Best restaurants in Chowk
6 restaurants in Chowk that locals recommend. Most recommended: Raheem's (Raheem Hotel) (50 people recommend it), Mubeen's, Akbari Gate (49 people recommend it) and Lalla Biryani (28 people recommend it).
In Chowk, Lalla Biryani draws repeated recommendations for mutton biryani, Mubeen's at Akbari Gate for nihari and pasanda, and Raheem's older Phool Wali Gali shop opposite Chowk Tunday for kulcha and nihari. Shahid Biryani at Akbari Gate comes up for Lucknowi biryani, Shree Lassi's old shop on Kamla Nehru Marg for chole bhature and lassi, and Tunday Kababi Chowk for galouti kebabs with paratha.
Where people disagree: This is the older Mubeen's shop, not New Mubeen; Tunday here is Chowk, not Aminabad. Raheem's praise pools named-original-shop and unspecified-shop opinions, not all verified Phool Wali Gali experiences. Some find Lalla oily or overhyped. One Mubeen diner finds its nihari watery, another too salty; preferences between Mubeen and Raheem go both ways. One Shahid visitor describes a tiny lane and uncomfortable seating. Tunday draws comments about its basic setting and crowds; one weekly customer feels the taste declined and one admirer finds the kebabs too salty.
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1.Raheem's (Raheem Hotel), Chowk
50 people recommend, 6 warn against itvia r/lucknow
The selected Raheem pin is the older Phool Wali Gali shop opposite Chowk Tunday. The discussion and tally combine accounts identifying that shop with Raheem opinions that do not say which shop they describe; not every pooled opinion is verified for the original. Kulcha and nihari receive repeated recommendations, with pasanda also suggested. Diners disagree about Raheem versus Mubeen, and one feels the taste has declined. A commenter identifying the shop opposite Tunday advises weekdays after finding weekend nihari watery. Multiple commenters raise hygiene concerns. Explicitly other-shop accounts remain separate.
Chowk
2.Mubeen's, Akbari Gate
49 people recommend, 6 warn against itvia r/lucknow
Mubeen's at Akbari Gate is repeatedly recommended for nihari and pasanda, with a commenter also highlighting gilafi kulcha. It is a frequent alternative to Raheem's, though preferences go both ways. Reservations include a diner finding the nihari watery, another finding it too salty and overhyped, and hygiene concerns raised by multiple commenters. This page covers the older Mubeen's shop, not the separate New Mubeen listing.
Akbari Gate
3.Lalla Biryani, Chowk
28 people recommend, 7 warn against itvia r/lucknow
Lalla Biryani in Chowk receives repeated recommendations for mutton biryani, with admirers ranking it among their favourites in Lucknow. Other diners find it too oily, overhyped or disappointing, and seating attracts mixed comments. Multiple commenters raise hygiene concerns. The support is substantial but does not erase the disagreement about taste or the basic dining experience.
Chowk
4.Tunday Kababi Chowk
26 people recommend, 7 warn against itvia r/lucknow
The Chowk Tunday Kababi draws recommendations for galouti kebabs with paratha, and commenters describe it as an original outlet. Its appeal is the kebabs rather than a polished dining room: commenters mention a basic setting and crowds, with families often directed to Aminabad instead. Others prefer Kareem Kababi, and one weekly customer feels the taste has declined. One admirer still finds the kebabs too salty. This page covers Chowk, not Aminabad or the mall branches.
Tunday Kababi Chowk, near Izharson Perfumes, Chowk, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003, India
5.Shree Lassi, Chowk
13 people recommendvia r/lucknow
Shree Lassi in Chowk is repeatedly recommended for chole bhature and lassi. Branch choice matters: commenters direct visitors to the original or first shop rather than the newer-looking alternative. One specifically prefers it to a nearby chole bhature option because there is somewhere to sit and eat. This page covers the old shop on Kamla Nehru Marg, not the newer listing.
Chowk
6.Shahid Biryani, Akbari Gate
8 people recommendvia r/lucknow
Shahid Biryani at Akbari Gate is repeatedly suggested for Lucknowi biryani. A commenter prefers it to Idrees, while another includes both among places for an authentic local style. The practical caveat is the setting: one commenter describes a tiny lane and uncomfortable seating. Treat it as a biryani recommendation rather than a promise of a spacious sit-down restaurant.
Akbari Gate
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These are the places on our best restaurants in Lucknow map whose complete published address names Chowk, Lucknow, including Akbari Gate, Phool Wali Gali and Kamla Nehru Marg where that same address names Chowk. Each one passed the map's bar: at least five different people recommend it, and no more warn against it than recommend it. They are ordered by how many people recommend them. Each summary paraphrases those comments, and each place page links to the comments it cites. How we make our maps