NowServingTOThis Week in Toronto · May 29, 2026
THIS WEEK IN TORONTO

Toronto's Pakistani kitchens, biryani and karahi

9 licensed in the past year. From the City of Toronto’s nightly registry.

Pictured: KING PLACE BBQ & CURRY
3
Past 3 months
9
Past 12 months

Pakistani cooking has its own current in Toronto, separate from the umbrella Indian-restaurant scene. The 9 kitchens below specialize in karahi, nihari, biryani, and Lahori grill, anchored across Scarborough, Mississauga's spillover into Etobicoke, and the Don Mills corridor. 0 in the past 30 days.

The 9 most recently licensed

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ROYAL KARAHI
42D AGO

ROYAL KARAHI

348 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M5A 1T1 Downtown
LAHORI XPRESS
8MO AGO

LAHORI XPRESS

1150 Albion Rd, Etobicoke, ON M9V 1A8 Etobicoke

Where they're opening

All 9 kitchens, by Toronto district. Concentration tells you where the Pakistani community's commercial footprint is densest right now.
Downtown
3
East Toronto
2
Scarborough
2
West Toronto
1
Etobicoke
1