February 2026 · 9 min · By Amna Sheikh
A week of suppers in Lahore
Seven evenings, seven kitchens, and what they taught us about the city's relationship with its food.
We had no plan for it, only an invitation, and then another, and then another. By the end of the week the pattern was clear: in Lahore, the table is where the city negotiates itself.
Mondays at the haveli, with the historian. Tuesdays at a friend's mother's, the karahi served in three rounds. Wednesdays in the food street, lamb chops in coriander. Each evening was a quiet argument about what the city's kitchen owes to history, and what it owes to invention.
We are still trying to write the answer. In the meantime, we set tables.
Written by
Amna Sheikh
Lahore and heritage lead
Amna grew up in Lahore and reads the city through its kitchens, courtyards and Mughal stones. She writes about southern Pakistan, food, and the cultural side of our trips.
Built our Lahore supper programme; works with the city's historians.
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