Momo Favourite
Customers praise the momos, including chicken fried chilly momo and spicy-sauce versions.
New Bawarchi Restaurant
Bur Dubai
New Bawarchi Restaurant is an Indian restaurant in Bur Dubai with a broad menu that includes biryani, Nepali dishes and Pan Asian food. Reviews make the biryani, aloo paratha and momos the clearest reasons to consider a visit, while 24-hour opening suits late-night meals.
Reputation Score
3.7
★★★★☆
872 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Aloo Paratha
The aloo paratha is praised as homemade-style, crispy outside and soft inside.
Late Opening
One review specifically found the restaurant open at 3am, matching the supplied 24-hour opening claim.
Welcoming Service
Several diners describe the staff as friendly and attentive, with service that felt quick and smooth.
Pleasant Interior
Reviews mention a pleasant ambience, attractive interior and a clean, relaxing dining setting.
Biryani Choice
Mutton biryani and chicken 65 biryani received positive comments for taste and generous chicken content.
What to Eat at New Bawarchi Restaurant How we choose these items We use AI to find praise and criticism of specific foods and drinks in a selection of Google reviews. For New Bawarchi Restaurant, this list is based on 50 reviews, not every review of the restaurant. The score is positive reviews minus negative reviews. For example, two positive reviews and one negative review give +1. Each review counts once per item; neutral comments do not change the score. A zero score is not a positive recommendation. “Only neutral feedback” means there are no positive or negative votes. “Mixed feedback” means equal numbers of positive and negative votes. The quotes are examples of what people said, not every comment we counted. We use different reviews where we can. We normally show up to 10 foods and 5 drinks with non-negative scores. Items with the same score stay together. If a tied group would go past the limit, that group and the lower non-negative scores go into Honorable mentions. If an overflowing positive top tie would leave the list empty, we show up to 10 items from that tie and keep the rest in Honorable mentions. Foods and drinks with a negative score are under What to Avoid. Use this as a guide to what reviewers liked, not a guarantee that you will like it too.
Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of New Bawarchi Restaurant, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
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Aloo paratha Net +2
“This morning I visited Bawarchi Restaurant, Bur Branch. I had an awesome breakfast, just like homemade — aloo paratha was amazing! No words to describe how good it was. Everything was perfect, and most importantly, the hygiene was number one.”
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Review excerpts
“This morning I visited Bawarchi Restaurant, Bur Branch. I had an awesome breakfast, just like homemade — aloo paratha was amazing! No words to describe how good it was. Everything was perfect, and most importantly, the hygiene was number one.”August 2025
“The aloo paratha was perfectly cooked—crispy on the outside and soft inside, stuffed with flavorful potatoes.”March 2025
Honorable mentions (20)
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Chicken 65 Net +1
“It was a nice lunch time there i like their biryani so much Special dum biryani Chicken 65 They serve it in nice traditional way”
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Review excerpts
“It was a nice lunch time there i like their biryani so much Special dum biryani Chicken 65 They serve it in nice traditional way”January 2020
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Chicken 65 biriyani Net +1
“Tried mutton biriyani and chicken 65 biriyani. Taste was good.”
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“Tried mutton biriyani and chicken 65 biriyani. Taste was good.”June 2023
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Chicken fried chilly momo Net +1
“Delicious food for Nepalese. Loved the chicken fried chilly momo😋😋😋 It has been my regular restaurant for my cuisine.😍”
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Review excerpts
“Delicious food for Nepalese. Loved the chicken fried chilly momo😋😋😋 It has been my regular restaurant for my cuisine.😍”December 2019
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Chicken kolapuri Net +1
“serves good food we had tried sweetcorn veg soup and vegetables manchow soup and in main we had tried chicken kolapuri with garlic naan and tandoori roti.All was really very good.”
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Review excerpts
“serves good food we had tried sweetcorn veg soup and vegetables manchow soup and in main we had tried chicken kolapuri with garlic naan and tandoori roti.All was really very good.”June 2019
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Chkn65 biryani Net +1
“Chkn65 Biryani was tasty stuffed with chicken but portion of rice was less - though value for Money.”
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Review excerpts
“Chkn65 Biryani was tasty stuffed with chicken but portion of rice was less - though value for Money.”April 2023
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Daal (lentils) Net +1
“Ohh i love the hyderabadi style biryani here and daal (lentils) was delicious.”
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Review excerpts
“Ohh i love the hyderabadi style biryani here and daal (lentils) was delicious.”July 2021
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Garlic naan Net +1
“serves good food we had tried sweetcorn veg soup and vegetables manchow soup and in main we had tried chicken kolapuri with garlic naan and tandoori roti.All was really very good.”
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Review excerpts
“serves good food we had tried sweetcorn veg soup and vegetables manchow soup and in main we had tried chicken kolapuri with garlic naan and tandoori roti.All was really very good.”June 2019
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Haleem Net +1
“Ramadan special Haleem tastes good. With good environment music. Desi styled way of restaurant. Very busy on Friday night. But still staff manage to work better”
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Review excerpts
“Ramadan special Haleem tastes good. With good environment music. Desi styled way of restaurant. Very busy on Friday night. But still staff manage to work better”May 2018
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Hyderabadi mutton double masala biryani Net +1
“Being in a group of two, we ordered the two dishes where a restaurant cannot go wrong - Hyderabadi Mutton Double Masala Biryani and TALAVA GOSHT. AND that is where we came to know this isn't a Hyderabadi speciality restaurant but has and serves Hyderabadi dishes. Similar. NOT Same. Or as they say in Thailand - SAME SAME BUT DIFFLAANT 😜 The food was good. No doubt. But definitely Not the real thing.”
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Review excerpts
“Being in a group of two, we ordered the two dishes where a restaurant cannot go wrong - Hyderabadi Mutton Double Masala Biryani and TALAVA GOSHT. AND that is where we came to know this isn't a Hyderabadi speciality restaurant but has and serves Hyderabadi dishes. Similar. NOT Same. Or as they say in Thailand - SAME SAME BUT DIFFLAANT 😜 The food was good. No doubt. But definitely Not the real thing.”July 2024
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Hyderabadi style biryani Net +1
“Ohh i love the hyderabadi style biryani here and daal (lentils) was delicious.”
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Review excerpts
“Ohh i love the hyderabadi style biryani here and daal (lentils) was delicious.”July 2021
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Karhai mutton Net +1
“Food quality is better than decent and staff is friendly however on weekends it becomes a long wait. This is Karhai Mutton we ordered from this place.”
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Review excerpts
“Food quality is better than decent and staff is friendly however on weekends it becomes a long wait. This is Karhai Mutton we ordered from this place.”November 2019
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Mutton biriyani Net +1
“Tried mutton biriyani and chicken 65 biriyani. Taste was good.”
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Review excerpts
“Tried mutton biriyani and chicken 65 biriyani. Taste was good.”June 2023
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Nepali thali Net +1
“I visited again this restaurant nearly a gap of a month this time we had tried the Nepali thali,it was good.”
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Review excerpts
“I visited again this restaurant nearly a gap of a month this time we had tried the Nepali thali,it was good.”June 2019
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Paneer and roti Net +1
“I order Paneer And Roti it's was too good love it .👍😍”
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Review excerpts
“I order Paneer And Roti it's was too good love it .👍😍”June 2026
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Special dum biryani Net +1
“It was a nice lunch time there i like their biryani so much Special dum biryani Chicken 65 They serve it in nice traditional way”
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Review excerpts
“It was a nice lunch time there i like their biryani so much Special dum biryani Chicken 65 They serve it in nice traditional way”January 2020
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Sweetcorn veg soup Net +1
“serves good food we had tried sweetcorn veg soup and vegetables manchow soup and in main we had tried chicken kolapuri with garlic naan and tandoori roti.All was really very good.”
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Review excerpts
“serves good food we had tried sweetcorn veg soup and vegetables manchow soup and in main we had tried chicken kolapuri with garlic naan and tandoori roti.All was really very good.”June 2019
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Talava gosht Net +1
“Being in a group of two, we ordered the two dishes where a restaurant cannot go wrong - Hyderabadi Mutton Double Masala Biryani and TALAVA GOSHT. AND that is where we came to know this isn't a Hyderabadi speciality restaurant but has and serves Hyderabadi dishes. Similar. NOT Same. Or as they say in Thailand - SAME SAME BUT DIFFLAANT 😜 The food was good. No doubt. But definitely Not the real thing.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Being in a group of two, we ordered the two dishes where a restaurant cannot go wrong - Hyderabadi Mutton Double Masala Biryani and TALAVA GOSHT. AND that is where we came to know this isn't a Hyderabadi speciality restaurant but has and serves Hyderabadi dishes. Similar. NOT Same. Or as they say in Thailand - SAME SAME BUT DIFFLAANT 😜 The food was good. No doubt. But definitely Not the real thing.”July 2024
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Tandoori roti Net +1
“serves good food we had tried sweetcorn veg soup and vegetables manchow soup and in main we had tried chicken kolapuri with garlic naan and tandoori roti.All was really very good.”
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Review excerpts
“serves good food we had tried sweetcorn veg soup and vegetables manchow soup and in main we had tried chicken kolapuri with garlic naan and tandoori roti.All was really very good.”June 2019
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Vegetables manchow soup Net +1
“serves good food we had tried sweetcorn veg soup and vegetables manchow soup and in main we had tried chicken kolapuri with garlic naan and tandoori roti.All was really very good.”
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Review excerpts
“serves good food we had tried sweetcorn veg soup and vegetables manchow soup and in main we had tried chicken kolapuri with garlic naan and tandoori roti.All was really very good.”June 2019
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Chicken biryani Net 0
Only neutral feedback
“Not from hyd, but it tastes average.In chicken Biryani we can see one peace only”
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What to Avoid (10)
Food 10
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Butter chicken Net −1
“The worst tasting Naan, Butter chicken and papadam in Dubai.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“The worst tasting Naan, Butter chicken and papadam in Dubai.”April 2023
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Chicken lollipop Net −1
“I oder momo bt they did not send momo pickle now how i will it that momo and chicken lollipop also not well cocked”
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Critical review excerpts
“I oder momo bt they did not send momo pickle now how i will it that momo and chicken lollipop also not well cocked”June 2025
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Dhido nepali food Net −1
“I tried dhido Nepali food from this restaurant but taste is 0% and not cooked well also and when I came home I get vomit also because of this food 🤢”
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Critical review excerpts
“I tried dhido Nepali food from this restaurant but taste is 0% and not cooked well also and when I came home I get vomit also because of this food 🤢”March 2026
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Ginger chicken Net −1
“However, please Do NOT Order their Chinese dishes- Ordered Ginger Chicken and Manchow Soup - nowhere any feel of Chinese . Both were dry and not prepared anywhere as Chinese dishes should be.”
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Critical review excerpts
“However, please Do NOT Order their Chinese dishes- Ordered Ginger Chicken and Manchow Soup - nowhere any feel of Chinese . Both were dry and not prepared anywhere as Chinese dishes should be.”April 2023
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Hyderabadi biryani Net −1
“If you are looking for Hyderabadi biryani this is not the right place, even they are serving half cooked mutton & rice.”
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Critical review excerpts
“If you are looking for Hyderabadi biryani this is not the right place, even they are serving half cooked mutton & rice.”September 2021
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Manchow soup Net −1
“However, please Do NOT Order their Chinese dishes- Ordered Ginger Chicken and Manchow Soup - nowhere any feel of Chinese . Both were dry and not prepared anywhere as Chinese dishes should be.”
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Critical review excerpts
“However, please Do NOT Order their Chinese dishes- Ordered Ginger Chicken and Manchow Soup - nowhere any feel of Chinese . Both were dry and not prepared anywhere as Chinese dishes should be.”April 2023
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Motton biryani Net −1
“Superb worst service we ordered 1 motton biryani it's too cooled . we told them the food it's cool they replied just put the mutton pieces into a bowl for heating then also it's cool the food that burned completely it's not even heated food i never ever recommend that cheap restaurant”
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Critical review excerpts
“Superb worst service we ordered 1 motton biryani it's too cooled . we told them the food it's cool they replied just put the mutton pieces into a bowl for heating then also it's cool the food that burned completely it's not even heated food i never ever recommend that cheap restaurant”November 2025
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Naan Net −1
“The worst tasting Naan, Butter chicken and papadam in Dubai.”
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Critical review excerpts
“The worst tasting Naan, Butter chicken and papadam in Dubai.”April 2023
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Papadam Net −1
“The worst tasting Naan, Butter chicken and papadam in Dubai.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“The worst tasting Naan, Butter chicken and papadam in Dubai.”April 2023
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Thakali khana set Net −1
“My wife and I went for dinner and ordered the Thakali Khana Set. Unfortunately, the food did not meet our expectations, and to make matters worse, we found hair in the pickle.”
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Critical review excerpts
“My wife and I went for dinner and ordered the Thakali Khana Set. Unfortunately, the food did not meet our expectations, and to make matters worse, we found hair in the pickle.”June 2026
Tips for a Better Visit
Visit Early. Try a weekday or off-peak visit if you want to avoid the long weekend waits mentioned by a reviewer.
Set Expectations. If you want traditional Hyderabadi biryani, ask about the preparation first; one diner found it similar but not the real thing.
Check Delivery. For delivery, confirm the order and timing rather than assuming it is already on the way.
Check Extras. If ordering momos, confirm that the pickle or accompanying sauce is included before leaving or accepting the order.
Late-Night Option. Keep it in mind for a very late meal: a reviewer found it open at 3am and described it as open 24 hours.
Skip Fresh Juice. The food received praise, but fresh juice was specifically singled out as needing improvement.
Plan the visit
Practical details
32 21A St
Al Souq Al Kabeer - Al Fahidi, Dubai
| Mon | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Tue | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Wed | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Thu | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Fri | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Sat | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Sun | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Common Concerns
Nepali Inconsistency
Nepali dishes receive sharply mixed feedback, including complaints that dhido was undercooked and caused illness.
Food Temperature
A diner reported that a mutton biryani remained cold even after staff tried reheating it.
Delivery Failure
One delivery order arrived neither on time nor at all, then was cancelled after about an hour and a half.
Biryani Authenticity
Some reviewers say the biryani does not match authentic Hyderabadi style.
Hygiene Concern
A diner found hair in the pickle and felt the complaint was ignored by staff.
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The Bottom Line
New Bawarchi is an Indian restaurant in Bur Dubai with a menu that stretches beyond one regional style. You can come for biryani, aloo paratha, Nepali dishes or momos; reviews particularly mention chicken 65 biryani, mutton biryani and chicken fried chilly momo. Its stated 24-hour opening is also backed by a diner who found it open at 3am.
The strongest experiences centre on familiar comfort food and friendly service. Aloo paratha was described as homemade-style, crispy outside and soft inside, while other diners liked the ambience, presentation and attentive staff. Momo and biryani feedback is positive in several reviews, though not consistently so.
There are clear cautions. Some customers felt the biryani was not genuinely Hyderabadi, and Nepali food reviews include complaints about poorly cooked dhido and disappointing meals. One mutton biryani arrived cold, while another delivery was cancelled after a long wait.
A separate diner reported finding hair in the pickle and felt the concern was ignored. For a smoother first visit, consider going before the weekend rush, confirm delivery details and check that momo accompaniments are included. If authenticity matters more than variety, ask about the biryani style before ordering.