Kolkata biryani: how split are people?
1,191 times someone on Reddit took a side on one of 19 biryani places in Kolkata: 68% recommended it, 8% had mixed views and 24% warned others off.
Aminia splits opinion most: 40% of the 163 people who took a side warn against it. Nusrat's; New Aliah Hotel; Elahi, Park Circus; Wah Janab; and Riyasat, South City Mall drew no warnings.
Every biryani place, most split first
| Biryani place | Recommend | Mixed | Warn | Warn share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aminia | 76 | 21 | 66 | 40% |
| Oudh 1590, Naktala | 108 | 11 | 61 | 34% |
| Arsalan, Park Circus | 214 | 35 | 110 | 31% |
| Kareem's, Sector V | 17 | 0 | 5 | 23% |
| Zeeshan, Park Circus | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22% |
| Shiraz Golden Restaurant, Park Circus | 30 | 1 | 8 | 21% |
| Mezban, Ripon Street | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14% |
| Royal Indian Hotel, Park Circus | 43 | 10 | 7 | 12% |
| Karim's, Hatibagan | 16 | 0 | 2 | 11% |
| Shimla Biryani, Topsia | 47 | 2 | 6 | 11% |
| India Restaurant, Kidderpore | 138 | 5 | 13 | 8% |
| Manzilat's | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8% |
| Haji Saheb, Park Circus | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5% |
| Zam Zam, Park Circus | 50 | 2 | 2 | 4% |
| Nusrat's | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| New Aliah Hotel | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Elahi, Park Circus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Wah Janab | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Riyasat, South City Mall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Fewer than 20 people took a side on Zeeshan, Park Circus; Mezban, Ripon Street; Karim's, Hatibagan; Manzilat's; Nusrat's; New Aliah Hotel; Elahi, Park Circus; Wah Janab; and Riyasat, South City Mall, so one comment there moves the share a lot.
How this was counted
These are the numbers on each biryani place's page on our map of best biryani in Kolkata: every person who recommended a biryani place, had mixed views on it or warned against it, counted once by their latest comment, from Reddit comments posted 2023-10-26 to 2026-10-16. Shares are of the people who took one of those three sides. Someone who wrote about two biryani places counts once for each. Each biryani place's page links to the comments behind its numbers. Built 2026-10-18.
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