Hyderabad best food eating joints - places and restaurants

 The geographical location of Hyderabad has been a major influence on its varied cuisine, which ranges from the Hyderabadi style with its strong Mughalai influence, to a pure Andhra cuisine - hot and spicy.Hyderabad also has a good number of places for Chinese food, and several Punjabi 'Dhabas'. .Dishes in the menu span the whole range of Mughlai, South Indian, Chinese and Tandoori along with regular Lime `n' Onion `Salads'. The prices are reasonable with a meal for two coming to around Rs. 250 - Rs. 300 with the taxes
 
One wi'll be spoilt for choice with many restaurants, pubs, cafes and bars that frequent Hyderabad's streets the only problem you are likely to encounter is being unable to make up your mind what to chose.

Below is a list of few hotels which I have visited personally & would like to recommend.



1) Paradise Food Court

Paradise Circle, SD Road
Open: 11 - 12am.
This place is one of the oldest Biryani-serving restaurants in Hyderabad.  Besides the biryani, the falooda & kabab too is worth digging into!

2) Firdaus, Taj Krishna,

 Road No 1, Banjara Hills
Open: 12.30 - 3pm & 7 - 11.30pm.


3) Hyderabad House
Multiple outlets: Banjara Hills, Himayath Nagar, Chinthal Basthi, Saleem Nagar (Malakpet), Madhapur, etc.

Open: 11:30 to 22:30

The Hyderabad House chain of restaurants serves authentic Hyderabadi food through around 23 outlets all over the city (the chain is also spreading its wings in other cities of India and abroad!). Must-try item is the Lukhmi.

4) Bawarchi

66, Alambad Industries Area, RTC Crossroads, Opp.Sandhya Theatre
 Timings: 11 am to 12 am
Cuisine: Hyderabadi, Barbeque / Tandoori

One of the most famous restaurants in Hyderabad, Bawarchi is another joint famous for its Biryani. In fact, the place is so popular that it receives orders from faraway cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and even Dubai! The most popular dishes include Veg Kadai, Tangdi Kebab and Tandoori Chicken.


5)Blue Fox

Hotel Minerva Grand, SD Road, Secunderabad, Hyderabad -500003 & other locations

Timings: 10 am to 10:30 pm (differs from branch-to-branch)

Cuisine: Variety

Budget: Luxury

Perched upon the legendary Minerva Coffee Shop, another torch-bearer of Hyderabad's culinary expertise (albeit vegetarian), the Blue Fox holds a treat for almost every Biryani-lover on earth! Though even the other cuisines deserve a try at this place.

 6)Eat Street 

It is a multi-cuisine serving eatery, sitting on Necklace Road located at one of the banks of the Hussain Sagar Lake. It possesses a large seating capacity, yet it's packed with people, especially on weekends. The Chaat Corner here is hugely famous, so don't miss out on that one! Overall, a perfect place for enjoying fast food while hanging out with your peers and loved ones.

7) Nautanki Gali
Ground Floor,Cyber Pearl,Opp TCS building ,Hitech City,  Madhapur , Hyderabad Hyderabad.

Timings: 

12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Hyderabad's widest buffet spread for lunch and dinner with street themed interiors.

Price Range: (Rs.201 - Rs. 500)
Cuisine: Chinese • North Indian • South Indian • Continental • Mughali

Payment Options: Credit Card • Cash

8)Pizza Hut (5 Branches)

1.RNK Plaza, Banjara Hills
2.KPR House, SP Rd Sec-Bad
3.Madhapur Rd, Hitech City 
4.Ground Flr, Hyderabad Central
5.Eat Street (only Take Away), Necklace Rd



9) Domino's Pizza (4 Branches)
1.Divyasai Enclave, Rd No 5, Jubilee Hills
2.Himayathnagar, opp Telugu Academy, Beside Bassera Hotel,
3.Raj Bhavan Rd, Somajiguda 4.Madhapur Rd, Hitech City

Open: 11am - 11pm.

10) Swagath De Royal

Swagath means hospitality & with us it comes naturally & generously. After having garnered compliments for its services – accolades for its affordability – bouquets for its excellence in the last two decades, the reputed Sindhuri Hotels & Resorts Pvt. Ltd., now creates another sensation in the hospitality sector, Swagath De Royal and Swagath Residency at Kothaguda – Kondapur junctions.
 Swagath De Royal and Swagath Residency are rated as the best 3 star hotels in & around IT hub and they enjoy very strategic location that is very easily accessible.

From the time you put your hand break in front of Swagath De Royal, you will be reached by the swift valet parking team. Upon entering into the property you can enjoy the hotel facilities that will be a sweet memory for you:

11) Hotel Daspalla

Road No. 37,  Jubilee Hills , Hyderabad
Landmark:  Near Madhapur Police Station
In Hotel Daspalla:
Coffee Time Restaurant, Circle Restrobar, Summit, Forum, Simposium, Rock Garden, Club Lounge, Circles-Restobar, Symposium
Timings:  Open 24 Hours
Price:  Expensive


12) Chutney’s Veg- Restaurant

Shilpa Arcade, Road No 3 Banjara Hills
Open: 7am - 11pm.

14) Cafe Nandini

Meal for 2 ----->140 -200
Value for Money
Madhapur, Hyderabad, 500081.

Cafe Nandini is a place where you can come to for breakfast, lunch, dinner or even snacks. Nandini does all the South Indian fare like idli, vada, dosa etc as well as North Indian cuisine like Paneer Butter Masala, Veg Dopyaja, Chaman Methi to name a few. And you get all this at a nominal price. They serve vegetarian fare only. Going by what it is, a cafe, the ambience is simple but they also have an AC seating arrangement. The filter coffee that the cafe serves is something you should not miss

Hyderabadi cuisine menu:

1) Hyderabadi Biryani: For those who want a taste of the royal menu, there are a variety of Biryanis (a rice and meat preparation, seasoned with spices and flavourings). Hyderabadi Biryani is so popular that it takes a special mention in the world of food. There are 2 styles of preparing this variety. The Kachey Gosh Ki Biryani, where the meat is marinated in curd and then baked with rice, and the Pakkey Gosh Ki Biryani, where the meat is cooked with all the accompanying spices and then the rice is simmered with the resultant gravy redolent of mace, ittar and kewra in a sealed vessel with saffron and cardamom. It is accompanied by side dishes like Mirchi ka Salan, Dhai-Ki-Chatni and Baghare Baingan. Apart from this king of the delicacies, the entire Shahi Nizam cuisine is very popular for its rich and aromatic taste.

2) Andhra style : The South Indian spread is well represented by the classic Gongura Mamasam, Royyalla Pulusu (sizzling prawn curry), Kakarakaya Pulusu (a bitter gourd preparation that uses a good dose of spice) and the more humble, but nevertheless lip-smacking, lentil-spinach dish of Palakura Pappu. Andhra Cuisine is distinct for its hot and spicy food with a range of chutneys, curries, meat preparations and pickles. One can also taste the cuisines of Karnataka (Udipi) and Tamil Nadu - the omnipresent dosas, idlis and vadas.


3) Mughlai:Kadai Murg stands out in the Mughlai non-veg section for its succulent bits of chicken, smothered with spices and cooked well. The biryanis are, of course, very much on the list and seemed to have that `dum ka' flavour preferred by the gourmets. The Mughlai menu combines well with an assortment of fluffy parathas, rotis and naans available in the tandoor section

4)Kababs :meat pieces or minced meat cooked in many different styles such as Boti Jhammi, kalmi, Shikampur, Sheek, Lagan-ke-kababs, Dum-ke-kababs)
Khormas (either meat or vegetables cooked in a rich creamy gravy) and Lukhmi (pastry). Nahari is another speciality eaten very early in the morning and is a curried soup of sheep's trotters and tongue…sounds far worse than it tastes.


5)Chinese Food: Hyderabad also boasts of a number of Chinese restaurants ranging from the inexpensive to the exclusive.

6) Fast Foods: For somebody looking for a quick and filling snack, there are many western-style fast food joints which offer pizzas, burgers, sandwiches, etc. There are also several places serving Indian fast foods. A part from these, there are quite a few places which serve 'chats' (spicy snacks) like samosas, Mirchi Bhajji, Aloo Bhajji, bhelpuri, panipuri, tikki, pav bhaji, etc


7)RAMZAN special: During the month of Ramzan, one gets to taste Haleem (a pounded wheat and meat preparation). For those who prefer more homely food, there is Kichri (a rice a lentil preparation); Kheema methi (minced meat with fenugreek); Nahari ( stew of tongue and lamb trotters); Rumali Rotis (bread as thin as a handkerchief) and Chakna (a spicy dish of meat).

8) Paan: No meal in Hyderbad is complete without Paan (betel leaf wrapped around a mixture of betelnut, aniseed, cloves, cardamom, gulkand). There are paan shops, almost one every few metres - quite a few of them an extension of the innumerable Irani Hotels. These shops sell a variety of paans- the most popular being 'Meetha Paan', 'Ram Pyari', 'Meenakshi', etc., Offering paan is a tradition in Hyderabad and most Muslim household still keep the 'Paan - Daan' a specially crafted silver container meant to hold all the ingredients for making paans.

9)Dessert: One can have a pick from Double-ka-meetha (a bread and cashew-nut pudding); Qubani-ka-meetha (stewed apricot dessert); Anday-ka-piyosi (made with eggs, mild, almonds and purified butter); Badam-ki-jhab (marzipan) and Dil-e-Firdaus (a rich, milk-based sweet). The number of ice cream parlours seems an ever-expanding one, with popular brands such as Kwality, Dollops, Vadilal, Scoops, Yankee-Doodle, Jumani, Go Cool, Funn and many more.