In Search of the Best Biriyani

I am a sucker for good food. And, I love Biriyani. My brother makes it a point to go in search of the best biriyani whenever he travels to a place. So, here is a list of the restaurants where u get the best Biriyani.

Bangalore – Samarkand in Commercial Street , Nandini – there are 4 of them , Hyderabad in Koramangala, Biriyani Merchant in Castle Street

Chennai – Usilampatti on LB Road, Ponnuswamy in Ethiraj Salai, Karaikudi on RK Salai, Malgudi in Savera Hotel in RK Salai, Anjappar on Nungambakkam High Road and Banana Leaf in Indira Nagar

Hyderabad - Bawarchi, Paradise, Madeena, ( Midnight Biriyani ) Basera, Garden Restaurant (close to Paradise), Niagara , Azizia, Madina (near Charminar - the original), The Nizam Club (in my opinion the 'real deal'), if you can find/persuade a member to take you there. Banjara Darbar, Narmada & Taj Krishna.

A must have after Biryani, Khubani-Ka-Meetha and Paan. A great Hyderabadi tradition.

Calicut - Sagar, Lucky

Kochi - Ceylon Bake House (the old one opposite Woodlands Hotel) is considered by many to serve one of the best biriyani's in town;although chilly chicken and kerala poratha is considered to be their speciality.

And of course there is Kayees in Mattancherry/Fort Kochi.

Nagpur - Babbu Ki Biryani, Mominpura

Delhi - Kake Da Dhaba

Royal mughal kitchen is called karim's. This is the restaurant run by the descendants of the Royal cooks of the Mughals. While this lineage might well be alleged, once you eat the food, you will agree that they ‘must’ be he actual royal cooks. The original one is in a bylane, very close to the Jama Masjid. The other one, Dastar Khwan-e-Karim, is in Nizamuddin somewhere near the Durgah.

And, believe it or not, they have a website: http://www.karimhoteldelhi.com/index1.htmlso go on, look, eat..i recommend this place to each and all.

Mumbai - Alfa, Andheri WestNashik - Mazda Cafe, Old Agra Road

Mysore – RRR, Ghandi Square

Calcutta - Aminia, Nizams, Bedwin, Shabir, Rahmania, Hazi ( Behala ), Shiraz and Zeeshan.

Indore - Pasha Ki Biriyani - this guy is an Afaghani - His show is located in Anand Bazar. Nafeez - This is amongst the best resturant for Biriyani and Haleem and is l ocated at Saket

Chicago - Gareeb Nawaz on Devon Avenue

S'pore - "Andhra curry" in little India

Sunnyvale Downtown - Turmerik

Mtn. Vw. - Shiva's, Amber

Santana Row - Amber.

Seattle - Kabab House - 8102 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, 98103 - (206) 782-3611 only on weekends chicken on friday, lamb i believe on saturday

I have got this info on the best biriyani joints from my friends, who live in all these cities. You can add to these.