No visit to Multan is complete without a box of sohan halwa. Made from milk, sugar, wheat and generous amounts of ghee, then studded with pistachios, almonds and cardamom, this dense, caramelised sweet has been the City of Saints’ signature for more than a century.
These are the Multan names to know for sohan halwa and traditional sweets — the classic shops locals buy from and visitors carry home.
Hafiz Ka Sohan Halwa
The best-known name in Multani sohan halwa, at its original Hussain Agahi shop in the old city, selling dense, buttery desi-ghee halwa packed with nuts in its trademark tins. It also ships across Pakistan, and its tins are the classic gift to take home.
Abdul Wadood Sohan Halwa
One of the pioneering Multani sohan halwa brands, here at Vehari Chowk, known for its special sohan halwa in gift packaging that travels well — visitors carry it as far as India. Some longtime fans feel quality has slipped over the years.
Darbar-e-Shereen Sweets & Bakers
A sweets and bakery shop on Masoom Shah Road known for traditional sohan halwa, badam pak and other mithai, plus fast food like broast and shawarma. Its cakes get mixed reviews.
Nirala Sweets نرّالا سویٹس
A popular mithai shop on Nusrat Road in Abdali Colony, Multan Cantt, known for gulab jamun, barfi, pateesa, rasmalai and sohan halwa, with easy parking. Overseas visitors often stock up here before flying home.
Al-Afia Rewari Sweets & Bakers العافیہ ریواڑی سوئیٹس اینڈ فوڈ بیکرز
A neighbourhood sweets and bakery shop in Mumtazabad.
Gulshan Bakers & Sweets
Sweets and bakery on Rashid Minhas Road.
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