Shiraz Golden Restaurant is a restaurant located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is associated with the city's tradition of Mughlai and Awadhi-style cuisine, particularly biryani, kebabs and other meat preparations that have come to define Kolkata's distinctive culinary culture.
| Name | Shiraz Golden Restaurant |
|---|---|
| Type | Restaurant |
| Cuisine | Mughlai, Awadhi, North Indian |
| Location | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Country | India |
Kolkata has a long-established tradition of Mughlai cooking, shaped in part by the migration of cooks and culinary practices associated with the household of Wajid Ali Shah, the exiled Nawab of Awadh, who settled in Metiabruz in the 19th century. Restaurants in the city specialising in biryani, rezala, kebabs and similar dishes draw on this heritage, with Kolkata-style biryani being notable for its inclusion of potato and egg alongside meat and rice.
Establishments of this kind in Kolkata typically serve a menu built around:
Restaurants serving Mughlai fare occupy an important place in Kolkata's food landscape, contributing to the city's identity as a centre for biryani culture in eastern India. Such establishments are frequented both by local residents and by visitors interested in the regional culinary heritage.