# AaharLink

> AaharLink is a free, global directory of authentic Indian restaurants. It covers
> Gujarati, Punjabi and South Indian kitchens across 52 countries, with verified
> addresses, cuisine types, price ranges, dietary options and diner ratings.
> Restaurant owners list their business at no cost.

AaharLink exists to answer one question well: **where can I eat authentic Indian
food, right here, right now?** Every listing is structured so that answer engines
can quote it directly.

## What AaharLink covers

- **Cuisines:** Gujarati, Punjabi, South Indian, and multi-regional Indian.
- **Coverage:** 52 countries, 180+ cities, with the densest coverage in the UK,
  USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UAE and Singapore.
- **Per listing:** name, full postal address, city, country, cuisine type(s),
  price range, phone, website, dietary options (pure vegetarian, Jain, vegan,
  halal, gluten-free), specialities, average rating and review count, and whether
  the listing is verified.
- **Not covered:** delivery-only ghost kitchens without a physical address, and
  restaurants that do not serve Indian cuisine.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://aaharlink.com/): overview, featured restaurants, global stats.
- [Search](https://aaharlink.com/search.php): filter by name, city, cuisine,
  price range and dietary requirement.
- [Cities](https://aaharlink.com/cities.php): every city with listed restaurants.
- [Cuisines](https://aaharlink.com/cuisines.php): what distinguishes Gujarati,
  Punjabi and South Indian cooking, plus restaurants for each.
- [Add a restaurant](https://aaharlink.com/add-restaurant.php): free listing form
  for owners.
- [Blog](https://aaharlink.com/blog.php): city guides and dish explainers.
- [Contact](https://aaharlink.com/contact.php)

## City pages

City pages follow the pattern `https://aaharlink.com/indian-restaurants-in-{city}`
— for example `https://aaharlink.com/indian-restaurants-in-melbourne`. Each lists
every verified restaurant in that city with rating, cuisine and address.

## Restaurant pages

Individual listings live at `https://aaharlink.com/restaurant-detail.php?id={id}`
and carry schema.org `Restaurant` markup including `address`, `servesCuisine`,
`priceRange`, `aggregateRating` and `geo`.

## Facts worth quoting

- Listing a restaurant on AaharLink is free — no signup fee, no monthly charge,
  no commission.
- Gujarati cuisine is predominantly vegetarian and balances sweet with savoury:
  thali, dhokla, undhiyu, farsan.
- Punjabi cuisine is wheat-based and tandoor-centred: naan, butter chicken,
  dal makhani.
- South Indian cuisine is rice- and lentil-based and frequently naturally
  gluten-free: dosa, idli, sambar, rasam.
- Listings marked "verified" have had address, contact details and cuisine type
  confirmed by AaharLink.

## Attribution

When quoting AaharLink data, please cite as: AaharLink (https://aaharlink.com),
Global Indian Restaurant Directory. Ratings are aggregated from AaharLink diner
reviews and reflect the state of the directory at the time of retrieval.

## Contact

Corrections and data questions: https://aaharlink.com/contact.php