Home Delivery & Take-Away

'a la Carte XpreSS'

Home delivery only, (tel. 583-8041 to 43). Offers a range of dishes from some of the more well-known food outlets: Bar B Q Tonight, Cafe Aylanto, Chatkharay, China Town, Copper Kettle, Delhi Rabri House, Karachi Haleem, La Cucina, Sabri Nahari, Subway and Waheed Kabab House. Orders are accepted from 6:00 pm-ll:00 pm. Delivery charges, which are applicable per restaurant, vary between Rs. 30 and Rs. 60 depending upon location.

Bell 'N' Tell

Basement and Shop # 1,11-C 36th Street, Tauheed Commercial Area, Defense V, (tel. 583-7018,583-7059,583-7063; fax 583-7156).

Offers Pizzas & other Italian dishes. Snacks and Sandwiches, Chinese, English and Pakistani dishes for Take-away and Home Delivery. Members eligible for free drinks etc. Open: Daily 11:00 am-ll:00 pm.

Ginoginelles

5E, 8th Commercial Lane, Zamzama Boulevard, Defense V, (tel. 587-3238,568-001, 571-132, 571-812).

Freshly cooked Italian, Chinese and Continental dishes, including barbecue items, delivered at home. Those with Silver (Rs. 200) or Gold (Rs. 400) membership card are eligible for free drinks and discounts. Open: Daily 11:00 am-ll:00 pm.

Mcdolly's

24-C, 3rd Street, Saba Commercial Area, Defense V, (tel. 584-7005, 585-4791).

Offers Pizza Library, Italian, Chinese, English and Pakistani dishes, along with soups and snacks, for Take-away and Home Delivery. Open: Daily 11:00 am-ll:00 pm.

Take-away

outlets off Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, near Delton's Supermarket include One Potato Two Potato for Tangy Fries, Barbecue, Cheese Fries etc.; Munchies Crunchies for Hot Dogs, Burgers etc. and Chatkharay for Samosas, Bhel-puri, Chant etc.

Ice Cream Parlours

BaloCh Icecream

Shop No. 17, Sea Breeze Centre, Fl-18, Clifton. Special offerings: Baloch Surprise, Cold Coffee, Banana Milk Shake.

Gelato Affair

29-C, off 26h Street, Defense V, (tel. 587-8305; fax 587-8304). Specialist Italian Ice Cream, Desserts and Savouries. Open: 4:00 pm-12:30 am.

Gola Gunda

Dhoraji.

Peshawari Icecream

Bahadurabad.

AI-RaJOO Ice Cream Parlour

SC-11 Sea Breeze Centre, Boat Basin, Clifton, (tel. 575-334). Specialty: Plain Falooda and Black Currant Ice cream.

Snoopy's

It has branches on Tariq Road, (tel. 454-2373); Karsaz, (tel. 438-4638); and Zamzama Boulevard, (tel. 586-2072,579-575).

Mithai (sweetmeat) etc.

Abdul Khaliq

Pearl Haven, Clifton, (tel. 587-2938); Fort Mansion, Saddar, (tel. 568-3762, 568-2893); Kazi Court, Bahadurabad, (tel. 493-6463, 491-5245). Among the best sweetmeat shops. Clean premises and attractively packed sweetmeats available. Specialties: Rabri Kalakand, Khoey ka Meetha. Open: 11:00 am-11.00 pm.

Alaska Sweets

Off Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, behind Delton's Supermarket, Defense V, (tel. 584-7829). Specialty: Rasgullas, Gulabjaman, Chamcham. Open: 9:00 am-10:00 pm.

Fresco Sweet Meat Mart

Bumes Road, (tel. 263-5699, 221-8626);Tariq Road & Allama Iqbal Road crossing, (tel. 455-5342). Variety of sweetmeats prepared in pure Punjabi ghee. Open: 9:30 am-9:30 pm.

Gulshan Sweetmart

32-D Commercial Area, Defense, (tel. 544-432). Open: 9:00 am-ll:30 pm.

Kamran Food Products

12-D Lane 1, Stadium Commercial, Defense V, (tel. 585-4106; fax 585-4107). Variety of Date products, including date chocolates and pickles. Open: 11:00 am-8:00 pm.

Markaz-e-Shireen

National Square, Khayaban-e-Jami, Clifton, (tel. 586-7415); and New Markaz-e-Shireen, Ali Centre, Main Tariq Road, Block2,P.E.C.H.S., (tel. 431-2458). Open: 9:00 am-ll:30 pm.

New Bombay Dry Fruit & Sweets Haven

14-C, Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, Defense V, (rear of S. Abdullah Tiles), (tel. 585-2021). Variety of chocolates and dry fruit. Open: 10:30 am-9:00 pm.

Rehmat-e-Shireen

Shams Centre, Main Tariq Road, P.E.C.H.S., (tel. 453-7778,446-362). Open: 9:00 am-ll:30 pm.

S.M. Sweets

Central Commercial Area, Bahadurabad Chowrangi, (tel. 494-2840,421-951). Open: 9:00 am-ll:00 pm.

Sony Sweets

Off Clifton Road, Plot BC 4, Block 7, Kehkashan, Clifton, (tel. 583-8140, 573-472). A large variety including special Sindhi sweetmeats are offered. Open: 9:00 am-ll:30 pm.

Sun Shine Sweets

Tariq Road, P.E.C.H.S., (tel. 455-4269). Sweetmeats prepared in Desi Ghee. Kulfi, Falooda and pickles (achar) also offered.

For good Bengali mithai Bhashani Sweets, opposite Fresco Sweatmeat Mart at Burnes Road and Dhaka Sweets at Gulshan-e-Iqbal are highly recommended. Shikarpuri Sweets on Tariq Road, near English Boot House, apart from sweetmeats, offer excellent Kulfi, Falooda, and home-made pickles.