places to eat in islamabad

stylobabe · May 20th, 2009, 04:12 AM

here is a list of few eat out places i know in islamabad:

F-10 markaz:
Italian oven
Pizza hut, Mcdonalds,Kfc, Dunkin donuts
Mamas
theres one chinese resturant (MUI tat) and few coffee cafes too
Haji resturant, Lahore resturant, sufi and few others for desi food
and loads of shops for chaat, paratha rolls etc
also hyderabadi chatkhara is good

F-7 markaz:
pizza hut
captain cook
shi fang, and another chinese i really dun like ...
Papasallis
cafe grind
cafe lazeez
hang out
1 potato 2 potato
arizona grill
besides these theres
Cj , dragon city,olive garden, gellato affairs and hotspot are located on the opposite side of jinnah super

F-6 markaz:
table talk
KFC
purple orchid i think is the name its some thai resturant

hotels at peersohawa and damanekoh

then food park in melody, food street in blue area and many moreeeeeee

dawn77 · May 20th, 2009, 08:04 AM

wasn't the shi fang in f-7 closed? i thought they opened up a bbq restaurant in its place...

Spock · May 20th, 2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dawn77

wasn't the shi fang in f-7 closed? i thought they opened up a bbq restaurant in its place...

really? a friend of mine from BMI, omer moqeem owned it... that place had been there for ages and had lots of memories associated with it

Spock · May 20th, 2009, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by stylobabe

here is a list of few eat out places i know in islamabad:

F-10 markaz:
Italian oven
Pizza hut, Mcdonalds,Kfc, Dunkin donuts
Mamas
theres one chinese resturant (MUI tat) and few coffee cafes too
Haji resturant, Lahore resturant, sufi and few others for desi food
and loads of shops for chaat, paratha rolls etc
also hyderabadi chatkhara is good

F-7 markaz:
pizza hut
captain cook
shi fang, and another chinese i really dun like ...
Papasallis
cafe grind
cafe lazeez
hang out
1 potato 2 potato
arizona grill
besides these theres
Cj , dragon city,olive garden, gellato affairs and hotspot are located on the opposite side of jinnah super

F-6 markaz:
table talk
KFC
purple orchid i think is the name its some thai resturant

hotels at peersohawa and damanekoh

then food park in melody, food street in blue area and many moreeeeeee

Good post stylo! Xenos, Jahangir, haleem ghar (I-8)... monal at pir sohawa was alright too...

ChiLLyMiLLy · May 20th, 2009, 02:42 PM

There's this other restaurant in the F-7 Markaz, KC Grill. Loved that place!

stylobabe · May 20th, 2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dawn77

wasn't the shi fang in f-7 closed? i thought they opened up a bbq restaurant in its place...

no i think they just added the bbq thingee to it??

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Originally Posted by Spock

Good post stylo! Xenos, Jahangir, haleem ghar (I-8)... monal at pir sohawa was alright too...

oh yes and savour in blue areA :P

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Originally Posted by ChiLLyMiLLy

There's this other restaurant in the F-7 Markaz, KC Grill. Loved that place!

yeahhhhhhhhhh i forgot that lol

fayax · May 20th, 2009, 03:30 PM

Golden Dragon. probably the oldest same name, same place, same owner, restaurant in Islamabad.

Chicken Biryani · May 21st, 2009, 03:02 PM

I used to love pappasalis ... I miss their roman chicken

fayax · May 21st, 2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Chicken Biryani

I used to love pappasalis ... I miss their roman chicken

Why is it called Roman?

stylobabe · May 22nd, 2009, 04:10 PM

i liked papsallis for their environment oh well i liked their pizza too

Spock · Jul 24th, 2009, 10:17 AM

liked? its still there!

Our family was there in 1989 the day Papasallis opened. Because of that, we knew the owners and management that changed so much over the years and theres even some ppl in the waiting staff that have been working since then! Back in the mid nineties, Islamabad was so elite, you'd find ppl like gohar ayub, benazir, nazia/zohaib hassan, rohail haayat dining there casually... Papasallis also used to celebrate their birthdays in style back in those times too!

Spock · Jul 24th, 2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by stylobabe

no i think they just added the bbq thingee to it??

oh yes and savour in blue areA :P

yeahhhhhhhhhh i forgot that lol

I used to goto the original pindi college road savour alot! Cant believe that guy started off with a thela, and look at him now!

wonder_eyed · Jul 24th, 2009, 10:42 AM

^yea amazing!

Lots of new places have opened..China Town in f8..probably the best chinese food afte rGolden Dragon & Dynasty in Marriot.

Theres Rendezvous behind Olive Garden in f7...fit mahol n good food!

MarbleStones..icecreamjoint in front of the f7 girls wala college...i LOVEEEEEEEE their icecream!but hotspot and gellato still rock for icecream too!

Other Places are Majlis(arab/lebanese food),Khaas,The Cave(kinda like a cave too..its dark inside ),Tiramisu..and i cant remem more lol

o yea..BBQ tonight in blue area..:]

and Chitkhara in f10 for their amazing dahi bhalley!!

stylobabe..did u go to marriot after the bombing?i did..and its like a fortress now loll..so much security..but they have made it really nice inside !

Spock · Jul 24th, 2009, 11:01 AM

^ wow so much has changed! haha yep the marriot does look like a fortress now! that big wall looks ugly though.

howz bbq tonight? one of my friends was complaining he got an upset stomach after eating from there yesterday

yahooo · Jul 24th, 2009, 01:32 PM

I have such good memories of Papasallis.

Great food and ambiance. I used to try to visit it on my every trip to Islamabad.

Though for a restaurant whose forte was once Italian food the ravioli I had was drenched in sauce and rather unappetizing one at that as well!

yahooo · Jul 24th, 2009, 01:36 PM

If you are into North African food- tagine, couscous and the like - Al Maghreb in Serena is a godsend.

It has great Lebanese mezza too !

yahooo · Jul 24th, 2009, 01:45 PM

A BBQ tonight in Islamabad!

I don't know if it owned by the same people but I have been to the similarly named restaurant in Karachi. It is quite an institution there.

yahooo · Jul 24th, 2009, 01:49 PM

Speaking of Karachi, I think the China Town in f8 is the namesake the original one in Karachi as well. And yes CT is considered a bastion of Chinese food there so I am sure the one in Islamabad must be quite good too.

Bookworm · Jul 25th, 2009, 05:08 PM

I like kim mon in Jinah they still kept the original chinese flavour. Boland Saji and Jahangir's Balti have their own special dishes. I also like Usmania's roast lamb leg.

yahooo · Jul 27th, 2009, 07:41 PM

^Yeah heard good things about Usmania too. Not been to the place though.