Charminar, Scarborough
27 people recommendvia r/FoodToronto, r/Scarborough, r/askTO28 comments cited below
What people say, in short
People recommend Charminar, and many single out its biryani, with a couple pointing to its Andhra or Telangana-style flavours. One praises the chicken 65 and another the lamb vindaloo. Several name the Scarborough branch around Warden Avenue, and one commenter ranks the Mississauga branch above it.
Address
Charminar Indian Cuisine | Scarborough, 925 Warden Ave. Unit 2, Scarborough, ON M1L 4C5, Canada
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Hyderabadi dum biryani, Chicken 65 in dry and wet styles
Nearby on this map
Other places on this map closest to Charminar, Scarborough, as the crow flies.
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/yasserdiwan in r/FoodToronto · Mar 2025
Lists Charminar among go-to Hyderabadi biryani spots.
- Recommendsu/vii_boy in r/Scarborough · Dec 2024
Suggests Charminar.
- Recommendsu/CadmeusCain in r/FoodToronto · Oct 2025
Lists this among several good Scarborough options.
- Recommendsu/distressedk in r/FoodToronto · Dec 2023
Names Charminar as a recommendation.
- Recommendsu/Dear_Raise_7940 in r/FoodToronto · Mar 2026
Recommends Charminar, saying eating there makes other biryani easy to forget.
- Recommendsu/Mysterious-Garlic111 in r/FoodToronto · Aug 2025taste
Says Charminar is good and well seasoned, offered in reply to the biryani question.
- Recommendsu/FourtripleO5O in r/FoodToronto · Aug 2024taste
Recommended for close-to-home Andhra or south Indian food, especially its biryanis.
- Recommendsu/magikarpe94 in r/FoodToronto · Jul 2026variety
Has never been let down there and says they serve many different kinds of biryani.
Show all 28 cited comments
- Recommendsu/ab624 in r/FoodToronto · Oct 2025
Names this as one of several places to try, with no further detail.
- Mixedu/becky57913 in r/FoodToronto · Aug 2024
Ranks the Scarborough branch below the Mississauga one.
- Recommendsu/Guilty-Wrangler3445 in r/Scarborough · Jan 2024
Lists this among suggested options, noting its biryani.
- Recommendsu/d_Shazam_b in r/FoodToronto · Jul 2026
Lists Charminar among biryani recommendations.
- Recommendsu/SenrisTarve in r/FoodToronto · Jan 2026taste
Votes for Charminar, praising its chicken 65 in dry and wet styles and suggesting the masala dosa too.
- Recommendsu/cshaunonly in r/askTO · Jan 2026
Listed among their top picks in the Indian/Pakistani category.
- Recommendsu/Aromatic_Estate6155 in r/FoodToronto · Oct 2025taste
Suggests Charminar specifically for biryani.
- Recommendsu/crazyenterpz in r/FoodToronto · Sep 2025
Calls Charminar in Scarborough top-ranked and says it is worth a long trip.
- Recommendsu/pancakeg in r/FoodToronto · Aug 2025
Recommends Charminar in Scarborough for biryani.
- Recommendsu/ultraviolet44 in r/FoodToronto · Mar 2025taste
Says they absolutely love Charminar's pachimirchi kodi biryani.
- Recommendsu/Zeddy_77 in r/Scarborough · Jan 2024
Lists it among other places worth trying.
- Recommendsu/kSmit in r/Scarborough · Jan 2024
Says they love this place.
- Recommendsu/seizethemuffins in r/FoodToronto · Jul 2026taste
Lived in Hyderabad and vouches for Charminar, maybe.
- Recommendsu/okthencheetah in r/FoodToronto · Jul 2026taste
Gives Charminar a special mention for its Andhra and Telangana flavours in biryani.
- Recommendsu/sapkos in r/FoodToronto · Oct 2025taste
Says this one is good and they like its biryani.
- Recommendsu/arsenal____ in r/FoodToronto · Sep 2025taste
Says Charminar works as a stand-in for Banjara; its saag paneer matched Banjara's, though butter chicken ran a little sweet.
- Recommendsu/BunnyBird2024 in r/FoodToronto · Apr 2025
Gives Charminar as the answer to the question.
- Recommendsu/Educational-Map-4197 in r/Scarborough · Dec 2024
Recommends Spice Club and Charminar.
- Recommendsu/jzair in r/Scarborough · Dec 2024taste
Praises the lamb vindaloo at the Eglinton and Warden location.
- Recommendsu/don_draco in r/Scarborough · Jan 2024
Suggests this Warden-area spot is a safe bet.
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