Biryani – the name is enough to leave your mouth watering!
And, you don’t always have to visit Pakistan or India to taste this delicious dish! You can enjoy it while in Dubai by visiting some famous places that offer real biryani with the original taste it is known for! (Dare we say, some of the world’s best!?)
But, what is it that makes biryani such a highly desired dish?
What Makes a Great Biryani?
This famous subcontinental dish involves a mix of meat and rice, prepared using the most savoury spices and herbs and cooked with tomatoes and yoghurt in a pot. The blend of spices mixed with meat and perfectly cooked rice is what makes a biryani great! It is a dish that anyone can make easily, but only a few get the perfect outcome!
This is why biryani is a dish without which every occasion is incomplete!
And owing to its popularity, this dish is now available worldwide; however, there are only a few places where you’ll find authentic biryani.
So, for all the folks in Dubai, we have put together a list of the best biryani places in Dubai where you’ll find the real taste of biryani and feel like you’re sitting right in Pakistan!
12 Best Biryani in Dubai
If you’re looking for authentic biryani, these 12 biryani restaurants in Dubai are sure to help satisfy your craving!
1. Biryani Pot
If you’re looking for a biryani restaurant in Dubai that offers various biryani types, head over to Biryani Pot.
They have steaming hot chicken biryani, lamb biryani, prawn biryani, salmon biryani, and butter chicken biryani. And, for people who don’t eat non-veg, there’s delicious vegetable biryani made especially for them.
With so many different varieties of biryani, Biryani Pot is one of the best biryani places in Dubai.
Location:
Opposite Saga World, Jumeirah Road, Umm Suqeim
Average Price
AED 70 per person
For more information, check out their Instagram at @biryanipotme
2. Pak Liyari
Craving some mutton biryani with extra zing? Pak Liyari is where you need to be!
It is one of the best biryani restaurants in Dubai, offering the most delicious, tangy, and flavourful mutton biryani you have ever had. It has a snug seating arrangement and is always bustling with biryani lovers from all around.
Pak Liyari’s other specialities include mutton tikka, brain masala, channa daal, and keema. So, if you want a taste of mouthwatering food right from Karachi’s Liyari area, plan a visit to Pak Liyari.
Location
Opp Astoria Hotel, BDB Building Near Al Fahidi Street, Bur Dubai
Average Price
Starting from AED 15
For more information, check out their Instagram at @pakliyarirestaurant
3. Mister Biryani
Hyderabadi biryani is one of the best biryanis out there! So, if you want to taste delectable biryani, go to the best Hyderabadi restaurant in Dubai, Mr.Biryani.
Here, you get to choose from the best prawn, fish, and squid biryani. However, if you’d like to stick to the original biryani flavours, you can get the spiciest Hyderabadi and chicken tikka biryani with flavour in every bite!
Location
Al Zafrana Building, Near Canadian Hospital, Hor Al Anz
Average Price
AED 115 for 2 people
For more information, please visit www.misterbiryani.com
4. Jaffer Bhai’s Restaurant
Visit Jaffer Bhai’s biryani restaurant for the best tasting Biryani and top-notch service.
All the way from Mumbai, “The Biryani King of Mumbai”, Jaffer Bhai brings you authentic biryani made with the perfect blend of caramelized onions, spices, dry fruits, saffron, ghee, and chicken. The rice used in making this biryani is long-grained, making the dish tastier.
Apart from superb food, you get an amazing service too!
So, great food, amazing service, and an excellent ambiance all in one place? That’s Jaffer Bhai’s for you!
Location
Shop 3, Ground Floor, Al Wasl Building, Zaabeel Road, Al Karama, Dubai
Shop 5, 1094 Building, Al Ramth Street, Al Barsha 1, Al Barsha, Dubai
Average Price
Starting from AED 25
For more information, please visit jafferbhais.ae
5. Sthan – Food Beyond Borders
Sthan is a restaurant in Dubai that offers multiple cuisines, including North Indian, Mughlai, and Pakistani. And no Pakistani cuisine is complete without biryani!
At Sthan, you will find a lot of different biryani varieties, some of which might sound totally new and unique. This includes paneer biryani, sabzi biryani, Nalli biryani, and achari biryani. But, apart from these varieties, you also get the classic chicken and mutton biryanis.
So, for a biryani from different cultures and regions, visit Sthan and enjoy a biryani experience of a lifetime.
Location
Shop 2 & 3, Al Wasl Building, Zabeel Road, Al Karama
Average Price
AED 155 for 2 people
For more information, please visit sthan.com
6. Calicut Paragon
Calicut Paragon deals in Malabari dishes and is known for having the best dum biryani in Dubai.
The most demanded dishes at Calicut Paragon include their famous Malabari dum biryani, chicken biryani, vegetable biryani, and lamb biryani. All biryanis are served with delicious condiments, including raita, pickle, chutney, and sweet payasam, a kind of pudding.
It also specializes in South Indian dishes, with the fish mango curry being the most famous.
Location
Al-Tayer Building Block A – G Floor, Mattar – 20 B St, Dubai
Average Price
Starting from AED 16
For more information, check out their Instagram at @calicutparagon
7. Memsaab Curry and Tandoor
Try authentic Pakistani and Indian cuisine in Dubai at Memsaab Curry and Tandoor.
This restaurant is known for having tasty food, a hefty portion size, and fantastic service. Their main specialties are vegetable biryani, Chaman biryani, mutton biryani, and the ever-popular chicken biryani.
So, if you’re tired of trying places that offer mediocre biryani, it’s time you checked into Memsaab Curry and Tandoor, one of the best biryani places in Dubai.
Locations
Basement Level, J2 Tower, Cluster J, Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)
Al Muheri Building (Inside O’Pao Outlet), Al Karama
Average Price
Between AED 26 to AED 40 for biryani
For more information, please visit memsaabfood.com
8. Gazebo
How about going to an Indian restaurant that has some of the finest biryani options in Dubai? At Gazebo, you’ll have a biryani experience like no other!
Their exquisite menu includes murgh musallam biryani, Kesri murgh tikka biryani, reshmi kabab biryani, malai kabab biryani, seekh kabab biryani, Hyderabadi biryani, and Bombay biryani, among other varieties.
Pair it with raita, salad, and chutney for the best combination!
Locations
Various locations, including Ibn Batuta Mall, City Centre, Mall of Emirates, Jumeirah Lake Towers, and Business Bay
Average Price
Starting from AED 47
For more information, please visit www.gazebo.ae
9. Grub Shack
Voted as one of the top 5 biryani restaurants in Dubai, Grub Shack is a go-to place for people looking for unique biryani flavors.
Their most popular dish is the Grub Shack special biryani, peri peri biryani, Tawa tandoori biryani, and the traditional chicken biryani. However, you can also enjoy other Goan dishes that are equally good.
So, run wild with exotic biryani flavors; visit the Grub Shack now!
Location
Building No.41, Near Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai
Average Price
Starting from AED 50
For more information, please check out their Instagram at @grubshackuae
10. Brit Balti
Ever heard of a British restaurant offering Indian food? Head over to the Brit Balti for this unique experience!
You will find all sorts of Indian dishes at this restaurant, including the most-loved biryani. It offers more than 5 different biryani varieties, including vegetable biryani, prawn biryani, tikka biryani, plain biryani, and a special biryani that is a mix of lamb, chicken, and prawn served with a fried egg.
The biryani is flavourful and aromatic and is made by seasoned chefs using just the right amount of spices.
Location
Desert Group 3 – Building 1- Dubai
Average Price
Starting from AED 46
For more information, please visit www.britbalti.com
11. Saif Restaurant
Like we said earlier, Hyderabadi biryani is the best kind of biryani. And, if you’re looking for a renowned Hyderabadi restaurant in Dubai, we would hands-down recommend Saif Restaurant.
It offers 8 different kinds of biryani varieties ranging from Hyderabadi chicken biryani, Hyderabadi mutton biryani, Kalyani beef biryani, fish biryani, tikka biryani, and surprisingly chicken 65 biryani. For non-veg folks, there’s the egg biryani and vegetable biryani.
It is quite a busy place, so you might need to book a reservation before visiting the restaurant.
Location
42 A St – Hor Al Anz, Dubai
Average Price
Starting from AED 13
12. Student Biryani
After being the top authentic biryani place in Pakistan for more than 5 decades, Student Biryani has now reached across borders to Dubai with its famous biryani!
The delectable dish has been a Pakistani favorite, made using the finest long-grained rice and the perfect measurement of spices mixed with chicken and potatoes.
The restaurant started off serving homemade chicken biryani but now offers beef biryani, mutton biryani, vegetable biryani, and pulao as well.
So, for a true Pakistani biryani experience, don’t forget to give Student Biryani a try!
Location
Kuwait St – Dubai
Average Price
AED 70 for 2 people
For more information, please visit studentbiryani.ae
Is there a best Biryani in Dubai?
If you’re from the subcontinent, especially Pakistan or India, living in Dubai, we’re sure you miss eating the traditional dishes, especially biryani. But don’t fret, as we have discussed 12 places that offer the best biryani in Dubai.
It would be impossible to pick just one favourite from this selection as we know it can be personal preferences based on the flavours and combinations you grew up with. Each of these selected restaurants has been highly acclaimed by the Dubai foodie community.
So, if you’re craving the biryani back home or if you’re just someone interested in trying out popular dishes from Pakistan and India, try out these incredible Biryani restaurants in Dubai. We’re sure you’ll go back for more!
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