Lahori Nihaari London
Pakistani restaurant · Plaistow ·
Authentic Pakistani dishes: slow-cooked nihari, karahi, haleem
Authentic Pakistani dishes: slow-cooked nihari, karahi, haleem
"The harsh, spotlight lighting and sparse decoration at Lahori Nihaari don’t immediately make the place feel like somewhere to relax. But after a few minutes at the Upton Park restaurant, the squishy red booths and warm hospitality invite you to get comfortable, and the excellent Pakistani dishes will make you linger. Make sure bhindi gosht or chicken is on your order—whether you get it with chicken or lamb, the tender, stewed okra is a standout. As each dish arrives and evenings wear on, the soundtrack of groups laughing, highchairs being dragged across the restaurant, and families chatting about their day gets louder." - rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, jake missing, daisy meager
"The harsh, spotlight lighting and sparse decoration at Lahori Nihaari don’t immediately make the place feel like somewhere to relax. But after a few minutes at the Upton Park restaurant, the squishy red booths and warm hospitality invite you to get comfortable, and the excellent Pakistani dishes will make you linger. Bright overhead light bounces off glossy, rich haleem. Make sure bhindi gosht or chicken is on your order too—whether you get it with chicken or lamb, the tender, stewed okra is a standout. Even if you don’t order dessert, the friendly owner may place a small portion of creamy kheer on your table. That’s just the kind of welcoming place Lahori Nihaari is. As each dish arrives and evenings wear on, the soundtrack of groups laughing, highchairs being dragged across the restaurant, and families chatting about their day gets louder. In other words, book ahead if you want to stake out one of those booths." - Daisy Meager
"Offering staunch and rich insulation against the cold and general malaise of 2020, these two dishes will lift low spirits. On the weekdays, nihari, shimmering with ghee and the gentle heat of ginger; on weekends, it has to be the creamy haleem, a deep earthy dish with layers of enveloping spice, mopped up carefully with fluffy, crispy kulcha naan. —Shekha Vyas" - Eater Staff
"Lahori Nihaari is a well-known Pakistani restaurant located in the Upton Park area of East London. This restaurant, which has been around for about ten years, serves crowd-pleasing hits such as mutton karahi and kulcha naans, as well as more marmite-esque dishes such as the paiye, the Peshawarai lamb trotter stew. The classic Karachi dish called haleem, a thick, sticky, and hearty slow-cooked barley and lamb dish, is a must order, and of course, some nihaari." - Maazin Buhari
"Whitechapel’s Punjabi grills have long been group dining staples — now perhaps the move in the area is Lahore One for chicken methi as green as envy, or Al Kahf’s Somali excellence. Further east in Upton Park, Lahori Nihaari is the place to go for Pakistani staples of nihaari (duh) and haleem, but lesser-seen dishes like bhindi gosht and aloo qeema are strong orders." - James Hansen
