شاداب
HOTEL SHADAB
Opposite the High Court at Ghansi Bazaar — an Old City institution. Hyderabadi mutton biryani sealed with dough. Eid haleem the city queues for. Marag served the way grandfathers ordered it.
★ MUTTON DUM BIRYANI · EID HALEEM · MARAG · BAGHARA BAINGAN
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No app fees. Hotter biryani.
Aggregator fees take a chunk out of every plate. Call us, or send a WhatsApp — we'll have it sealed and ready when you arrive.
شاداب
Opposite the High Court. Always.
Where the Old City eats biryani.
Ghansi Bazaar isn't on the tourist map. The lawyers know it. The traders know it. The grandfathers in Charminar know it. And on Eid morning, the line for haleem starts before the call to prayer is finished.
Shadab doesn't try to reinvent biryani. We just make it the way the Old City has always made it. Long basmati. Real ghee. Whole spices. The dum sealed with dough. No shortcuts. No nonsense.
"In Hyderabad, every neighbourhood says it has the best biryani. In the Old City, we don't say it. We just keep cooking."
— a Ghansi Bazaar saying.
حلیم
Slow-pounded · Ghee-finished · Eid only
FROM ZOMATO
8,500 reviews. One opinion.
Old City regulars, IT corridor weekenders, and out-of-town visitors all leave the same way: telling the next person.
"The mutton biryani is the real Old City taste. Long basmati, the meat falls apart, the spice has depth. Mirchi ka salan was the best part of the plate."
Mohammed I.
Zomato · Charminar
"The Eid haleem is the real reason. Got there at 5 PM Ramadan evening, queue around the block. Took 45 mins. Worth every second. Buttery, slow-cooked perfection."
Salman A.
Zomato · Old City
"Marag before the biryani is the move. Pepper-forward, mutton-broth deep. Followed by a chicken biryani that didn't disappoint. Place is busy — go early."
Priya N.
Zomato · Banjara Hills
Reviews paraphrased from public Zomato listings.
FIND US
Ghansi Bazaar · Old City
Hours
Daily · 11:30 AM – 11:30 PM
Eid haleem season: 4 PM – 1 AM · Ramadan: open through sehri
بسم اللہ
The dum is sealed.
Come eat with us.
Pick up the phone. Send a WhatsApp. Walk in to Ghansi Bazaar. Whichever you choose — the biryani will be hot, the marag will be steaming, and a place will be set.