Restaurants · Lucknow
Where to eat in Lucknow — from market lunches to tasting menus
Lucknow's eating-out scene, edited. Sit-down restaurants worth crossing the city for: regional kitchens, modern Indian, the legacy continental rooms, and the chef-led places opening this year. Long lunches and table-for-two dinners alike.
01Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh in North India. It is a historically important city and for centuries was at the heart of the North Indian culture. It is also famed throughout India for its elaborate cuisine and exquisite shadow work embroidery. On your tour, you will learn about the fascinating history and culture of this city. Highlights • La Martiniere • Lucknow Residency • Asafi Imambara • Clock Tower
02Lucknow is a city of many splendors, that promises a rich dose of history, culture and cuisine. On this 5-hour small group tour, view amazing sights such as La Martiniere, Sadat Ali & Begum Tombs, The Residency, Asfi (Bara) Imambara, Rumi Darwaza and Hussainabad (Chota) Imambara. At the end of it all you may also opt for a stroll at the Chowk market or at Hazratganj. There is a maximum of 4 passengers for this tour.
03This guided food tour allows you to hop in and out of traditional roadside eateries giving you an opportunity to try a variety of different kinds of delicious local foods. This is a guided tour with your own set of cutlery and basic dining gadgets provided that allows you to experience the best of the best in traditional restaurants, where the recipes were not only invented but actually perfected, without having to worry about how to eat without a fork or to wipe your hands clean after you are done.
Every city has its food clichés — and the gap between the tourist-trail restaurant and the place where chefs actually eat is wide. We've kept this list to the latter: restaurants we'd book for a birthday, recommend to a vegetarian guest, or send a client to between meetings.
Top restaurants in Lucknow take reservations 2–4 weeks ahead for prime weekend slots. Lunch is almost always easier than dinner. Most kitchens close between 3 PM and 7 PM; the late-night exceptions are noted below.
Vegetarian and Jain options are widely available across Indian and pan-Asian menus in Lucknow; vegan menus are reliable at modern places, less so at legacy restaurants. Allergens — gluten, nuts, shellfish — are best flagged at reservation time, not on arrival.
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