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The best Mutton Rezala in Kolkata

Also spelt rezala, reshala, chicken rezala and white mutton curry. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Sabir's Hotel (Chandni Chowk)

    Chandni Chowk College Street and Bowbazar

    Open
    Daily about 9am to 11pm
    Where
    3/5 Chandni Chowk Street, near Chandni Chowk metro, Kolkata 700072

    Two plates of mutton rezala and a laccha parota is the usual order, with a mutton tikia if you are early. The ground floor works from dawn; upstairs opens late morning.

    What to orderMutton rezala with a laccha parota

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  2. Number 2.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

    Ask for the mutton rezala with lachha paratha; regulars rate it above the biryani here. Sunday afternoon brings a half hour wait. Four other branches exist, none of them this one.

    What to orderMutton rezala with lachha paratha

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  3. Number 3.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

    The house runs on biryani, so ask for the rezala straight from the pan and take a tandoori roti with it. Branches are everywhere; the New Market room is the one to use.

    What to orderMutton rezala with a tandoori roti

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  4. Royal Indian Hotel, Rabindra Sarani

    Chitpur, near Nakhoda Masjid North Kolkata and Shyambazar

    Open
    About 11am to 11.30pm, or until the food runs out
    Where
    147 Rabindra Sarani, near Nakhoda Masjid, Barabazar, Kolkata 700073

    Mutton rezala here, with a chaap to share if there are two of you. Come early because the kitchen sells out. The lanes by Nakhoda Masjid leave nowhere to park a car.

    What to orderMutton rezala, with the mutton chaap alongside

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  5. 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

    Pair the mutton rezala with their mutton biryani and let the gravy do the work. Expect to queue at the Marina Garden Court original. The outer branches are a different proposition.

    What to orderMutton rezala beside the mutton biryani

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  6. Nizam's

    New Market Esplanade and Dharmatala

    Open
    11am to 11.30pm daily
    Where
    23 & 24 Hogg Street, New Market area, Dharmatala, Kolkata 700087

    Rezala is worth ordering although rolls made this place, so ask whether it is ready before you sit. Chicken rezala with a paratha suits a lighter appetite than the mutton.

    What to orderChicken rezala with a paratha

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  7. Zeeshan (Park Circus)

    Park Circus Park Street and Camac Street

    Open
    Roughly 10am to 11.30pm, daily
    Where
    17 Syed Amir Ali Avenue, near Quest Mall, Park Circus, Kolkata 700017

    Mutton rezala holds up here, though biryani and rolls run the kitchen and the room gets loud after nine. Come at breakfast instead and add the dal gosht.

    What to orderMutton rezala, with dal gosht if you come early

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