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
The name Quetta means when it says sajji.
Kabul Jaan Restaurant
Rosh, Kabuli pulao and Afghan tikka in a busy family setting.
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)
Shinwari-style karahi and tikka near Almas Chowk.
Cha Cha Nazeer Tikka Kabab
Tikka and kababs straight off the grill on Jamiat Rai Road.
Afghan Dunya Hotel
Everyday Afghan cooking on Masjid Road.
New Afghan Khadi Kabab
Named for the pit-roasted khadi kabab.
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