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Al-Razzaque

Top choice in Dhaka


Wildly popular with the locals, and rightly so, Al-Razzaque does delicious curries, biryanis and Bangladeshi breakfasts, but the pièces de résistance here are the plate-sized flaky rotis, which are absolutely magnificent. No English menu, but some English spoken.


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