Pakistan, eaten in person

Stop scrolling. Start eating.

Open the map and see the places Ali Rehman has actually eaten at around you. Scored out of 10, filmed at the table. Then pay with the card that gets you the biggest discount, and let Ali plan your meals.

Works wherever you eat: Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, London, Istanbul, New York, Dubai.

1,389video reviews, every one filmed at the table
9major cities with live bank card deals
10point score on every place, with Ali's verdict
0paid scores. Sponsors never change a verdict

Feature 1 · Near me

Close by. Ali-approved. Never just famous.

The map shows places Ali has eaten at, so every pin is a recommendation he stands behind. Open the app in any city and it finds you.

  • Score pins at a glance. Green for 9 and above, orange for 8, grey for the rest.
  • Live open hours. Open or closed, and when it changes, checked against current hours.
  • Drive time, not distance. You see minutes to get there, nothing to calculate.
  • Card deals on the map. Switch on Card deals and the map follows your saved cards, with the discount on each pin.
  • More places. Fill the gaps with places Ali has not reviewed yet. They show as dashed pins marked "Not reviewed yet".
  • Your map stays put. Go back and return, and the map is where you left it.

App screens shown are illustrative.

Feature 2 · Card Deals

Know which card to pay with.

Pick the cards in your wallet once. Shoonkria shows every restaurant with a bank discount and puts the best offer for your cards first.

  • Every bank, nine major cities. Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, Gujranwala and Sialkot.
  • Your exact card. Restaurant pages pick your saved card automatically. Offers for other cards sit in a separate group.
  • Smart search. Type "katlama", "kutlama" or "qatlamma" and still find it. Search covers dish names, not just cuisines.
  • Filter by time and rating. Within 15 minutes, rated 9 and above, in your area.
  • Nearest branch. Discounts apply to the restaurant, and the app shows the branch closest to you.
  • Synced from the banks. Offers refresh from bank dining portals. Always confirm terms at the restaurant.

Feature 3 · Plan my meals

Visiting for a weekend? Let Ali plan the meals.

One question per screen, over a live map. Answer a few taps and Shoonkria builds a route of Ali's places in the right order, none repeated.

  • Your city, found for you. Country and city are picked automatically. Change either in a tap.
  • Days, areas and cuisines. Choose how many days, which parts of the city, and what you want to eat.
  • Watch it get built. The map draws your trail while the checklist ticks off, then you get the day, stop by stop.
  • Mark eaten, swap a stop. Follow the progress ring through your day with drive times between stops.
  • Plan with friends. Share the plan. Friends say going, maybe or can't. The host can cancel the plan clearly at any time.
LahoreKarachiIslamabadLondonIstanbulNew YorkDubai

Ali's picks

A reason to open it every day.

Ali's reels and stories live inside Shoonkria. Search listens to what he says on camera, and ratings come from his own words.

  • Daily stories. Ali's Instagram stories show up in the app on their own, and disappear after 24 hours like they do on Instagram.
  • Ali's picks. Two reviewed places from your city, refreshed automatically.
  • Search by dish. Dish, place or area. The app searches captions and the spoken words in every reel.
  • Dish ratings. Ali's dish scores are pulled from his captions, so you can ask for "9 and above" and "within 20 minutes".
  • Your city first. Select a city and results come from that city first, sorted by distance.

Events

Eat with Ali, in person.

Join Ali on a walking food tour. Register from the app menu and get updates before the day. The first event is the Walking Food Tour of Androon Lahore.

Get notified

And everything else

The small things that make it feel like it knows the city.

Search that hears the video

Type a dish, an area or a cuisine. The app searches Ali's captions and the words he says in every reel.

Your city, automatically

Open the app in Lahore or London and it shows what Ali has tried nearby. Change city from the top of any screen.

Live hours

Open or closed is checked against the restaurant's current hours and refreshed while you look.

Reviews from diners

Rate and review any place beneath Ali's score. Sign in with Apple or Google, only when you want to review.

Message Ali

Send a suggestion, feedback or a problem report from a draggable chat bubble. Replies come back in the app.

Notifications

Get a nudge for new reviews and the offers that matter, and turn them off whenever you want.

Brand partners

Partner banners rotate at the top of Home, always labelled, and swipe by hand. They never change a score.

Your data, your control

Delete your account from inside the app at any time. Location is only used while you look at the map.

Reservations

Request a table and get it confirmed. Coming soon.

The critic

Meet Ali Rehman.

Award-winning food critic, TEDx speaker and the first content creator to receive the Government of Punjab Tourism Excellence Award. Ali has eaten his way through Pakistan's dhabas, food streets and dining rooms on camera, Lahore first. Shoonkria is that archive, organised so you can use it: searchable, mapped, scored, and updated every time a new review is filmed.

Food Critic of the Year 2025Punjab Tourism Excellence Award 2026TEDx SpeakerPunjab Tourism Ambassador for Lahore's culinary culture

Early access

Be one of the first to taste-test Shoonkria.

Before the app lands on the stores, Ali is handing it to people across Pakistan who eat out often and have opinions. Use it for a few weeks and tell him what to fix.

  • The build before the storeiPhone testers join through TestFlight. Android testers join through Google Play.
  • A direct line to AliYour feedback goes to him, not into a ticket queue.
  • Your name in the creditsFounding testers are listed in the app.

Reserve your spot

Takes 30 seconds. Ali will contact you on WhatsApp when your test build is ready.

Thanks. Ali will message you on WhatsApp when your test build is ready.

No spam. Your details are only used to invite you to the test.

Questions

Good to know

Are restaurants paying to be in Shoonkria?

No. A place is in the app because Ali ate there and filmed it. Brand partners, sponsored banners and featured restaurants are sold separately, always labelled, and never change a score or verdict.

Is every review really by Ali?

Yes. Every reel is Ali's own, and nothing publishes until he has confirmed the place, the score and the verdict. AI only helps transcribe and file.

Does the app track my location?

Only while you are looking at the map. Near me uses your position to show what is around you. If you say no, it shows the city centre instead.

Is it only for Lahore?

No. Shoonkria works in any city, from Karachi and Islamabad to London, Istanbul, New York and Dubai. Ali's filmed reviews run deepest in Lahore, and the map grows as he travels.

What does the score mean?

It is Ali's rating out of 10 for that visit, with a one-line verdict. Dish scores come from his captions when he rates a particular dish.

Where do the card discounts come from?

From the banks' own dining offers, synced on a schedule and matched to restaurants in nine major cities. Banks can change terms at any time, so confirm at the restaurant.

Do I need an account?

No. Browse, search, plan meals and check discounts without signing in. Sign in with Apple or Google only to rate and review places, or to plan with friends. You can delete your account from inside the app.

When does the app launch?

The Android app is live on Google Play now. iPhone test builds are with early testers, and the App Store link will appear here the day it goes live. Pre-register above to be considered for iPhone early access.