up and an chic chai menu with items like Disco Chai, Cadbury Chai, Chicken Cheese Paratha, Pizza Paratha and the now common, Nutella Paratha.

With the tagline Peeyo Magar Pyar Se, this particular dhaba differentiates itself from the more traditional ones by ensuring that only mineral water is used for tea and discouraging littering. To give it the ultimate modern touch, is the availability of free wi-fi. The prices for the Chais range from PKR 50 to PKR 150.

CHAI SHAI


Location: Lane no 5 , plot no 4-C , shop no 1, Chota Bukhari, main Saba Avenue Khayaban-e-Bukhari Defence., Karachi.

Chai Shai is yet another much welcomed modern dhabba addition to Karachi of recent times. With a classic Lollywood theme, the Chai Shai open air café just likes its contemporaries boasts of a range of fancy teas and much fancier parathas; its specialty being the Pizza Paratha.

With a price range for chai starting from PKR 50 for basic Karak Chai to PKR 180 for Saffron Tea, Chai Shai is also rumored to be a hot spot for celebrities.


CHAI MASTER


Location: 41-C, Lane 4, Shahbaz Commercial, Phase 6, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi.

Opened in 2012, Chai Master is one of the more older establishments amongst these new contemporary chai dhabbas. Offering one of the best Disco chais in Karachi, Chai Master also boasts of a range of scrumptious Arabic fateeras, a variety of parathas and its specialty Mango Lassi.

Unlike others, the Chai Master dhabba has a small indoor space allowing 6 guests at a time to be seated if they are not up for open air serving.


CAFÉ CLIFTON


Location: Main Khayaban-e-Shamsheer Road St.31, Karachi, Pakistan, Karachi.

Café Clifton is the oldest, most successful chai dhabba to date in Karachi. Running for 29 years and counting, Café Clifton is the Karachiites’ go-to place for breakfast and chai for decades.

While the popular item continues to be chai as admitted by the chai maker of the café, other items like parathay, halwa puri and cholay come in close seconds. While the environment may not be as family friendly as others, there is plenty of space to sit in your cars and enjoy the delicious food that Café Clifton continues to offer.

LOLLYWOOD CAFÉ

Location: 18C Lane 10 Bukhari Commercial, Karachi.

Yet another Lollywood themed dhabba, Lollywood Café offers more than simply chai and parathas to cater to the upscale dhabba clientele of Karachi.

While their forte continues to be Disco Paratha, Nutella Chai and Kadak Doodhpati, the café also offers a range of barbecue items, burgers and sandwiches for those looking for a complete meal.

 

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Top 5 Halwa Puri Places in Karachi

Want to enjoy Sunday breakfast? There is nothing better than Halwa Poori on SUNDAYS. If you live in Karachi, and looking for best halwa puri, we are telling you about the top 5 places to start your Sunday, I mean to enjoy a halwa poori breakfast. We have picked the 5 breakfast places of Karachi with best tastes.

So start your Sunday with a Halwah Poori and enjoy it the utmost!

Here are the top 5 Halwa Puri Place in Karachi.


1. NASIR SWEETS:

Nasir Sweets is also a famous name for Halva Poori Nashta. They are busy on Sunday mornings serving big number of customers with tasteful crispy puri with chanay and tarkari.
Let's try them this Sunday!

Area:
FEDERAL B AREA:
Address:
Fareed Square, Pakistan Ave, Block 14, Federal B Area, Karachi
Phone: 021-36345023


2. DHAMTHAL:

Dhamthal Bakery is the most famous shop for halwa puri in Karachi. Basically, it is a sweet shop but they also offer Halwa Poori Nashta on Sunday morning. Their taste is deemed best in Karachi.

Area:
FEDERAL B AREA:
Address:
Gulshan-e-Ali, No. 2, Ayesha manzil, Block-7, Fedral B. Area, Karachi
Phone: 021-36330774-5


3. DILPASAND:

Karachiites already know the famous eatery Dilpasand very well. It is now a perfect place for Halwa Puri Nashta too. Plan a nashta outing at Dilpasand this Sunday. You would like it's taste and environment.

Area:
NORTH NAZIMABAD:


4. MULLA AHMED HALWAI:

Better known as Mulla Halwai, this is a very famous sweet shop of Nazimabad area.
If you live around and haven't yet tasted Mulla poori, oh what have you been doing man?

Area:
NAZIMABAD:
Address:
Firdous Colony, Nazimabad No. 1 Chowrangi, Karachi
Phone: 021-36636388

5. DERA:

Dera is the option of Clifton residents. Situated at Boat Basin, Dera Restaurant is ideal Nashta place for Karachiites, especially for people living at Clifton and Defence areas. In addition to halwa poori, you would glad their specialty foods like cheese paratha and Kashmiri tea.

Area:
CLIFTON:
Address:
Main Boat Basin, Clifton, Karachi
Phone: 0300-9227039