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Lahore Karahi's front at 145 King Street: a black sign with the name in red over three arched windows in a granite wall.
Aberdeen

Lahore Karahi

A Pakistani restaurant and takeaway on King Street in Aberdeen, named Pakistani Restaurant of the Year at the Scottish Asian Food Awards 2025.

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For a hearty Pakistani meal in Aberdeen, head for Lahore Karahi on King Street.

In 2025 it was named Pakistani Restaurant of the Year at the Scottish Asian Food Awards, and on the same night it took the award for Asian Takeaway Home Delivery of the Year, so it's just as good on the sofa at home as it is at the table. It's in a granite building near Marischal College, with arched windows and a sign that says sit in or take away, and the food is halal. Come with friends and share a spread of curries with hot naan, kebabs and tandoori dishes, with vegetarian dishes too. Children are welcome, and you can book a table by phone. It opens every day from half past three in the afternoon until late in the evening, and you can also order online for collection or delivery.

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Before you go

Open every day from 3.30pm.

Book a table by phone, or order online for collection or delivery.

Where
145 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AE.
Open
Monday to Saturday 3.30pm to 11pm, Sunday 3.30pm to 10.30pm.
Booking
By phone.
Takeaway
Collection or delivery, ordered online or by phone.
Food
Halal.
Children
Welcome.
Phone
01224 647295

Opening hours

Monday
3.30pm–11pm
Tuesday
3.30pm–11pm
Wednesday
3.30pm–11pm
Thursday
3.30pm–11pm
Friday
3.30pm–11pm
Saturday
3.30pm–11pm
Sunday
3.30pm–10.30pm

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Where it is

On King Street, near Marischal College, AB24 5AE.

Close byKing Street and the Castlegate.
  1. Marischal CollegeMarischal CollegeThe second largest granite building in the world, a soaring Gothic front on Broad Street finished in 1906, once a university college and now the city council's home.Under a mile as the crow flies
  2. Aberdeen's Mercat Cross stands beneath dark clouds with birds overheadMercat CrossAberdeen's Mercat Cross of 1686 in the Castlegate, an arcaded stone base carved with royal panels, a unicorn on its shaft, where proclamations are still read.Under a mile as the crow flies
  3. Granite spires and clock tower of Aberdeen's Town House against pale skyAberdeen Town HouseAberdeen's Victorian granite Town House on the Castlegate, its tall tower a city landmark, built round the 17th-century Tolbooth, open inside on Doors Open Day.Under a mile as the crow flies
  4. Chocolate sauce taps beside a Mackie's 19.2 menu card and conesMackie's 19.2The ice cream parlour of Mackie's, the Aberdeenshire farm family, in Marischal Square, with over 30 flavours, sundaes, waffles and crêpes.Under a mile as the crow flies
  5. Bar interior with menu boards, tap taps and wooden tables on tall stoolsFierce BeerThe flagship bar of Aberdeen's Fierce Beer brewery, on a cobbled lane off the Castlegate, with twenty taps of its own bold craft beers.Under a mile as the crow flies
  6. Gothic granite façade with pointed arched windows beside Aberdeen Maritime Museum's glass entranceAberdeen Maritime MuseumAberdeen's free museum of the sea on Shiprow, in a 16th-century house and an old church, from clipper ships and fishing to a nine-metre model of an oil platform.Under a mile as the crow flies
Directions
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Wire mesh otter sculpture perched on a pole against a glass office buildingAttractionsMarischal Square0.2 miles
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Salad of sliced pear, cured ham, walnuts and edible flowers on white plateRestaurantsFaffless0.3 miles
Wire mesh otter sculpture perched on a pole against a glass office buildingAttractionsThe Leopard, Marischal Square0.3 miles

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