Popular as the City of Nawabs and Kababs, Lucknow is about biryanis, salans, dal goshts cooked from the finest and most exotic of ingredients. This is also the city that gifted to the world the dum pukht (slow, covered cooking) cuisine. Lucknow has a variety of restaurants, from the middle-range ones mainly in the Hazratganj area to those within the five-star hotels. Besides the special Awadhi food, there are also coffee shops and restaurants serving international cuisine.

- Gulfam (Hotel Clarks Awadh, 8 Mahatma Gandhi Marg.)- Oudhyana (Taj Mahal Hotel, Vipin Khand, Gomtinagar.) - Nawabeen (Hotel Gomti, Sapru Marg.)- Vyanjan Restauran,(Vinay Palace, 10 Ashok Marg.) - Kakis Restaurant (B-2011, Indira Nagar.)- Chung Fa (S-7, Gole Market, Mahanagar.)

Do hit the streets of Lucknow for a gastronomic adventure. The Chowk area is packed with joints selling something irresistible. For kababs, there's no place like Tunde?s at Akbari Gate. Mohammad Idris in the Firangi Mahal Pul area serves delectable biryanis. For creamy rabri and other sinful desserts, who better than Prem Sweets.