Geneva Camp kebabs Dhaka iftar favourite

Though it is not as big as other iftar markets in the capital, the iftar bazar at Geneva Camp in Mohammadpur has gained popularity with customers for its kebabs, and beef and mutton chaaps.

Around five shops in the area offer a variety of kebabs that bring in thousands of people from different areas of the city not only in Ramadan but throughout the year.  

"We have been running our shops for the last 35 years. Initially we just sold different types of kebabs in front of Mohammadpur Government High School, but now we are running three kebab shops in the area," said wife of Mustakim, owner of Mustakim Varieties Kebab and Soup Shop.

She said customers from all over Dhaka city come to their shops for kebabs.

Beef chaap, brain fry, gurda chaap and khiri kebab are some of the most popular items, she said.     

She said they usually serve around 300 customers in their three shops at a time during Ramadan.

"We also deliver iftar boxes that cost 550 taka each," she said. Kebabs, potato chop, beguni chop, piaju and chaaps are some of the items of the iftar box.

Mentioning that they receive large orders of their iftar box, she said someone in Dhanmondi had ordered 1,000 boxes recently.

Some other items of the shop include chicken fry, kima, tikiya, doibora, jilapi and mutton roast.

Shamsul Alam, a resident of Japan Garden City, said he and his cousins frequent Mustakim's kebab shops for its kebabs and chaaps.    

"The kebabs and beef chaaps of the market are very famous and delicious and for them I often have iftar at Kebabghar," said Alamgir Hossain, a resident of Minto Road.     

Md Abdullah, a staff of Muslim Kebab and Soup Shop, said their beef chaaps, chicken fry, pigeon fry, cow brain fry and khiri kebabs are in high demand. 

He said the customers come to their shop all year round for its chaaps.