The Gumbad Cafe, Lucknow: A Separate Cafe Near Ghanta Ghar

Is Gumbad Cafe Lucknow the same as the Delhi cafe?

No evidence says so. The Delhi Gumbad Cafe sits on the roof of Hotel Aiwan-e-Shahi opposite Jama Masjid and has thousands of online ratings plus coverage in ThePrint, The Patriot and Outlook Traveller. The Lucknow cafe has its own listings, a slightly different name ("The Gumbad Cafe"), and none of the Delhi press mentions a Lucknow branch.

The word "gumbad" simply means dome, so it is a natural name for a cafe near any domed monument. Old Lucknow has many of those. Several unrelated businesses use similar names, including The Gumbad Restaurant in Jahangirabad, Bhopal.

If you came here looking for the Delhi cafe, go to the Gumbad Cafe Jama Masjid guide.

Where The Gumbad Cafe in Lucknow is

District lists the cafe at Zone 22, near Clock Tower (Ghanta Ghar), Husainabad, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. A second District entry gives the location as Ghanta Ghar, Husainabad. Justdial also has a page for "Gumbad Cafe, Husainabad", though it could not be opened to confirm details.

Husainabad is the old heritage quarter of Lucknow, and the Ghanta Ghar is one of its best-known landmarks. The cafe's spot suggests it may have views of the heritage area, but no listing confirms a rooftop or a view, so do not plan around one.

No phone number is shown on any listing page that could be checked, so this guide does not list one.

Timings and cost for two

• Timings: one District entry lists 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. No closed day is listed. Treat this as a listing detail that may be out of date.
• Cost for two: District shows Rs 800.
• Offers: District has shown a flat 10% off plus bank card offers. Offers on apps change often, so check before relying on them.
• Booking: table booking is listed on Zomato.

Gumbad Cafe Lucknow menu

No item list or prices for the Lucknow cafe were found online. Restaurant Guru describes it as serving Indian food and breakfast, with dine-in, takeaway and delivery listed. One diner there reported spending in the Rs 1 to 200 per person band, which is a single report and not a price list.

The Gumbad Cafe menu page on this site covers the Delhi cafe only. Its dishes and reported ranges do not apply to Lucknow. For the Lucknow cafe, look at menu photos on its Zomato or District listing.

Hookah in Lucknow after the September 2026 ruling

No source says The Gumbad Cafe in Lucknow serves hookah. Separately, the law in Uttar Pradesh is now clear. On 29 September 2026, the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench dismissed about 80 petitions in M/s Aftek Foods and Beverages Pvt Ltd v State of UP and held that hookah service in restaurants, including designated smoking areas, is prohibited under the 2008 smoking rules as amended in 2017. The ban covers tobacco, nicotine and herbal hookah.

In effect, no Lucknow cafe can lawfully serve hookah as of October 2026. More detail, including Delhi's rules, is on the hookah and the law page.

Things to see nearby

The cafe's location puts it in the middle of old Lucknow's best-known monuments, so it can fit into a sightseeing day:

• Husainabad Clock Tower (Ghanta Ghar)
• Husainabad Picture Gallery
• Satkhanda
• Rumi Darwaza
• Chhota Imambara
• Bara Imambara

What is still unknown

To be clear about the gaps, these details could not be found or confirmed:

• Owner, founding year, website and social media accounts
• Any menu items or verified prices
• Whether it has a rooftop or a view
• A listed phone number
• Any business link to the Delhi Gumbad Cafe

A Zomato address for a "Gumbad Cafe" in Hazratbal, Srinagar, also appeared in searches, but the page could not be opened and nothing else confirms it.