In Lucknow, the month of Ramzan is a festival of gastronomic delight with the streets of old Lucknow turning into a festival for foodies for iftari and continuing right up till sehri. Check out some of the lesser hyped, but very popular places for iftari/sehri among rozedars on Now Lucknow’s Ramzan Special series
Faheem Iftaari’s small, non-descript shanty on Road comes up only during the month of Ramzan, and is crowded with rozedars till whenever the food stocks last. In fact, this lesser known place serves one of the largest iftari spread in town!
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> Don’t expect the regular kebabs and biryani here. Their speciality is the samosa, with six different kinds of fillings. Try the keema samosa, meetha samosa with dry fruits samosa, which are his bestsellers.
Price: From Rs. 15 to Rs. 20
> They have all kinds of pakoras and fried foods like potato and chicken, that he serves with homemade chutney.
Price: From Rs. 20 to Rs. 80 per plate.
> They also have bun-keema, that’s very popular with his customers.
WHEN
The shop opens in time for iftari and is in business till midnight.
WHERE
Near Odeon Cinema, Nazarbagh, Lucknow
