Authentic Hyderabadi biryani and chai, praised for flavor & value. Offers a vibrant taste of Indian cuisine.
This compact Indian restaurant in the Theater District offers vibrant, personality-filled Hyderabadi cuisine, with popular regional specialties from North and South India also featured. Customers rave about the flavorful biryani, with many considering it the best in the city for its price point and generous portions. The restaurant is noted for its attentive and efficient service, making it a great spot for solo diners or small groups seeking authentic Indian flavors.
This establishment is celebrated for its authentic Hyderabadi Indian cuisine, with biryani being a standout, frequently recommended dish. Both meat and vegetarian biryani options receive high praise for flavor and portion size. Other dishes like paneer and chai are also mentioned positively. However, one opinion suggests that while biryani is top-notch, other dishes like naan and curries are only decent.
"Biryani (especially goat and chicken 65), garlic naan, shrimp curry, paneer dishes, and chai are frequently recommended."
Customers frequently praise the restaurant's authentic Hyderabadi cuisine, with a particular emphasis on their flavorful biryani. While many highlight the excellent food, a few find the overall experience to be merely average.
Important Note
Seating is quite limited, making it best suited for small parties or solo diners.
"Hyderabadi Zaiqa Indian was listed as a suggestion for a lunch place within the specified budget."
Neutral"This restaurant is mentioned as a recommendation."
Positive"This commenter recommended Hyderabadi Zaiqa, potentially as a place that could accommodate the original poster's needs."
Positive"The commenter highlighted the Hyderabadi goat dum biryani at Hyderabadi Zaiqa."
Positive"Hyderabadi Zaiqa is mentioned as a good food option in the area."
Positive"Hyderabadi Zaiqa is recommended as a place to eat."
Positive"Hyderabadi Zaiqa is recommended as an Indian food option."
Positive"Responding to a question about butter chicken preference, this user asserts their strong love for it and ability to judge quality. They elaborate that NYC versions are too sweet and lack cashew cream or dried fenugreek."
Positive"This user questioned Kuks1's opinion on butter chicken, asking if nostalgia might be coloring their judgment or if they only liked it from one specific place."
Neutral"This user, a self-proclaimed butter chicken enthusiast, finds all butter chicken in Manhattan and most in Brooklyn to be bad. They suggest the Dum Chicken curry at Hyderabadi Zaiqa as a better alternative, even better than their biryani."
Neutral"This user suggests the Dum Chicken curry at Hyderabadi Zaiqa as a better alternative to butter chicken, finding it better than their biryani."
Neutral"This restaurant was recommended as a South Indian food option."
Positive"Hyderabadi Zaiqa was listed as a restaurant suggestion for a solo dining experience in Midtown."
Neutral"The user found Hyderabadi Zaiqa, a casual Indian restaurant, to be appealing and planned to research it further."
Positive"The commenter, who generally dislikes Indian food in NYC, reluctantly suggests Hyderabadi Zaiqa as a possible exception."
Neutral"The user, who is from Hyderabad, found the Gongura biryani from Hyderabadi Zaiqa to be extremely spicy, indicating a high level of heat."
Positive"Hyderabad Zaiqa on 52nd Street is listed as one of the commenter's favorites in the area."
Positive"This user suggests Hyderabadi Zaiqa's quality depends on the order; they found its biryani to be top-notch and authentic, while other Indian dishes like Naan and curries were only decent."
Neutral"This user found Hyderabadi Zaiqa to be pretty great for what it is, but felt it didn't need to be on a top 100 list."
Neutral"This user agrees with the assessment that Hyderabadi Zaiqa is just okay and they don't understand the hype."
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