Bawarchi arrived downtown in 2022, one outpost of a chain with more than seventy locations across the US and Canada. Despite its franchise identity, the restaurant has earned a local reputation as being one of the city’s better biryani spots. The kitchen leans into Andhra-style heat—Guntur chicken and Vijayawada biryani are among the standouts—with spice levels that exceed what’s standard on most Montreal Indian restaurant menus.