Dine with the dead in Ahmedabad – Lucky Restaurant

Our country India, home to more than 140 crores of people, has always had its fair share of strangeness associated with it throughout its history. Among all this awkwardness and unpredictable nature, we might have come across in the books, I have been fortunate enough to get a first-hand experience with one of such unconventional ways in the largest city of Gujarat. The incident I was talking about is nothing but a food spot from Ahmedabad, called the Lucky restaurant. You might have wondered, what’s so special about an eatery which would make it so special? Yes, Lucky restaurant with a rich history of 50 years is apparently built around graves and coffins. People having food in the midst of beautifully maintained coffins all across the restaurant is a sight to behold. This would in fact, topple your list of awkward things you had in your mind.

The lucky restaurant serves you simple recipes with tables and chairs arranged so close to the Qabar’s. Apparently, the shop has about 12 such Qabar’s in the building each carefully bordered and grilled with steel. People who choose to visit this place find no issues with these arrangements. According to the owner of this restaurant, Krishnan Kutti, the sole reason for the restaurant to get fame is because of the Qabar’s within the shop. We came to Ahmedabad by train, I remember my travel experience with Vande Bharat Express in Gujarat. I also recall my visit to see the white sands of Kutch and the food we tasted from an African village in western India.

Even though this food joint has not attracted fame for its dishes, we made use of this visit to try out some food it had to offer. We had a sweet and delicious Muska bun, which resembles that of a normal cream bun. Also, we ordered sandwiches which tasted really good with tomato sauce. Lastly, we had a cup of tea and it had a real North Indian flavour with a nice feel.

The restaurant is from the Lal Darwaza region of Ahmedabad and there is yet another interesting fact about this food spot. The famous painter M.F. Hussain has been a frequent visitor of this eatery and he was fascinated with the way these coffins are kept within this food spot. In fact, the world-renowned artist used to visit this shop whenever he happened to come to Gujarat. As a sign of respect, the restaurant has one of his paintings on the wall to cherish his wonderful memory.