About Pak Tea House
Pak Tea House is a storied café on the Mall, famous since the mid-20th century as the meeting place of Lahore’s, and Pakistan’s, leading writers, poets and intellectuals, including Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Saadat Hasan Manto. After closing, it was revived as a literary landmark.
A modest place with an outsized cultural legacy, it’s a moving stop for anyone drawn to South Asian literature.
Highlights
- Literary legend, Haunt of Faiz, Manto and the Progressive Writers.
- Revived café, Reopened as a heritage literary venue.
- Cultural history, Central to 20th-century Urdu letters.
- Atmosphere, Tea, talk and nostalgia.
Plan this stop with Government College University (GCU) and Alhamra Arts Council for a more complete Lahore itinerary.
Nearby & related sites
Government College University (GCU)
A historic Gothic-revival college that educated much of the region's elite.
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Lahore's premier cultural centre for theatre, music and the visual arts.
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One of South Asia's oldest surviving markets, a maze of shops and food.
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