Ifyou’rehuntingthebestbiryaniinDubai,thecheapestgenuinely-goodplatesstartaroundAED15inMeenaBazaar,andthebestoverallisthepickamongthebestbiryaniinDubaiisatoss-upbetweenCalicutParagon’sMalabarmuttonandaproperHyderabadidumfromJafferBhai’sorGazebo.Below:20+spotssortedbystyle,priceandarea—includingthevegetarianonesthatdon’ttastelikeanafterthought.Everypricewrittendown.
I’mfromDubaiandI’vebeeneatingbiryaniheremywholelife.Thisisn’tthesametenrestaurantseverylistcopiesoffeachother—it’ssortedthewayyouactuallydecide:howmuchyouwanttospend,whichstyleyou’recraving,andwhichpartoftownyou’rein.
ThebestcheapbiryaniinDubai(underAED20)
Budgetfirst,becausethat’sthepointofthissite.Youdon’tneedtospendAED40+foraplatethatdelivers.TheMeenaBazaarandKaramacafeteriabeltdoeslunchtimebiryanifromAED15–20—KulchaKingisthereliablebrandedcheapoption(nineoutlets),andStudentBiryani’splatesstayunderAED25.
BestHyderabadi&dumbiryaniinDubai
Themost-searchedstyle,andtheoneDubaidoesbest—sealed-pot,slow-cooked,aromatic.
JafferBhai’s
Oneofthebest-knownbiryaninamesinDubai,straightfromMumbai.Yougettheflavourofghee,saffronandcaramelisedonionsdoneproperly.Trythekhichditoo.