Afridi INNAFRIDI INN

Karachi · Since 1998

The pioneers of

Shinwari Karahi

Mutton, lamb fat, tomatoes, chillies, salt and pepper on an open flame. Afridi INN brought the frontier's karahi to Karachi 28 years ago — and the coals haven't gone out since.

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No filters. No food stylists.
Just the grill, as it is.

Boti & fat on live coals
Boti & fat on live coals
Port Grand at sunset
Port Grand at sunset
Afghani boti over flame
Afghani boti over flame
Sunset from the deck
Sunset from the deck
Lamb fat, between every piece
Lamb fat, between every piece
The sign at Port Grand
The sign at Port Grand
Takhts by the water
Takhts by the water
Tables laid for the night
Tables laid for the night

The Shinwari way · شنواری طریقہ

Six things.
Nothing else.

The Shinwari tribe of Landi Kotal cooked karahi for travellers on the Khyber Pass. No onion, no yogurt, no masala box — the lamb and its own fat do the talking. That's the karahi Afridi INN brought to Karachi in 1998.

  1. 01

    مٹن

    Mutton

    Fresh-cut, bone-in. Never frozen, never marinated — it goes in as it comes off the bone.

  2. 02

    چربی

    Lamb fat

    Dumba fat melted first. This is where the flavour lives — not in a spice box.

  3. 03

    ٹماٹر

    Tomatoes

    Halved and pressed in whole, skins pulled out by hand once they give up.

  4. 04

    ہری مرچ

    Green chillies

    Split long, thrown in late. Heat you can see coming.

  5. 05

    نمک

    Salt

    Rock salt only, the frontier way. Measured by the cook's palm, not a spoon.

  6. 06

    کالی مرچ

    Black pepper

    Crushed coarse over the top as it leaves the fire. Then straight to your takht.

No onions. No yogurt. No shortcuts.

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Planner · جرگہ

How big is your jirga?

Tell us who's coming. We'll work out how many kilos of karahi, how many seekhs and how much kahwa — the way the waiter would.

Guests

6

Date nightWhole khandan

Appetite

Karahi

Your dastarkhwan for 6

Pathan appetite · Mutton

  • 1.5kgMutton Shinwari Karahiمٹن کڑاہی
  • 4seekhsAfghani Botiافغانی بوٹی
  • 9naansRoghni Naanروغنی نان
  • 2bowlsRaita & Saladرائتہ
  • 6cupsGreen Kahwaقہوہ

Estimated bill

Rs 13,280

≈ Rs 2,210 per head · demo prices

Branch no. 4 · Port Grand

Karahi with a
harbour view.

In 2018 the family opened its fourth branch on the old Native Jetty Bridge. Lanterns on the steel roof, takhts and gaav-takiye along the rail, the port's cranes across the water — and the same karahi from 1998 on the coals behind you.

  • Takht seating

    Shoes off, cushions on

  • Family deck

    Tables by the rail

  • Sunset slot

    Book for 6:30 PM

  • Big jirgas

    We join the takhts

Takhts on the deck as the cranes light up.
Sunset over the portTakhts on the deck as the cranes light up.
The covered deck at Port Grand, just after dusk.
Lanterns overheadThe covered deck at Port Grand, just after dusk.
Takhts by the water once the lamps come on.
Gaav-takiye & carpetsTakhts by the water once the lamps come on.

Since 1998 · کب سے

0 years
on one fire.

One Afridi family, four Karachi branches and one in Kohat. Drag the skewer to walk through it.

The first fire1998

The first fire

Afridi INN lights its coals in Karachi and brings Shinwari karahi down from the frontier — the city's first.

Floor seating by the waterJan 2018

Floor seating by the water

Takhts, gaav-takiye and the harbour lights. Karachi learns to eat karahi cross-legged.

2018

Mar 2018

Coca-Cola Food Festival

Three nights at Beach Park, Clifton — 9, 10 and 11 March.

Branch no. 4: Port Grand2018

Branch no. 4: Port Grand

Owais Khan Afridi, the youngest of the family, talks to GEO TV at the grand opening.

2018

Nov 2018

Home to Kohat

On Iqbal Day the family opens a branch in Kohat, KP. The karahi goes back to the mountains.

13K and countingToday

13K and counting

Unedited clips straight from the grill. Coals still lit till 2 AM.

The mehman book · پخیر راغلے

Love us or hate us,
tell Mr. Afridi.

Every table at Afridi INN gets a little card that starts with “Pakhair Raghlay” — Pashto for welcome. Guests tick the boxes and Mr. Afridi reads them. Now you can fill one from your phone.

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Find the fire · برانچز

Five fires, one family.

National Stadium Rd branch

National Stadium Rd

Plot No. A-6, National Stadium Road, Karachi

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