Quetta cooks like the frontier city it is. Sajji — whole lamb or chicken, salted simply and roasted upright around an open fire until smoky and tender — is Balochistan’s great feast, served with kaak, a dense bread baked on hot stones. Beside it sit the Afghan dishes the city has made its own: Kabuli pulao glistening with carrots and raisins, namkeen tikka, and rosh — lamb slow-cooked with little more than salt and its own fat.
These are the places to try sajji and Afghan-style cooking in Quetta, from the famous Lehri name to the family-run kitchens across the city.
Lehri Sajji House
Quetta's best-known name for Balochi sajji, on Sariab Road, roasting whole mutton and chicken by the fire, with chargha, karahi, BBQ and a special roll. It's the classic Quetta meal; the sajji is prepared in the open.
Kabul Jaan Restaurant
A popular Afghan restaurant in Hudda, Quetta, known for Kabuli pulao, mutton rosh, beef tikka and seekh kebab, with Afghan-style décor, rooftop seating and sheer yakh ice cream to finish; the family hall can get crowded.
Afghania Hujra Restaurant افغانیہ حٌجرہ
Afghan food in the spirit of the hujra, on Baleli Road.
Naimat Agha Kabuli Pulaao Choharmal Road
A Kabuli pulao specialist in the city centre.
Khyber Shinwari Resturant (خیبر شنواری ریسٹورنٹ)
A Shinwari restaurant near Almas Chowk in Chiltan Housing Scheme, serving Peshawar-style mutton and chicken karahi, tikka and Kabuli pulao, with rooftop and outdoor seating and private family rooms.
Cha Cha Nazeer Tikka Kabab
Tikka and kababs straight off the grill on Jamiat Rai Road.
Afghan Dunya Hotel
An Afghan restaurant on Masjid Road serving Kabuli pulao, namkeen roast, Afghani tikka and BBQ in a cosy dining room with a fireplace; most reviewers find the food authentic and fairly priced.
New Afghan Khadi Kabab
A small restaurant on Najamuddin Road named for khaddi kabab — whole lamb slow-cooked in a pit, Balochistan-style — that also serves dampukht and fish.
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