5 meals in Karachi that will hurt your wallet

[ghazi52]

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Rising fortunes and perhaps a love for transnational cuisine has magnified Karachi’s culinary landscape.

While there’s still room for new ventures in a city that arguably has a much more evolved palate than any other major city in the country, there’s an extensive range of eateries around town, catering to die-hard desis, well-traveled foodies and the occasional, hard to please, nit-picky food critics.

When it comes to the price range, there are many pocket pleasing eateries; however, some menus will definitely hurt your wallet. So, whether you save to splurge, habitually splash out, or are just curious, here’s a list of some of the priciest dishes offered in the city.


1) Wagyu beef at Café Flo

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One of the world’s most prized meat, Wagyu beef is procured from Japanese cattle. Wagyu beef is intensely marbled with softer fat, has higher percentages of monounsaturated fats, and is lower in cholesterol than commodity beef. It is healthier, melts easily and is remarkably flavourful.

A single serving at Café Flo, who import the beef, will set you back Rs6,990.

The second most pricey item at Flo is their Lobster Thermidore, priced at Rs680 per 100 grams it amounts to nearly Rs5,000 per person.


2) Angus beef at Jason’s Steak House

PHOTO: Pearl Continental

While there is a range of cuts offered at the cosy steak house in Pearl Continental, the USDA certified ‘prime’ beef makes the most pricey meal at Rs,6700 + gst.


3) Fois gras at Okra

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While the USDA certified prime beef is also dearly priced at this eatery in Zamzama, the most expensive item at Okra is the seared fois gras with raspberry and pears (goose liver pâté). The French classic is served as a starter and costs Rs5,700 per 250 grams – you can do the math.


4) Beef tenderloin at Sakura

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Have it as steak or for Teppanyaki, the beef tenderloin here is the dearest item at Sakura, priced at Rs4,100 + gst for a single serving. Couple it with some sushi and prawn tempura — you may have spent worth someone’s monthly salary in one night.


5) Prime Black Angus at Pompei

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Certified ‘Prime’ by the USDA, Angus steak is the most highly priced item at Pompei. The meal will cost you Rs4,400 + gst per head.

 

[Providence]

Guys please stop eating fois gras.

They torture the ducks/geese to insane levels to get it prepared.

 

[denel]

PHOTO: Facebook/Pompei/Irfan Ch

Rising fortunes and perhaps a love for transnational cuisine has magnified Karachi’s culinary landscape.

While there’s still room for new ventures in a city that arguably has a much more evolved palate than any other major city in the country, there’s an extensive range of eateries around town, catering to die-hard desis, well-traveled foodies and the occasional, hard to please, nit-picky food critics.

When it comes to the price range, there are many pocket pleasing eateries; however, some menus will definitely hurt your wallet. So, whether you save to splurge, habitually splash out, or are just curious, here’s a list of some of the priciest dishes offered in the city.


1) Wagyu beef at Café Flo

PHOTO: Facebook


One of the world’s most prized meat, Wagyu beef is procured from Japanese cattle. Wagyu beef is intensely marbled with softer fat, has higher percentages of monounsaturated fats, and is lower in cholesterol than commodity beef. It is healthier, melts easily and is remarkably flavourful.

A single serving at Café Flo, who import the beef, will set you back Rs6,990.

The second most pricey item at Flo is their Lobster Thermidore, priced at Rs680 per 100 grams it amounts to nearly Rs5,000 per person.


2) Angus beef at Jason’s Steak House

PHOTO: Pearl Continental

While there is a range of cuts offered at the cosy steak house in Pearl Continental, the USDA certified ‘prime’ beef makes the most pricey meal at Rs,6700 + gst.


3) Fois gras at Okra

PHOTO: Facebook

While the USDA certified prime beef is also dearly priced at this eatery in Zamzama, the most expensive item at Okra is the seared fois gras with raspberry and pears (goose liver pâté). The French classic is served as a starter and costs Rs5,700 per 250 grams – you can do the math.


4) Beef tenderloin at Sakura

PHOTO: Facebook

Have it as steak or for Teppanyaki, the beef tenderloin here is the dearest item at Sakura, priced at Rs4,100 + gst for a single serving. Couple it with some sushi and prawn tempura — you may have spent worth someone’s monthly salary in one night.


5) Prime Black Angus at Pompei

PHOTO: Facebook

Certified ‘Prime’ by the USDA, Angus steak is the most highly priced item at Pompei. The meal will cost you Rs4,400 + gst per head.

What ripoff.

Best beef in the world comes from Botswana and Argentina - period; a beef expert would not touch USDA meat given the hormones, and corn fed meal composition to make the beef cattle grow at exponential rate. I also beg to ask the question - is it even halal certified.

If you eat Botswana/Namibian beef you will realise the world class difference plus BMC beef is halal certified, free ranging and hormone free.

 

[razgriz19]

^well there are certain grades of meat that's suppose to be free of hormones.

They're basically charging the dollar value of these food. A steak dinner at The Keg in Canada would run you $70 CAD

 

[Kabira]

They are charging western country price in 3rd world country like Pakistan. Plus I will doubt claim of Pakistani restaurants, they could as well be giving them local beef. Pakistanis can't differentiate between pig/donkey and beef meat let alone imported vs local beef.

 

[denel]

^Angus beef is suppose to be free of hormones.
They're basically charging the dollar value of these food. A steak dinner at The Keg in Canada would run you $70 CAD

ridiculously over priced.

best aged prime Botswana beef from BMC costs $10/kg. Beef here is cheaper than bread. We have farms across in Botswana and family owned businesses in meat processing. Come here and experience it; you wont eat beef elsewhere.

 

[war&peace]

First question, is it halal? If the answer NO, which I'm pretty sure is the answer then why bother even discuss that whether it is free or costs a million dollar per serving...it is useless..it is crap..it is puke-worthy.

It has become a fashion for the elite to whatever shyt they can get if it has a foreign origin or at least the name. Living in the West and having good source of income most overseas Pakistanis (for that matter. Muslims) can easily afford to eat a lot of delicacies from around the globe whether you are Peccadily circus or King Cross in London, in post area of the Manhattan, or Sture Plan Stockholm...if you are a Muslim, you will be searching for halal food and ignoring all such tempting delicacy about which your not sure if those are halal or not...

However such restaurants can be great for tourists and non-Muslim and with CPEC, we will need a lot more of them dotting the highways / motorways at interchanges and the connected cities and towns.

 

[MastanKhan]

First question, is it halal? If the answer NO, which I'm pretty sure is the answer then why bother even discuss that whether it is free or costs a million dollar per serving...it is useless..it is crap..it is puke-worthy.

Hi,

The beef is ' halal ' because the animal is ' halal '----is it Zabiha---that is a different question.

 

[denel]

Hi,

The beef is ' halal ' because the animal is ' halal '----is it Zabiha---that is a different question.

that is the question. i am referring to that e.g slaughter process not whether the animal is allowed. I doubt in Japan they perform the correct way.

BMC operates with very strict guidelines that are set by MJC in Cape Town and vetted persons.

 

[war&peace]

Hi,

The beef is ' halal ' because the animal is ' halal '----is it Zabiha---that is a different question.

That's no brainer sir , Cow, buffalo, goat, bull, deer, moos etc are halal but their meat is only halal if it is slaughtered the Islamic way or at least jewish way (kosher). I'm not sure about Japanese beef being processed that way especially this delicacy. However it is possible that Muslims in Japan slaughter it in Islamic way.

 

[untitled]

Guys please stop eating fois gras.

Stop eating
I did not even know what it was until you mentioned it

BMC operates with very strict guidelines that are set by MJC in Cape Town

Do they export their beef to Pakistan?

 

[war&peace]

Stop eating
I did not even know what it was until you pointed it out



Do they export their beef to Pakistan?

I think Pakistan is one of the beef exporting nations

 

[untitled]

I think Pakistan is one of the beef exporting nations

You got me wrong. I was talking about the African beef

 

[Russell]

I'm no expert but....Wagyu is not necessarily halal regardless of the method of slaughter...many are regularly fed Beer and Sake as a part of their diet.

 

[denel]

Stop eating
I did not even know what it was until you pointed it out



Do they export their beef to Pakistan?

All the beef goes to EU - there is some that goes to GCC. After diamonds, tourism, this is the 3rd largest for the economy. There is talk to diversify and look for newer markets. CHallenge in our entire region is the severe drought unprecedented living memory. I have not seen it this bad in my life but even 50's drought was not like this.