Amritsar, the way someone who lives here would show you

Most guides to Amritsar stop at the same four stops. AmritsarLocal exists for everything after that — the katra you walk through to reach a jutti shop, the kulcha place that sells out by eleven, the museum people skip, the bus you take to the border.

We cover places to see, food worth travelling for, what the city is known for buying, the local businesses behind all of it, and the practical details that actually decide your day: how to get from the station, how far things are from each other, when to go.

What we will not do

No invented opening hours. No made-up prices or distances. No fake reviews, and no businesses we have not confirmed with the owner. Where we do not know something yet, the page says so instead of guessing — and a local editor fills it in once it has been checked.

What is coming

Right now this is a discovery guide. Verified restaurant and shop listings are being added one at a time. Stays, transport and planning tools come later — only once the basics here are genuinely good.