Cuckoo's Cafe

There are two words for Lahoris on Eid: Cuckoo's Café. You know all the facts - the food is great, the Badshahi Mosque lit up at night is one of the most beautiful and calming sights ever, and getting a table on Eid will be a chore and a half! So make reservations now, and feed your tummies on everything from buttery daal to maghaz, and feed your mind as you walk up to the café and catch glimpses of Iqbal Hussein's paintings. And have a wonderful Eid!

Dine out

Eid is also the time to dine out, with friends and family. While the first day usually means most restaurants will be closed, come second day and it's all up and running. In these cool, breezy winters, nothing can top having a steak, especially if it's in open air.

Café Flo is one place to definitely consider. Its perfect ambience, great service, happy servers and the food is excellent, especially steaks. Their juicy and done as you like them.

And if you're not into steaks, go for Italian at Pompeii. The pastas are as good as it gets and now that Pompeii has moved to a bigger, better venue at Shapes studio, have a penne pasta (with extra cheese) under the open sky.

A safe option is Barbeque To-nite but the place is always packed with people. So if you're looking for an intimate dinner, it is not the place for you. However, their food, especially chickenginger and the tikkas are delectable.

Drive up those hills

Eid-ul- Azha brings with it endless supply of meat that can last all year long. This year fortunately the Eid has fallen in the cooler months. Hence one way you can make use of tons of meat is by having a barbecue.

Make it more exciting by calling your friends and family or better yet take everybody to a beach BBQ (if you live in Karachi). The pleasant weather will make even daylight barbecue fun. Order parathas or nan, and make spicy chutni and raita to go with it.
If you live in and around Islamabad, what better way to celebrate a very cold Eid-ul-Azha than a drive up to Pir Suhawa? Not only will driving up the quiet hills be a treat, the bird's eye view of the city from Pir Suhawa will take your breath away. A great view is not all the peak has to offer, succulent kebabs, tikkas and piping hot parathas eaten around your own little fire will make up for the cold and then some.

Not feeling quite as adventurous? Meet adventure halfway and visit Hotspot on Haunted Hill. Enjoy the yummy homemade Hotspot ice cream, or drown the boredom caused by never-ending family visits in a steaming mug of coffee!

For a cozy little border crossing, eat at one of the Kabuli Restaurants. They serve up the best kebabs ever, and Afghani pulao is always a break from the regular mutton biryani that will be served literally everywhere this Eid.

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Eid-ul- Azha brings with it endless supply of meat that can last all year long. This year fortunately the Eid has fallen in the cooler months. Hence one way you can make use of tons of meat is by having a barbecue.

Make it more exciting by calling your friends and family or better yet take everybody to a beach BBQ (if you live in Karachi). The pleasant weather will make even daylight barbecue fun. Order parathas or nan, and make spicy chutni and raita to go with it.
No menu is complete without biryani. This Eid give chicken biryani a break and make mutton or beef biryani or if that is too much to do, then order it. And if you are a total briyani freak in Karachi you can go to Biryani Centre, Students Biryani or Premier Biryani. And if biryani alone doesn't do for you then there is nihari, kata kat, lever and bheja fry and leg roast.
One reason why Eid-ul-Azha is such a welcome this year is because it gives one four full days of holiday. No work, no school and lots to celebrate make these days a welcome.

But if you're not someone who enjoys home-cooked meals on holidays or if you're not a fan of meat, home delivery is just the way to go.

For desi food, go for Karachi Haleem. It's simply the best haleem in town and comes in chicken as well as beef, giving you a nice, hot choice. Plus, its extremely affordable too!

And if that doesn't work for you, then there are umpteen places to order food from... on this long holiday.

Pizza Hut, McDonalds and KFC are the easiest and the most efficient places to order from.

Animal sacrifices continue on Eid second day

KARACHI: The Muslim faithfuls are offering animal sacrifices also on the second day of the Eidul Adha across the country.

Many people are used to sacrifice animals on the second day of Eid; such people say that on the first day of the Eid, butchers do not manage to heed to properly making the sacrificial meat, accordingly, they prefer sacrifice on the second day, so that they can have the meat slashed as per their wishes.

A large number of animals are being sacrificed today on the second day of the Eid especially camels and cows are being sacrificed with many children looking on all around.

Meantime, the City Government has made arrangements to remove the offal and clean the city. Yesterday, the sanitation condition around the city seemed well and the City Government staff continued to pick up viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal all day.