"There isn’t a lot of room in this casual, basement-level Hell’s Kitchen spot, but don’t let that prevent you from trying to fit as many of their fantastic biryanis on the table as you can. Hyderabadi Zaiqa makes 14 different varieties of the South Asian rice dish, including a fluffy, fragrant gongura chicken version and our favorite, the heavenly, heavenly goat dum biryani. For a place with roughly 15 seats, the menu is surprisingly extensive and also includes Punjabi, Indo-Chinese, and coastal South Indian options. Everything costs less than $20, so bring a group for an overachieving weeknight meal." - neha talreja, carina finn koeppicus, bryan kim
Hyderabadi Zaiqa