5 editor-picked parsi restaurants across 1 city.
A guide to parsi restaurants worth a trip, by city. We list operators, signature dishes, and the rooms locals book first.
Britannia has poured Iranian zereshk berries over mutton pulao at this Ballard Estate room since 1923, three generations of the Kohinoor family running it.
Signature: Berry pulao, Sali boti, Caramel custard
Order: The mutton berry pulao with a side of sali boti.
Tip: Cash only; arrive by 13:00 weekdays or risk the berry pulao running out. Closed Sunday.
Britannia in Ballard Estate has poured Iranian zereshk berries over mutton pulao since 1923. Lunchtime only weekdays; Saturday opens until 22:00.
Signature: Berry pulao, Sali boti, Caramel custard
Order: Mutton berry pulao with a side of sali boti.
Tip: Cash only; arrive by 13:00 weekdays or the berry pulao runs out. Closed Sunday.
Jimmy Boy is a three-generation Parsi room off Horniman Circle, serving the wedding-table dishes daily: patra ni machhi, sali boti, dhansak and lagan nu.
Signature: Patra ni machhi, Sali boti, Lagan nu custard
Order: Patra ni machhi and a Pallonji's raspberry soda.
Tip: The Sunday Parsi wedding thali is the order; book ahead for it.
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