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The best Mutton Biryani in Kolkata

Also spelt Calcutta biryani, Kolkata biryani, kolkatar biryani and biriyani. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Aminia (New Market)

    New Market Esplanade and Dharmatala

    Open
    11.30am to about 10.45pm, daily
    Where
    6A SN Banerjee Road, Futnani Chambers, New Market, Dharmatala, Kolkata 700087

    Ask for the mutton biryani; the aloo is the point as much as the meat. The New Market branch is the 1929 original, so ignore the many outlets and note it shuts at 11pm.

    What to orderMutton biryani, with a mutton pasinda kebab

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  2. Number 2.Arsalan (Park Circus)

    Park Circus Park Street and Camac Street

    Open
    About 10.30am to midnight, daily
    Where
    191, Marina Garden Court, Park Circus 7 Point, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata 700017

    The mutton biryani here carries a plum with the potato, and the meat gives way easily. Go to the Park Circus seven point branch rather than the many franchises, and expect a wait at weekend dinner.

    What to orderMutton biryani with egg

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  3. Number 3.Shiraz Golden Restaurant (Park Street)

    Mullick Bazar Park Street and Camac Street

    Open
    11am to midnight, every day
    Where
    135 Park Street, Mullick Bazar, near the AJC Bose Road crossing, Kolkata 700017

    Mutton biryani with mutton pasinda is the order here, and the rice stays delicate rather than heavy. The place trades until midnight, so skip the lunchtime crush and come late instead.

    What to orderMutton biryani with mutton pasinda

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  4. India Restaurant (Kidderpore)

    Kidderpore Bhowanipore, Kalighat and Alipore

    Open
    11am to 11pm, daily
    Where
    34 Karl Marx Sarani, beside Fancy Market, Kidderpore, Kolkata 700023

    Kidderpore's biryani house, balanced rather than showy, and the portion defeats most people. Mutton biryani is the order. It sits behind Fancy Market, where parking is hopeless, so walk in from Karl Marx Sarani.

    What to orderMutton biryani

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  5. Manzilat's (Kasba)

    Anandapur Ballygunge and Gariahat

    Open
    1pm to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm, shut Mondays
    Where
    Fourth floor, Rubi Enterprise, Plot 1 Phase 3, Kasba Industrial Estate, Anandapur, Kolkata 700107

    Book first: this is a thirty-seat dining room on a fourth floor, not a walk-in shop. Order the Kalkatta shahi mutton biryani, take a galouti kebab with it, and avoid Mondays.

    What to orderKalkatta shahi mutton biryani

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  6. Royal Indian Hotel (Chitpur)

    Chitpur North Kolkata and Shyambazar

    Open
    11am to 10.30pm, daily
    Where
    147 Rabindra Sarani, just past Nakhoda Masjid, Chitpur, Kolkata

    Trading since 1905 and the recipe is Lucknow rather than Kolkata, so there is no potato in the plate. Order the mutton biryani with a mutton chaap and rumali. Midday is a crush.

    What to orderMutton biryani with mutton chaap and rumali roti

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  7. Zeeshan (Beckbagan)

    Beckbagan Park Street and Camac Street

    Open
    7am to midnight daily
    Where
    28A Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Beckbagan, Park Circus, Kolkata 700017

    The mutton biryani is gentle rather than fiery, and the meat carries it. Nobody publishes reliable hours for the Beckbagan counter, so ring ahead rather than turning up on spec.

    What to orderMutton biryani

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  8. Hanglaatherium (Prince Anwar Shah Road)

    Lake Gardens Tollygunge, Jadavpur and Garia

    Open
    12.30pm to 11.30pm daily
    Where
    188/3/1A Prince Anwar Shah Road, opposite South City Mall, Lake Gardens, Kolkata 700045

    Ghee rather than vanaspati, so the mutton biryani sits lighter than you expect. Doors do not open until half twelve, and the branches multiply, so aim for the Prince Anwar Shah Road one.

    What to orderMutton biryani

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  9. New Aliah Hotel (Bentinck Street)

    Bentinck Street Esplanade and Dharmatala

    Open
    Noon to 11pm daily
    Where
    31 Bentinck Street, near Chandni Chowk, Kolkata 700069

    A no-frills room off Bentinck Street where the mutton biryani is lighter than most and the rezala is worth adding. Nothing opens before noon, so this is not a breakfast stop.

    What to orderMutton biryani, with a mutton rezala to share

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  10. Biryanee & More (Behala)

    Parnasree Behala and the south west

    Open
    11.30am to 11pm daily
    Where
    120/A Parnasree Palli, Behala, Kolkata 700060

    Parnasree locals rate the mutton biryani here for the aloo as much as the meat. The shop has moved once already, so check the Parnasree Palli address rather than an older listing.

    What to orderMutton biryani

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  11. Mukharuchi (Beleghata)

    Beleghata Sealdah, Maniktala and Beleghata

    Open
    Noon to 10.30pm, till 11pm at weekends
    Where
    151/B Beleghata Main Road, Beleghata, Kolkata 700010

    An old cabin-style room on Beleghata Main Road, and the mutton biryani is what regulars come back for. The kitchen stops around half ten on weekdays, so a late dinner will not work.

    What to orderMutton biryani

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  12. Sourakkhi Fast Food Centre (Hatibagan)

    Hatibagan North Kolkata and Shyambazar

    Where
    74 Hari Ghosh Street, Hatibagan, Kolkata 700006

    A counter rather than a restaurant, tucked on Hari Ghosh Street. Mutton biryani at around 150 rupees is the reason to walk over. No published hours and no seating, so take it away.

    What to orderMutton biryani, packed to go

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