Amritsar Travel Guide
Travel Guide
in Amritsar
Company in Amritsar
The largest free kitchen in the world! The volunteers here cook and serve a simple meal of dal, roti, sabzi and kheer to lakhs of devotees each day.
Kesar da Dhaba is the place to have some delicious, finger licking Punjabi food! We had ordered Paratha Thali which came with Chur Chur Lacha paratha, Maah di dal, palak paneer, Kadhai paneer, raita and salad.
Amritsar is synonymous with Kulchas, the maida bread baked in a tandoor. Located beside the Golden Temple and the Wagah Border, the All India Famous is a place to have the butter drenched, potato and cauliflower stuffed kulcha.
Kulcha Land located at Ranjit Avenue might confuse you with its name, but the kulchas here are as authentic as they get. When you visit this place you won’t need a menu card, because all they serve here is different varieties of kulchas.
For all the people who prefer a meatier version of Kulcha, Friends Dhaba located at the Queens Road is the place to rush off to. They serve Keema Naan with gravy and, of course, dollops of butter. The keema kulcha has a crispy exterior and a spicy keema mix.
Serving some of Amritsar’s best kababs, Surjit Food Plaza has been in existence on the Lawrence Road for over seventy years. It has recently been turned into a fancy restaurant with proper seating and air-conditioning, and a menu that served even Chinese staple dishes like sweet corn soup! What’s really popular though is the melt-in-your-mouth Shammi Kabab and Mutton Tikka.
The Beera Chicken House, located at Majitha Road will totally change your concept about tandoori chicken. It is not the traditional red or charred tandoori chicken most of us grow up with, rather it is a whole chicken, marinated in spices and roasted to perfection.
In case you are hesitant to have so much of desi ghee, Bharawan da Dhaba is a good alternate to Kesar Dhaba. It’s hardly 5 minutes’ walk from Golden temple. We had ordered Special Thali, Lassi and Masala Papad. One special thali was too heavy for my appetite and two of us had shared it. Food was delicious and mouth-watering!
No meal is complete without sweets. When in Amritsar, you gotta try some jalebis fried in desi Ghee (when in Punjab, you won’t find anything without Ghee). Gurudas Ram’s hot, tasty and crispy Jalebis are the most famous in Amritsar.
Punjabis and Lassi are synonymous. When in Amritsar, have as many glasses of lassi as you can because you will not find the same taste anywhere else in the world. One of the best places to have lassi is Ahuja Milk Bhandar. A perfect blend of thickness and sweetness.
If you wish to try another Punjabi breakfast staple, head over to Kanha Sweets. The puris are fried in pure ghee, and served with chole and a tangy potato curry. They also serve pinnis to satiate your sweet cravings. Prepared with lentil and jaggery, pinnis are rich and delectable, and make for great gifts to take back home.
A winter speciality, the smooth and ghee-soaked saag is made of mustard leaves fresh off the farm, and is served with wholesome corn-flour rotis at Bharawan da Dhaba. Located in the old town, which is a 10-minute walk from the Golden Temple, Bharawan da Dhaba has been around since 1912, and serves some great vegetarian fare.
Amritsar is not all about vegetarian food. The fish tikkas here are fresh, perfectly spiced and sprinkled with masala. Another must try here is the fried sangara (fried fish), enjoyed best with beer.
One can’t get enough of these crispy, flaky kulchas cooked in open tandoor! There are so many awesome places for eating the Amritsari kulchas. Kulcha Land is another great place to treat yourself with some Paneer or masala kulcha along with lassi!
To take care of your chat cravings, Brijwasi Chat Bhandar is the most famous place in Amritsar. Papdi chat, aalo tikki, Sev puri, pani puri, bhel puri, dahi Bhalla. You name it and they have it all. So don’t miss to enjoy the mouth-watering spicy and delicious chat!
