Fort Road Food Street (Urdu: سڑک خوراک - روشنائی دروازہ, Sarak-e-Khorak - Roshnai Darwaza) is a food street located between Fort Road and Hazoori Bagh Gateway mostly misunderstood as Roshanai Gate of the Walled City in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The street was reconstructed and opened in 2012 as a tourist attraction, by offering Lahori cuisine and views of Badshahi Mosque.[1][2] The street was inaugurated on 21 January 2012, by Hamza Shahbaz Sharif to replace Gawalmandi Food Street.[3][4] In 2013, the Walled City Lahore Authority (WCLA) took charge of the food street from the district government and gave it a major face-lift in collaboration with the private sector.[5]
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| Maintained by | City District Government Lahore |
|---|---|
| From | Fort Road |
| To | Shahi Mohalla Street |
The Fort Road Food Street is known for traditional Lahori cuisines with a view of the Mughal era Badshahi Mosque.[6] The building itself that the street is based on was built during the era of the Mughal Empire and the British Rule.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lahori food in a surreal setting — Fort Road Food Street". Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ Habib, Yasir (20 November 2011). "What is Lahore with a food street!". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Inauguration of Food Street". Pakistan Today (News). January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "New Food Street opened in Lahore". The News. January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Newlook street | Shehr | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ "Lahori food in a surreal setting — Fort Road Food Street | Pakistan Today". archive.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ Ullah, Rafi (2020-12-03). "Fort Road Food Street of Lahore- An architectural Marvel from Pakistan -". Architectural times. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
External links
edit- "Ramazan offerings: Low turnout of customers at Fort Road Food Street". The Express Tribune. 24 July 2012.
- "Plans: Punjabi music at Food Street soon". Express Tribune. 6 October 2012.
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