Fort Road Food Street
Fort Road Food Street (Urdu: سڑک خوراک - روشنائی دروازہ, Sarak-e-Khorak - Roshnai Darwaza) is a food street located between Fort Road and Roshnai Gate of the Walled City in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The street was reconstructed and opened in 2012 as a tourist attraction, by offering Lahori cuisine and views of Badshahi Mosque.[1][2] The street was inaugurated on 21 January 2012, by Hamza Shahbaz Sharif to replace Gawalmandi Food Street.[3][4] In 2013, the Walled City Lahore Authority (WCLA) took charge of the food street from the district government and gave it a major face-lift in collaboration with the private sector.[5]
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Maintained by | City District Government Lahore |
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From | Fort Road |
To | Shahi Mohalla Street |
The Fort Road Food Street is known for traditional Lahori cuisines with a view of the Mughal era Badshahi Mosque.[6] The building itself that the street is based on was built during the era of the Mughal Empire and the British Rule.[7]
References
- "Lahori food in a surreal setting — Fort Road Food Street". Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- Habib, Yasir (20 November 2011). "What is Lahore with a food street!". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- "Inauguration of Food Street". Pakistan Today (News). January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- "New Food Street opened in Lahore". The News. January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- "Newlook street | Shehr | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- "Lahori food in a surreal setting — Fort Road Food Street | Pakistan Today". archive.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- Ullah, Rafi (2020-12-03). "Fort Road Food Street of Lahore- An architectural Marvel from Pakistan -". Architectural times. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
External links
- "Ramazan offerings: Low turnout of customers at Fort Road Food Street". The Express Tribune. 24 July 2012.
- "Plans: Punjabi music at Food Street soon". Express Tribune. 6 October 2012.