CHOWK HOUSE

CHOWK HOUSE

CHOWK HOUSE

LUCKNOW

LUCKNOW

A house of
slow fire

A house of
slow fire

A house of
slow fire

Awadhi cooking, unhurried. Kebabs on hand-turned seekhs.
Biryani sealed at four, opened at eight.

Awadhi cooking, unhurried. Kebabs on hand-turned seekhs.
Biryani sealed at four, opened at eight.

Awadhi cooking, unhurried. Kebabs on hand-turned seekhs.
Biryani sealed at four, opened at eight.

SINCE 2019

The Chowk Story

The Chowk Story

The Chowk Story

Four lanes off Aminabad, in a house that has been feeding the same neighbourhood since before it had a name. We cook Lucknow the way Lucknow cooks itself: slowly, and for company.

Four lanes off Aminabad, in a house that has been feeding the same neighbourhood since before it had a name. We cook Lucknow the way Lucknow cooks itself: slowly, and for company.

Four lanes off Aminabad, in a house that has been feeding the same neighbourhood since before it had a name. We cook Lucknow the way Lucknow cooks itself: slowly, and for company.

Recipes from home kitchens, from bawarchis, from arguments settled over tea. Nothing fussy. Everything takes time.

Recipes from home kitchens, from bawarchis, from arguments settled over tea. Nothing fussy. Everything takes time.

Recipes from home kitchens, from bawarchis, from arguments settled over tea. Nothing fussy. Everything takes time.

THE TABLE

Cooked in Degh
and Embers

Cooked in Degh
and Embers

Cooked in Degh
and Embers

Galawat pounded by hand. Rice aged a year before it meets a degh. Korma finished with a whisper of kewra and nothing else. Half the menu is vegetarian, and not as an afterthought.

Galawat pounded by hand. Rice aged a year before it meets a degh. Korma finished with a whisper of kewra and nothing else. Half the menu is vegetarian, and not as an afterthought.

Galawat pounded by hand. Rice aged a year before it meets a degh. Korma finished with a whisper of kewra and nothing else. Half the menu is vegetarian, and not as an afterthought.

Galawati, six

Galawati, six

Hand-pounded, griddled, warm sheermal

Hand-pounded, griddled, warm sheermal

₹690

₹690

Kathal ke Kebab

Kathal ke Kebab

Young jackfruit, roasted chana, burnt onion

Young jackfruit, roasted chana, burnt onion

₹520

₹520

Dum Biryani, Awadhi

Dum Biryani, Awadhi

Aged rice, sealed at four, opened at eight

Aged rice, sealed at four, opened at eight

₹840

₹840

Shahi Korma

Shahi Korma

Cashew, mace, kewra, nothing more

Cashew, mace, kewra, nothing more

₹760

₹760

Makhan Malai

Makhan Malai

Winter only, set overnight on the roof

Winter only, set overnight on the roof

₹280

₹280

FULL MENU

THE BAR, THIRD EDITION

Ice, Attar,
Afternoon

Ice, Attar,
Afternoon

Ice, Attar,
Afternoon

Khus and vetiver, unripe mango, rose from Kannauj, paan leaf clarified until it turns clear. Eleven drinks borrowed from the city’s perfumers.

Khus and vetiver, unripe mango, rose from Kannauj, paan leaf clarified until it turns clear. Eleven drinks borrowed from the city’s perfumers.

Khus and vetiver, unripe mango, rose from Kannauj, paan leaf clarified until it turns clear. Eleven drinks borrowed from the city’s perfumers.

Half the list is spirit-free, and none of it announces itself as a substitute.

Half the list is spirit-free, and none of it announces itself as a substitute.

Half the list is spirit-free, and none of it announces itself as a substitute.

RECOGNITION

“The best biryani in the city, and it isn’t close.”

“The best biryani in the city, and it isn’t close.”

“The best biryani in the city, and it isn’t close.”

LUCKNOW WEEKLY

One of India’s thirty restaurants worth the trip

One of India’s thirty restaurants worth the trip

One of India’s thirty restaurants worth the trip

CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER, 2025

Best New Regional Kitchen

Best New Regional Kitchen

Best New Regional Kitchen

CULINARY CULTURE AWARDS

PRIVATE DINING

The Long Table

The Long Table

The Long Table

Twenty-two seats at the back, with their own door onto the courtyard. Set menus for birthdays, mehndis, quiet company dinners.

Twenty-two seats at the back, with their own door onto the courtyard. Set menus for birthdays, mehndis, quiet company dinners.

Twenty-two seats at the back, with their own door onto the courtyard. Set menus for birthdays, mehndis, quiet company dinners.

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ADDRESS

14 Nazirabad Road, off Aminabad
Lucknow 226018

14 Nazirabad Road, off Aminabad
Lucknow 226018

14 Nazirabad Road, off Aminabad
Lucknow 226018

HOURS

All days, 12:00 pm to 12:30 am
Kitchen closes 11:45 pm

All days, 12:00 pm to 12:30 am
Kitchen closes 11:45 pm

All days, 12:00 pm to 12:30 am
Kitchen closes 11:45 pm

RESERVATIONS

+91 522 300 0111

+91 522 300 0111

+91 522 300 0111

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