Aminia

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A 1929 Mughlai house for Kolkata biryani and mutton pasinda.

About Aminia

Aminia opened in 1929 and its New Market restaurant has fed shoppers for generations. This is the place for the Kolkata style of biryani, lightly spiced with a potato and often an egg, along with mutton rezala and pasinda kebab.

Why visit

The classic Kolkata biryani, in the neighbourhood that made it famous.

What to see and do

Mutton biryani with potato
Rezala and pasinda kebab
Firni to finish

Plan your visit

Area: Esplanade & New Market, Central Kolkata
Nearest landmark: New Market, S.N. Banerjee Road side
Best time: Afternoon or evening. October to March is the most comfortable time of year.
Time needed: About 50 minutes
Cost: Usually under ₹500 a head
Entry: Open to everyone: a street, ghat, market or park you can walk into.
Metro: Esplanade (Blue and Green Lines)
Walking: Little walking
Photography: Photography is fine with some care.

Nearby and related places

New Market (Hogg Market): A Victorian market hall of 1874 with a clock tower.
Nizam’s: The restaurant credited with inventing the kathi roll.
Dacres Lane: The office district’s lunch alley.
Shaheed Minar: A 48-metre column of 1828 at the edge of the Maidan.
Tipu Sultan Mosque: A many-domed mosque built by Tipu Sultan’s son in the 1840s.
K.C. Das: The rosogolla family’s shop at Esplanade.

Walks that include it

Food Heritage Trail: Chinese breakfast to biryani, by way of ledikeni and rosogolla

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Last checked on 2026-10-02. Each place was checked to exist and its position confirmed. Timings, closing days and ticket prices are shown only where known and can change: confirm before you travel.