Spring Soirée
Meet local makers and discover a new favourite.
✳ AN EXTRAORDINARY ADDRESS · HAZRATGANJ, LUCKNOW
Le Press Lucknow.
A world of discovery.
Shopping, dining and culture in Hazratganj.
Exceptional brands at their only Lucknow address, within the restored Newal Kishore Press.
1858
Once a home for the printed word.
Now a home for shared experiences.
CULTURE✳COUTURE✳COFFEE✳CRAFT✳CONVERSATION
24 DISTINCTIVE DESTINATIONS · ONE LUCKNOW ADDRESS
Exceptional brands.
Exclusively here.
Renowned national names and independent design houses, together in the heart of Hazratganj. Every partner’s only store in Lucknow is right here at Le Press.
MEET THE COLLECTION · SELECT A BRAND TO EXPLORE
Browse every store ↗Their only stores in Lucknow. Several of our partners also have stores across India.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
New names.
New rituals.
Four fresh reasons to come back.
Meet the newest members of our community.
THE BRAND DIRECTORY · EXCLUSIVE IN LUCKNOW
Find your
favourites.
From celebrated Indian labels to independent ateliers, explore every partner’s only Lucknow store. Select a brand for its story, collection and visit details.
✳
A different discovery awaits.
No partners match this search. Try another word or browse the whole community.
THE SPIRIT OF LE PRESS
Many cultures.
One Lucknow.
Some places hold a city’s memory.
Others keep its spirit moving.
Le Press does both.
Within the restored Newal Kishore Press, Lucknow’s tradition of exchange finds a modern home. The conversation moves from books to boutiques, from woven cloth to a shared table, from familiar courtyards to new ideas.
Here, nostalgia lives alongside discovery. Le Press is a contemporary expression of the city’s generous, curious spirit — a meeting place for cultures, crafts and people.
Le Press: Lucknow’s Excellency Press.
Our name celebrates Lucknow’s Excellency Press and the legacy of the Newal Kishore Printing Press, established in 1858. “Press” remembers the printing house and the ideas it set in motion. The French inflection expresses the cosmopolitan spirit behind today’s Le Press: a place where Lucknow’s own traditions welcome influences from elsewhere.
The spirit is one of renaissance — rebirth. A historic centre of literary and cultural exchange becomes a modern melting pot, carrying Lucknow’s generous spirit into a new chapter.
THE CRAFT ATLAS · LUCKNOW & BEYOND
Made by hand.
Carried by generations.
Look a little closer. A stitch, a woven motif, a hand-carved block: each holds a way of seeing the world.
LUCKNOW, AWADHAN ILLUSTRATED CRAFT STUDY
अदब · हुनर · मुलाक़ात
Lucknow’s art lives in everyday gestures: the care of handwork, the warmth of welcome, the time given to a conversation. Le Press gives that culture a place to meet the present.
A SIGNATURE LE PRESS ATTRACTION
Walls without
borders.
International artists leave their mark on Lucknow. Discover murals that turn a walk through Le Press into an encounter with art, imagination and cultural exchange.
CHARLES FOUSSARDA different way
to see the city.
to see the city.
A LITTLE MORE SKY. A LITTLE LESS HURRY.
In the heart of town,
a world of its own.
Hanging bougainvillea, manicured gardens and tree-shaded courtyards. Step out of the bustle of Hazratganj and into a slower rhythm.
A COOLER MICROCLIMATE
−5°C
cooler indoor temperatures reported in the project’s published account, compared with the surrounding urban heat island.
Read the architect’s account ↗Reported site observation; comfort varies with season, weather and location.Bougainvillea trellises and generous planting soften the pathways. A garden pause can be part of the visit, just as much as the shopping.
01 / SHADE
Less direct sun.
Trees and trellises shelter the walk.
02 / AIR
Space to breathe.
Courtyards connect indoors and out.
03 / MATERIAL
Old walls, new life.
Restored masonry holds the memory.
04 / CHOICE
Stay your way.
Garden moments and indoor comfort.
THE CFCPD MANIFESTO · GAURAV VATSA
A place should give
more than it takes.
Five connected ideas for the future of a historic place. Select a pillar to explore the thinking behind Le Press.
LE PRESSLiving
heritagePEOPLE · PLACE · POSSIBILITY
heritagePEOPLE · PLACE · POSSIBILITY
THE IDEA IN PRACTICE
Retainthe existing fabric
→Restoreits useful life
→Reconnectit with the city
THE CFCPD VISION IN PRACTICE
Vocal for Local.
Made for Lucknow.
Give local entrepreneurs a platform. Bring curated collections, artisan produce and independent voices to the citizens of Lucknow. Through Spring Soirée, Teej Festival, Noël and Winter Carnival, Le Press brings together a little food, fun and shopping in an urban oasis in the heart of the city.
Teej Festival
Celebrate the season through craft and community.
Noël
A little Christmas warmth, food and festive shopping.
Winter Carnival
Make time for an outing in the heart of the city.
Discover something made with care, meet the person behind it, and help shape what happens next. A hidden gem becomes a shared place when its community takes part.
Bring your idea to Le Press ↗Adaptive reuse keeps buildings in service. Caring for materials, supporting craft and making room for community are ongoing commitments, not a finished checklist.
THE CITY COMES TOGETHER HERE
Some evenings
become stories.
From Spring Soirée and Teej Festival to Noël and Winter Carnival, the idea is to bring local entrepreneurs and Lucknow together through food, fun and curated shopping. A courtyard can be a concert hall; a historic press can open a new conversation.
FROM OUR EVENT ARCHIVE
Past celebrations and published announcements. For future dates and tickets, follow the organiser’s original event page.
A CITY IN CONVERSATION WITH THE WORLD
Before the next chapter,
there was the Press.
Books, languages and shared ideas shaped this place. Its new life carries that spirit into the everyday.
ESTABLISHED IN LUCKNOW · 1858
A press that opened
a world of ideas.
Munshi Newal Kishore’s publishing house brought literature, learning and religious thought into circulation across languages and communities.
That belief in cultural exchange is the inspiration for Le Press today.
Discover the intellectual legacy ↗PRINTING INDIA’S CULTURAL MEMORY
A home for
the life of the mind.
Ghalib’s poetry. Premchand’s fiction. Awadh Akhbar’s public conversation. The Press’s legacy lives in the texts it circulated and the readers it connected.
Discover how publishing helped preserve a shared inheritance — and how these literary worlds continued into film and television.
Explore the Press, its writers and its influence ↗✳
Le Press is a modern embodiment of Lucknow’s spirit: a place where different traditions meet, and something new begins.
IN DEVELOPMENT · THE NEXT CHAPTER
The Newal Kishore
Press Museum.
A future home for the stories
that gave this place its voice.
The forthcoming museum project will bring the Press’s publishing legacy into focus: the circulation of ideas, the meeting of languages and the people who helped make knowledge travel.
The ambition is to reconnect a new generation with the world of print and the cultural renewal that began here in 1858.
The museum is under development. Opening dates and the visitor programme will be announced when confirmed.
Read about the ongoing project ↗WORDS BECOME IMAGES. IMAGES BECOME MEMORY.
From the printed page
to the silver screen.
The Press’s publishing legacy and Lucknow’s wider literary traditions open a journey into cinema and television. Follow the stories, then meet the creative conversations continuing at Le Press today.
Shatranj Ke Khiladi
A literary connection from the Press’s journal to Ray’s 1977 film.
Explore the connection ↗Umrao Jaan
Ruswa’s novel and Muzaffar Ali’s film evoke the city’s poetry and music.
Explore the connection ↗Alif Laila
The Arabian Nights in Urdu print, and a later life on television.
Explore the connection ↗Baital Pachisi
Vikram and Betaal tales travelled across languages, editions and generations.
Explore the connection ↗The conversation continues at Le Press.
Muzaffar Ali
The filmmaker curated Anjuman-e-Dil at Le Press, bringing Shahid and Sami Niazi’s qawwali to the Peepul Tree Courtyard in November 2025.
Explore the evening ↗Sudhir Mishra
At Metaphor Lucknow Litfest 2025, the filmmaker joined Jaideep Narain Mathur in conversation. Cinema, storytelling and ideas shared a platform at Le Press.
Watch the festival conversation ↗A living exchange
Metaphor’s Le Press edition connected poetry, dastangoi and film writing. The Press’s legacy finds a contemporary echo in a city still gathering around stories.
Read the festival report ↗MAKE AN AFTERNOON OF IT
Choose your
kind of day.
A few suggested stops to get you started. Add a trail to your visit, then make it your own.
NANDINI AGARWAL · BRAND COLLECTIONTEXTILES · HANDWORK · ADORNMENT
From thread
to treasured piece.
Start with Lucknow’s Chikankari, discover Banaras handloom, and finish with the detail of sterling silver.
A suggested sequence, not a guided tour or booking.
THE LE PRESS JOURNAL
Stories that
stay with you.
THE PUBLISHING LEGACY
The Caxton
of the East
Discover the publisher whose work helped ideas travel across a subcontinent.
Read the story ↗
CRAFT & CULTURE
The hands behind
the beautiful things
Chikankari, hand-block printing and the thinking behind a curated craft community.
Read the story ↗
A LIVING DESTINATION
Giving heritage
an everyday life
How a meal, a garment and a conversation can become part of a place’s next chapter.
Read the story ↗
THE LE PRESS MONTHLY · ENGLISH + हिंदी
Awadh Akbar.
A city in conversation.
Our first issue brings together Munshi Newal Kishore ji’s life, complete classic stories, news from the old newspaper and a comic from the world of Fasana-e-Azad.
A PLACE IS MADE BY ITS PEOPLE
Lucknow, what should
happen next?
An idea for a gathering. A skill to share. A local business ready to meet the city. Make this your listening space: tell us what you would love to experience or bring to Le Press.
01 / IMAGINE
Something you’d love.
Suggest a workshop, performance, food fair, reading or family afternoon.
Share an idea ↗02 / SHOWCASESomething you make.
Introduce your local business, produce or curated collection for a future showcase.
Introduce your business ↗03 / BRING PEOPLE TOGETHERSomething we can create.
Propose a workshop, creative collaboration or community gathering.
Start a conversation ↗Suggestions go privately to the Le Press team. No membership is needed, and follow-up is your choice.
LE PRESS CIRCLE · A PLACE TO BELONG
Good company.
Great discoveries.
Make Le Press part of your everyday. Create your profile, tell us what you love, and choose whether to hear about new stories, gatherings and discoveries.
Craft & coutureFood & conversationArt & live culture
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE
Join the Circle.
One account for your connection with Le Press. Already a member? Sign in the same way.
or
Signing in creates or accesses your Le Press member account. We receive your name and email to manage your registration. Updates are optional.
How we use your information ↗YOUR LE PRESS CIRCLE
Your profile.
DISCOVER LE PRESS · HAZRATGANJ, LUCKNOW
A little curiosity.
A day of possibilities.
The brand directoryMeet all 24 partners
Fashion, home, jewellery, fragrance and places to eat.
↗Shopping in HazratganjFind your next favouriteChikankari, Banaras sarees and contemporary Indian design.
↗Cafés & diningA table. A coffee. A conversation.Plan your stops at CIBO, Third Wave Coffee and more.
↗Heritage & cultureA press with a new chapterThe Newal Kishore legacy, public art and living craft.
↗Plan your visitMake a day of Le PressFind our address, directions and the right contact.
↗CIBO at Le PressPlan your CIBO eveningDining, reservations and the official menu contact.
↗Le Press in picturesTake a walk through the campusGardens, bougainvillea, corridors and dining details.
↗CommunityYour voice. Our next chapter.Share an idea, introduce a local business or host a gathering.
↗Awadh AkbarOld pages. New conversations.Read our English–Hindi monthly journal online or download the PDF.
↗COME FOR A COFFEE. STAY FOR THE CITY.
Your next
Lucknow story.
Le Press
29, Naval Kishore Road, Hazratganj
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226001
For partner opening hours, appointments and dining enquiries, contact the venue before your visit.
SEEN, SHARED & REMEMBERED
The story
keeps unfolding.
A selection from Le Press on Instagram — festive moments, fashion discoveries and life around the courtyards.
The Le Press Fair
Festive shopping, discovery and shared celebration. See the original announcement for event details.
Watch the story ↗↗ INSTAGRAM POST✧The festive edit
Occasion dressing and new discoveries from the Le Press fashion community.
Explore the edit ↗↗ INSTAGRAM POST↝A reason to step out
Shopping, exploring and making a day of the unexpected.
See the post ↗More chapters: Spring Soiree ↗Books ↗
@lepress_lucknow ↗