Burns Road
Muhammad Bin Qasim Road | |
From top to bottom: Fresco Chowk, panoramic view of the street, old buildings on Burns Road | |
Namesake | James Burnes |
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Maintained by | District Municipal Corporation (DMC) South Karachi[1] |
Area | Burns Road, M.A. Jinnah Road |
Addresses | Burns Road, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Postal code | 75500 |
Coordinates | 24°51′24″N 67°00′58″E / 24.8567°N 67.0162°E |
Other | |
Known for | Food street vendors |
Status | Active |
Burns Road (also spelled Burnes Road, and formally known as Muhammad Bin Qasim Road) is a street located in Karachi, Pakistan.[2][3] It is well-known in the city for its many restaurants and street food vendors.[4]
History[edit]
Burns Road was named after the Scottish doctor and spy, James Burnes, who worked in British India in 19th century.[4] After the foundation of Pakistan, .[5] The street has restaurants that were founded in the 1940s.
The street is considered a melting pot and is home to people of different ethnicities, including Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Delhi, Memons, Gaddis, and Qureshi Baradri.[4]
Notable retailers[edit]
- Fresco Sweets[6]
- Delhi Rabri House[6]
- Waheed Kebab House[6]
- Food Centre
- Super Shaheen Shanwaari
- Karachi Dehli Gola Kabab House
- Tawkkal Biryani
- Dilshad kulfi
References[edit]
- ^ "Karachi's Burns Road will now be a food street for pedestrians to enjoy". Images by Dawn. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "A place for food lovers: Burns Road food street". Daily Times (newspaper). 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ "Karachi Burns Road: The Holy Grail for foodies". The Express Tribune. February 5, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Burns Road, Karachi oldest and biggest food street". The News International (newspaper). 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Did you know Burnes Road was named after a British spy-doctor?". Dawn (newspaper). 27 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Why Karachi's Burns Road will always be the pioneer food street of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. May 23, 2018.