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The best chai stops on the highway out of town

For the first hour of any road trip, these are the places that make tea the way it should be.

15 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

Every road trip needs a first tea stop. On the main highway out of Rawalpindi, these are the ones we keep going back to.

We judged them on three things: the tea itself, the toilets, and whether there was somewhere to sit in the shade.

The winner makes doodh patti in a huge dented pot that has not been off the flame in years.

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