In the city of burgers comes a break from the usual fast food cuisines. The taste of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is brought by the city’s very own Khyber Dodai. Food lovers out there who aren’t afraid to explore flavors must head out to Khyber Dodai to have a taste of KP’s cuisine. It is tucked away on the third floor and the rooftop on the fourth floor above Shaheen Cosmetics in Super Market. Welcoming with a colorful model of a truck to represents the mehnat it takes to climb up the four flights of stairs, these restaurants make the experience very desi. Offering the simple food from a vibrant province, this eatery promises to all those living far from their homes in the north some nostalgia. The restaurant’s food is reminiscent of traditional home cooking. In the short while that it has been open, Khyber Dodai has also become popular with foreigners looking for a less spicy take on Pakistani food.
Designed to look like a traditional Pakhtun family’s dining room, this restaurant has a homely ambiance because of the panoramic windows adorned with ethnic embroidered blinds, with rubab music playing in the background. Offering various types of tikkas, karahis along with a few specialties, including the famous Kublai pulao and chapli kebab, Khyber Dodai has succeeded in replicating the taste of homemade Peshawari cuisine.
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