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The best Donne Biryani in Bangalore

Also spelt donne biriyani, donne biryani mutton, jeera samba biryani and military hotel biryani. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Shivaji Military Hotel (Jayanagar 8th Block)

    Jayanagar 8th Block, near Banashankari bus stand Basavanagudi and Jayanagar

    Open
    From about 8.30am until the food runs out, near 3pm
    Where
    718, 1st C Main Road, 45th Cross Road, 8th Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru 560070

    Order the mutton donne biryani and a bowl of kaal soup beside it. The rice comes off charcoal in morning batches, so arrive by noon; past half one the biryani is finished.

    What to orderMutton donne biryani

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  2. Number 2.Ranganna Military Hotel (Jayanagar 7th Block)

    Yediyur, Jayanagar 7th Block Basavanagudi and Jayanagar

    Open
    7.30am to 4pm and 7pm to 10pm
    Where
    61, Krishna Rajendra Road, opposite the Indian Oil petrol station, 7th Block Jayanagar (Yediyur), Bengaluru 560070

    Mutton donne biryani here arrives closer to a pulao, mild and heavy with seeraga samba. Weekday lunch is calmer; on Sundays the queue reaches the stairs, and seats turn over fast.

    What to orderMutton donne biryani with keema ball curry

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  3. Number 3.SG Rao's Military Hotel (Cottonpet)

    Ranasinghpete, Sultanpete City Market and Chickpet

    Open
    5.30am to 9.30pm, shut Mondays; biryani from 6am
    Where
    221, Police Road, Ranasinghpete, Sultanpete, near Cottonpet police station, Bengaluru 560053

    Chicken donne biryani, and paya soup with idli if you get there at six. The kitchen fires at four in the morning, Mondays are shut, and parking in Cottonpet is hopeless.

    What to orderChicken donne biryani

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  4. SGS Non-Veg Gundu Pulav (Balepet)

    Balepet, Sowrashtrapet City Market and Chickpet

    Open
    10am till sold out, Sundays from 8am; shut Mon and Sat
    Where
    21, KV Temple Street, 2nd Cross, near Balepet Circle, Sowrashtrapet, Bengaluru 560053

    Chicken donne palav, hot and pepper heavy, plus the chicken kshatriya. Cars cannot reach the lane, seating upstairs is a bench you fight for, and they shut Mondays and Saturdays.

    What to orderChicken donne palav

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  5. Chickpet Donne Biryani House (Mahalakshmipuram)

    Mahalakshmipuram, West of Chord Road Malleswaram and Rajajinagar

    Open
    11am to midnight, every day
    Where
    896, 9th A Cross, 11th Main Road, West of Chord Road 2nd Stage, Mahalakshmipuram, Bengaluru 560086

    Boneless chicken donne biryani, the version most Bengalureans grew up on. This is a franchise with branches everywhere and quality wobbles between them, so stick to the Mahalakshmipuram counter.

    What to orderBoneless chicken donne biryani

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  6. Gowdru Hotel (Indiranagar)

    Indiranagar 2nd Stage, Appareddypalya Indiranagar

    Open
    11am to 4pm and 7 to 10.30pm
    Where
    60/1, Ground Floor, Indiranagar Double Road (Paramahansa Yogananda Road), opposite Muthoot Finance, Appareddypalya, Indiranagar, Bengaluru 560038

    Mutton donne biryani, and the boti masala if offal appeals. Closed on Mondays, and the kitchen shuts between four and half six, which catches people out on a late lunch.

    What to orderMutton donne biryani with boti masala

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  7. Gundappa Donne Biryani (St Mark's Road)

    Papanna Lane, off St Mark's Road MG Road and central

    Open
    11.30am to 11.30pm daily
    Where
    14, Papanna Lane, off St Mark's Road, Shanthala Nagar, Bengaluru 560001

    Take the plain chicken donne biryani with the boiled egg on top, or the thali for kebab and pepper chicken too. Seats are few, and other branches are run separately.

    What to orderChicken donne biryani, or the chicken thali

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  8. New Govinda Rao Military Hotel (Cottonpet)

    Cottonpet City Market and Chickpet

    Open
    opens 6am; the biryani is a breakfast run
    Where
    No. 7, Cottonpet Main Road, opposite Suda Lodge, Akkipete, Bengaluru 560053

    Mutton pulav is the order; rice cooked in meat stock, with the meat laid under it at serving. Come for breakfast with kheema curry. Ten tables, so expect to share.

    What to orderMutton pulav with kheema unde

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  9. Halli Jonne Biriyani (Jayanagar 4th Block)

    Jayanagar 4th Block Basavanagudi and Jayanagar

    Open
    7am to 10:30pm daily
    Where
    44/4, 13th Main Road, opposite BHS College, Jayanagar 4th Block, Bengaluru 560011

    Ask for the chicken donne biryani, cooked with jonne rice and a green herb paste. Seating is a handful of benches shared with college students from across the road, so expect to eat standing at lunch.

    What to orderChicken donne biryani

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  10. Naati Cafe (Koramangala 7th Block)

    Koramangala 7th Block Koramangala

    Open
    noon to 4pm and 7pm to 11pm
    Where
    56, Blue Moon 2-K, 1st A Main Road, KHB Colony, Koramangala 7th Block, Bengaluru 560095

    Mutton pulav in the donne, with kaima unde alongside. This is Mysore and Mandya cooking rather than old Bangalore military style, so milder than you expect. Parking on that lane defeats most people.

    What to orderMutton pulav in the donne

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  11. Huliyappa's Donne Biryani (RT Nagar)

    Ganga Nagar, RT Nagar Hebbal and the north

    Open
    Noon to 4pm, then 7pm to 9:30pm, daily
    Where
    33, 10th Cross, Ganga Nagar, RT Nagar, Bengaluru 560032

    Mutton donne biryani, off a family recipe dating to 1910 that has been dialled down in heat since. It runs a lunch sitting and a short evening one, and the room is small, so telephone before the trip.

    What to orderMutton donne biryani

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  12. Coal Flame Biryaani (Jayanagar 9th Block)

    Jayanagar 9th Block Basavanagudi and Jayanagar

    Open
    noon to 3.30pm and 7pm to 10.30pm
    Where
    Ground Floor, 36th Cross Road, 9th Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru 560069

    The chicken donne is the one to have, jeera samba rice with a coconut milk richness the older places skip. Portions run large, so one biryani between two is sensible.

    What to orderChicken donne biryani

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