Islamabad
Top Places to Visit
Daman-e-koh
Daman-e-Koh, a lookout point in the hills above E-6 with great views of the city on a clear day/night. Its beauty is enhanced by the greenery and flowers at ... more
Rawal Lake
Rawal Lake has recently been upgraded by the Capital Development Authority. On the north side is Lake View Park (access from the road to Murree) - a beautifully... more
Margalla Hills
Margalla Hills. Take a nice nature walk in the hills surrounding Islamabad.
Top Places to Eat
Khiva
Khiva offers a Central Asia Cuisine. It has indoor and outdoor seating. Address: House no.64, Main Margalla Road, F-6/3, Islamabad
Mocca Coffee
Mocca Coffee, Shop #1, Kohsar Market, F-6/3 (Main Kohsar Market), [40]. The classic expat coffee shop - typically expensive with exclusive decor, display and ... more
Polo Lounge
Phone: ☎ 051 282-1677
Polo Lounge, Saidpur village, ☎ 051 282-1677, [37]. Decent fine dining restaurant, with a long established sister restaurant in Lahore. European menu, excellent... more
Kabul Restaurant
Phone: +91 51 265 0953
Kabul Restaurant, This large restaurant just off the markaz serves up tasty kebabs and Afghani specialties, and is usually very crowded with locals and expats ...
Kitchen Cuisine / Kc Grill
Kitchen Cuisine / KC Grill, 81 Bhittai Road, F7/4 (just off the southeast corner of Jinnah Super) 051 2655712. Adequate cafe restaurant with a nice terrace - ... more
China Town Restaurant
China Town Restaurant, Street 55, F-8/4. A large and popular Chinese restaurant. It offers Sichuan Cuisine with Firepot as one of it's specialities coupled with... more
Cave Restaurant
Been there... it's a nice place with a touch of Wildness to it if you can feel it. Great food, variety of it in fact. It's the aroma that matters. You feel like... more
Golden Dragon
Phone: 92 51 2610916
Golden Dragon, A very nice place. One of the oldest Chinese restaurants of Pakistan. Food is excellent. Once can get any kind of chinaese dish. A good place to ...
Kamran Restaurant
Kamran Restaurant In Aabpara, G-6/1 is also a famous place for traditional Pakistani cuisine.
Namak Mandi
Namak Mandi, 51 Bhittai Road, F7/1 (Opposite to Telenor Head Office). Only for dinner. Set in a pleasant garden behind a large guest house. Pakistani food, ... more
Papa Sallis
Papa Sallis, F-7 Markaz (Jinnah Super)(Ph: 2650550-3), Very well known place (Please ask any local shop for directions) for steaks and pizzas since 1991. Prices... more
Rayyan's
Phone: +92-51-2855496
Rayyan's, The Rayyan's Fast Food is your local taste. It has all dishes for all kinds of tatstes, from sea food to local, from burgers to BBQ you name it and ...
Real French Bakehouse
Real French Bakehouse At back side of Melody food park shop 9 block 21 is one of the leading baker of Islamabad producing a variety of French and local products... more
Red Onion
Red Onion Near the dam on the southern end of the lake. Standard food but a nice setting on the lakeside, with views across the water to Islamabad.
Top Shopping Places
Best Price
Best Price, located at Super Market (F6 Markaz), also sells western food products and is of the better value 'western' style supermarkets.
7th Avenue
7th Avenue, located at Jinnah Super Market (F7 Markaz), has large selection of western food products.
Ikea Marvello Shop
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IKEA Marvello is a furniture and Home store in Islamabad. It is the one-stop destination for finest furniture. you should visit if you are looking to buy ...
Saeed Book Bank
Saeed Book Bank is the largest bookstore in the city, located in the F-7 Markaz. A wide variety, from old books of local interest ("The Story of the Malakand ... more
Music Peak
Music Peak Shop 4, Amant Plaza, Main Double Road, F10 markaz. Small modern music shop, with guitars and other instruments.
Haroons
Haroons, the perfect place to shop for gifts and women accessories. Is in Super Market.
Top Places for Nightlife
Gelato Affairs
Phone: ☎ 0512610919
Gelato Affairs (Gelato Affairs), F-6 (Main Kohsar Market), ☎ 0512610919.
Jia's Deli
Phone: ☎ 0512814110
Jia's Deli, Beverly Centre, ☎ 0512814110. This café has a certain cosy charm. The low ceiling has photographs of their regular customers on display, and a few ... more
Mocca Coffee
Mocca Coffee, Shop #1, Kohsar Market, F-6/3 (Main Kohsar Market), [40]. The classic expat coffee shop - typically expensive with exclusive decor, display and ... more
Top Activity Places
Kohala Bridge, Murree, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
The Kohala Bridge across the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, forms part of one of the routes from the Pakistani-controlled region of Kashmir to the rest... more
Industrial Estate
I-9 Industrial Estate is one of the most important place for businessmen to visit.Here there are factories of Steel,fibre glass,Furnitture,Marble,... more
Islamabad Riding Club
Islamabad Riding Club - Ms Orrick White, who is a Canadian, is a certified riding instructor who is available to give lessons to people in the expat community. ... more
Potohari - Art & Craft Village
Potohari - Art & Craft Village (Starting soon), Shakarparian - Near Rose and Jasmine Garden (Just across the Kashmir Highway on 7th Avenue). 11AM to 7PM. A ... more
Mushtaq Riding School
Mushtaq Riding School - opp. the Best Westen hotel / Rawal Chowk. Based in very rustic settings Mushtaq offers 1 hour lessons or guided 2 hour trips in to the ... more
Golra Sharif, Islamabad, Pakistan
Golra Sharif is a prominent village / town situated near the Margalla Hills, in the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, at about 520 m above sea level. Golra... more