Name: Bawarchi
Address: 1249 Bishop St, Montreal, Montreal, QC, H3G 2E2, CA
Telephone: +1-5146605678
Price range: $ & $$
Rating: 4.5

Bawarchi

Good food is always cooking! Go ahead, order some yummy items from the menu.

Downtown

$ & $$

CLOSEDOpens Today at 11:30 am

Monday	11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Tuesday	11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Wednesday	11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Thursday	11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Friday	11:30 am - 11 pm
Saturday	11:30 am - 11 pm
Sunday	11:30 am - 10:30 pm

Easter: hours might differ

Bawarchi is described as a go to for authentic Indian flavors with generous portions and especially standout biryani that many call the best in Montreal, offering a wide range from Hyderabadi dum biryani to Karuvepaku and Nawabi styles and a variety of curries like butter chicken and lamb korma. The food is repeatedly praised for rich, balanced spice and high quality, with many saying the dishes feel homely and well prepared. The atmosphere is warm and inviting but can be loud and crowded, particularly at night, and service can become slow or disorganized during peak hours though staff generally remain friendly and helpful with recommendations. Several reviews highlight attentive service and helpful guidance on spice levels, while a few note instances of missing items or delays in phone or dine in orders that were later resolved. Overall the consensus is that Bawarchi delivers delicious, flavorful biryani and Indian classics at good value, making it a reliable choice for biryani lovers and Indian food enthusiasts despite occasional dining room noise and service bottlenecks.

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Kiran

2.0

Only go if you really crave extra spicy Indian food. serious test on your spice tolerance (Even by Indian standards.) good luck in the toilet the next day. Most Biriyanis & starters are the same you wont find a lot of difference in taste. & the only feeling you will get is the spice. If the food is extra salty, its mixing with the sweat from your forehead.

Mar 26, 2026

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Shahana

5.0

My family LOVES this. It's authentic South Indian food. I highly recommend the 555 shrimp & chilli chicken. As well as mutton ghost biriyani.

Mar 15, 2026

Anita

Food is very tasty. Biriyani portion is huge.The prices are reasonable.

Feb 17, 2026

Lakshmi

Excellent food. Best Biriyani in the city. Great service from Payal. Must try 🤞🏻.

Jan 16, 2026

Sheikh

I had vijayawada biriyani today Mani gave me a great suggestion & food is good Must visit

Dec 22, 2025

Aniketan

Excellent food & service. Recommend trying their karvepaku dishes. Sakshi & Payal were very hospitable & cordial in their service. Strongly recommend Bawarch for all biriyani & Indian food lovers.

Nov 29, 2025

Siva

Oh my! The food they served was the best food I ever have had in Canada. They have variety flavors of biriyani. Their tea & mango lessi were superb. Only issue we had was with the delay in service, but it compensated by the quality & the taste. Next on the list is not destination Montreal it's destination Bawarchi.

Nov 24, 2025

Jung

Best biriyani I had so far in Montreal. It's actually spicy as it should be ! The price is not too much.

Nov 18, 2025

Ann

Fried chicken biriyani is amazing 🩷🩷

Oct 11, 2025

Narmada

Our group of 20 people had a reservation for Saturday dinner & the staff arranged perfect seating for us. The service was prompt & accommodating & shout out to waitress Vinisha(sorry if I got the name wrong) for serving with patience!
The starters arrived hot & crispy & the biriyanis were perfectly fluffy & tasty!
One improvement would be to provide mirchi ka salan or any gravy side dish for biriyani!

Jul 27, 2025

Ananya

4.0

The store is popular for their Biriyani...
If you love spicy then go with their Ghee Roast Chicken/Egg biriyani. If you like non-spicy, then you will love their Nawabi or Mughlai Biryani.

May 27, 2025

Steven

Great place for biriyani

Apr 24, 2025

Neelima

Any biriyani is amazing!!!

Mar 2, 2025

Frédérique

Meilleur biriyani à Montréal

Jan 3, 2025

Sriram

Regular customer to Bawarchi, Its the best biriyani in the town !

Nov 26, 2024

Muthuraman

Amazing biriyanis & great service

Aug 24, 2024

Venkat

The Paneer dum biriyani & Karivepaku Paneer were simply too good!

Aug 23, 2024

Keerthana

The mutton ghee roast biriyani was best & it tasted yum. Mango lassi was creamy, had good consistency & sugar level. Special mention on Harini, who served us at the best. Right on time & perfect service. Today (aug2) I've visited again, Seeeaga samba by chef hameed was out of the world, top notch & bowl licking good🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻 & harini served pani puri, service at the best!!!! 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

Aug 2, 2024

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