Burns Road

Coordinates: 24°51′24″N 67°00′58″E / 24.8567°N 67.0162°E / 24.8567; 67.0162
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Burns Road
Muhammad Bin Qasim Road
From top to bottom: Fresco Chowk, panoramic view of the street, old buildings on Burns Road
NamesakeJames Burnes
Maintained byDistrict Municipal Corporation (DMC) South Karachi[1]
AreaBurns Road, M.A. Jinnah Road
AddressesBurns Road, Karachi, Sindh,
Pakistan
Postal code75500
Coordinates24°51′24″N 67°00′58″E / 24.8567°N 67.0162°E / 24.8567; 67.0162
Other
Known forFood street vendors
StatusActive

Burns Road (also spelled Burnes Road, and formally known as Muhammad Bin Qasim Road) is a street located in Karachi, Pakistan.[2][3] It is well-known in the city for its many restaurants and street food vendors.[4]

History[edit]

Burns Road was named after the Scottish doctor and spy, James Burnes, who worked in British India in 19th century.[4] After the foundation of Pakistan, .[5] The street has restaurants that were founded in the 1940s.

The street is considered a melting pot and is home to people of different ethnicities, including Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Delhi, Memons, Gaddis, and Qureshi Baradri.[4]

Notable retailers[edit]

  • Fresco Sweets[6]
  • Delhi Rabri House[6]
  • Waheed Kebab House[6]
  • Food Centre
  • Super Shaheen Shanwaari
  • Karachi Dehli Gola Kabab House
  • Tawkkal Biryani
  • Dilshad kulfi

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Karachi's Burns Road will now be a food street for pedestrians to enjoy". Images by Dawn. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ "A place for food lovers: Burns Road food street". Daily Times (newspaper). 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  3. ^ "Karachi Burns Road: The Holy Grail for foodies". The Express Tribune. February 5, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Burns Road, Karachi oldest and biggest food street". The News International (newspaper). 14 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Did you know Burnes Road was named after a British spy-doctor?". Dawn (newspaper). 27 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Why Karachi's Burns Road will always be the pioneer food street of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. May 23, 2018.