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Gifto's Lahore Karahi

Pakistani · Southall

162-164 The Broadway, UB1 1NN

Budget £20 · typically ~£22 pp·7 min walk
86Score
LocalBite score from taste, value, discovery, authenticity, and local confidence — not Google stars.

Taste

8.7

How good the cooking actually is.

Value

9.0

What you get for the money.

Discovery

7.8

How easy it is to stumble on, versus already famous.

Authenticity

9.0

How true it is to the cuisine — not a diluted version.

Local confidence

8.5

Whether locals who care about food actually go.
Hidden gemEasy to walk past. Locals and people who care about food already know it.

Gifto's Lahore Karahi has a high discovery score and a quiet review count in Southall. Easy to walk past, which is why it still feels like a Pakistani hidden gem.

Southall Broadway Pakistani that feeds families, night-shift workers, and anyone who cares about karahi. Not styled for visitors. The grill and the bread are the point.

  • What to order

    Regulars and our team point newcomers to Lahori karahi, Mixed grill, Naan first.

  • Lahori karahi

    Our pick

    Southall Broadway Pakistani that feeds families, night-shift workers, and anyone who cares about karahi.

  • Mixed grill

    Our pick

    The grill and the bread are the point.

  • Naan

    Our pick

    A curator staple at Gifto's Lahore Karahi — the dish we'd send a first-timer toward.

Exceptional valueSomething amazingNew cuisineLate night

Casual, busy, late. Broadway location.