10 Best Desi Breakfast Places in Karachi You Should Visit

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day as it defines the course of the day. A healthy, nutritious breakfast fills you with energy and motivation to carry out the day. It is true that Karachites are crazy for food. Likewise, Karachi food is all about spices and flavors along with the endless variety of lip-smacking, delicious desi food. Burns road’s kebab, Zahid’s Nihari, Mirchili’s Gappa Gotala – Karachi has a range of authentic desi food to offer. With the vast availability of desi foods in Karachi, we have narrowed down some of the best desi breakfast places in Karachi.

Sunday mornings are incomplete without hot, oily, crunchy puris with sweet, mouth-melting halwa and spicy Channay and of course to top it all of with a hot cup of chai. Here is a list of the 5 Best desi breakfast places in Karachi to start your day with. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed.

10 Best Desi Breakfast Places in Karachi

S.No.	RESTAURANTS	LOCATION	CONTACT INFO.	PRICE
1.	Daira Restaurant	Boat Basin	0321-2728544	PKR 150/-
2.	Baithak	Boat Basin	0322-2870000	PKR 200/-
3.	Tooso	Bahadurabad	0311-1186676	PKR 140/-
4.	Alamgir Quetta Hotel	Alamgir Road	021-34926333	PKR 100/-
5.	Dhamthal	Gulshan-e-Ali	021-36330775	PKR 250/-
6.	Mater’s Juice	DHA Phase 2	0321-2565551	PKR 200/-
7.	Gosha-e-Shreen Halwa Puri	Amil Colony	0332-3254306	PKR 250/-
8.	Daily Dubai Restaurant	DHA Phase 5	021-35244017	PKR 350/-
9.	Fresco Halwa Puri	Aram Bagh	0333-2221417	PKR 200/-
10.	Abbas Nashta	BMCHS Sharafabad	0346-3260885	PKR 200/-

1. Dera Restaurant

 

Dera restaurant is located in the “food street” of Boat Basin. It offers tough competition to other restaurants of the food street with its best nashta of halwa puri and other traditional desi dishes. The halwa puri has all the characteristics required for it to be perfect. Other than the famous halwa puri, you can also try their cheese paratha that is appetizing as well.

The restaurant also offers a decent sitting area table chairs and charpai that lets you enjoy the desi-vibes. However, if you are lazy to leave your bed on a Sunday morning, you can have the restaurant deliver hot halwa puri to your doorstep. But If you are visiting Karachi then do visit the food street of Boat Basin.

Timings: 11:30 am – 12 am
Address: Block 5 Clifton, Karachi.

2. Baithak

Baithak is another restaurant located in the food street of Boat Basin. Halwa puri nashta is one of the best breakfast places in Karachi that is definitely worth the try. You can plan your day by going for an early morning walk on the beach followed by halwa puri at Baithak. The puris are a bit chewy but taste-wise they are good. The major drawback is the hygiene of the place. They should focus more on the hygiene and cleanliness of the place as sanitation is as important for a restaurant as is the taste and quality of food they serve.

Timings: 6 am – 12 am
Address: Khayaban-e-Saadi, Boat Basin, Clifton, Block 5 Clifton, Karachi.

3. Tooso

Tooso, located near AllahWali Chorangi Karachi, is popular for typical, conventional desi nashta. It has the best hygienic halwa puri in town. Halwa puri platter that comes with 3-4 puris with pao Chanay, halwa, and khattay alloo, is a complement to the taste buds. It has been the go-to desi nahsta place for Karachites for decades now. Although the halwa puri is fulfilling, it is a little bit expensive.

Timings: 7 am – 12 am
Address: 25, Commercial Area, Alamgir Rd, near AllahWali Chorangi, Bahadur Yar Jang CHS, Karachi

4. Quetta Alamgir Hotel

Quetta Alamgir Hotel has the ambiance of a roadside dhabba. If you are craving for some really good anda paratha in the morning, then behold Quetta Alamgir Hotel is the place for you. They have the best and budget-friendly anda paratha one can ask for. QAH is known for their Lachyy paratha and Karak chai that is a treat to your palate. They offer both indoor and outdoor sitting but because it is a dhabba, hygiene is not a priority.

Timings: 5 am – 12:30 am
Address: Alamgir Rd, Delhi Mercantile Society, Karachi.

5. Dhamthal

Dhamthal halwa puri provides one of a kind experience. The puri is super light and soft served with flavorful channay and sweet halwa. Other than the signature dish of halwa puri, Dhamthal is also popular for biscuits, nimco, pastries, patties, and other fried items. The long queues at Dhamthal prove that food is delicious. However, the staff is not accommodating, they come as rude that may be due to increased workload or simply because they lack training.

Timings: 5 am – 2 am
Address: Gulshan-E-Ali, No 2 Ayesha manzil, Federal B Area Block 7 Karachi.

6. Master’s Juice

Desi Nashta by master’s juice is one of the best desi breakfast places that you can have in Karachi. The service by the restaurant is excellent and speedy. Though the place is primarily popular for its fresh and natural juices, its desi halwa puri nashta is much praised as well. The halwa puri is light and decent in taste. The place has a nice seating arrangement for families where you can enjoy the delicious desi breakfast with your loved ones. Hence, the perfect and flavorful food makes it a good place for a desi nashta on a Sunday Morning.

Timings: 8 am – 12 am
Address: Commercial St, Phase 2 Commercial Area DHA, Karachi

7. Gosha-e-Shreen Halwa Puri

Gosha-e-Shreen Halwa puri is a renowned place for having tasty and reasonable food items. The restaurant is a typical roadside dhabba and so does not have a proper seating arrangement. Instead of a dine-in opt for a takeaway and enjoy their halwa puri at the comfort of your house. The typical halwa puri nashta is super delicious and lets you have a complete desi experience. The soft and light puris with mouth-melting, sweet halwa is bound to satisfy your needs.

Address: Jamshed Rd, Jamshed Quarters Amil Colony, Karachi.

8. Daily Dubai Restaurant

Among the other best desi breakfast places in Karachi, Daily Dubai Restaurant is one of them. The restaurant offers quality food with a decent sitting area. Daily Dubai restaurant has a simple interior setup and a nice ambiance. The desi nashta featuring halwa puri, chollay, kachori, alloo paratha is finger-looking good and tasty. They serve everything from pancakes to alloo tarkari and nihari. You can have all this at reasonable prices. All in all, the food is great, the service is professional and the environment is hygienic, enhancing the overall value of the restaurant.

Timings: 7 am – 5 am
Address: Badar Commercial Street 10, Phase V, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi.

9. Fresco Halwa Puri

Halwa puri by Fresco Bakers is hands down the best desi breakfast in the city. The Fresco bakers have been around for more than 50 years and are known to serve the best halwa in Karachi. The halwa puri platter comes with spicy bhujia, cholay ka salan, and plenty of halwa. Being one of the oldest and popular desi breakfast places in Karachi, Fresco has been serving scrumptious halwa puri and still manages to taste wonderful every time you buy it.

Timings: 5 am – 1 pm
Address: Aram Bagh Karachi, Karachi.

10. Abbas Nashta

The small restaurant, Abbas nashta, located in Sharafabad of Karachi is a popular place known for its halwa puri. The restaurant serves a tasty breakfast at an economical price. The roadside restaurant does not provide much of an ambiance but the food is well-liked by the locals. If you live within the vicinity of Abbas Nashta, then do try their desi breakfast to have a perfect start to the weekend.

Timings: 3:30 am – 2 pm
Address: Bihar Muslim Society BMCHS Sharafabad, Karachi.

Above mentioned places are some of the many desi breakfast places in Karachi that are offering great food, keeping their legacy alive. Some of these restaurants have been passed down from generation to generation maintaining the taste bar. Karachi is a big city and there are a lot of desi places out there. So let us know in the comment section below some of your favorite and must-go-to places.