El Chico Restaurant
El Chico
A long-standing restaurant on MG Road in Civil Lines, considered one of the city's earliest full-service restaurants, famous for its sizzler platters and house-made desserts.
Located on MG Marg in Civil Lines, it has been operating for about half a century and is called Allahabad's oldest full-service restaurant. It has been expanded into several floors: a bakery on the ground floor, a vegetarian restaurant on the first floor, and a non-vegetarian restaurant on the top floor. The menu covers Western, North Indian and Chinese food. Recommended dishes include sizzler platters, chicken pulao, fish dishes and filter coffee, and the pineapple pudding from the bakery is also popular. Prices are around 500–700 rupees per person, and it is busy in the evenings and at weekends. Some reviews say prices are high and service is average.
Opening hours
Daily, approx. 12:00–22:30 (the ground-floor bakery opens earlier)
Nearby sights
- All Saints Cathedral
- Allahabad Museum
- Chandrashekhar Azad Park (Alfred Park)
- Khusro Bagh
- Anand Bhavan
- Jawahar Planetarium
- Swaraj Bhavan
- University of Allahabad (Muir Central College)