My choice of venues: My choice of eating joints,
1. Nanking, Parklane, Secunderabad - (F only) Chinese
2. Haiking, next to old Hyd.Stock Exch., Hyderguda, - (F & B) Chinese
3. Papaji ka dhaba - Opp Hotel Sabarwal - Hanuman Tekdi, Abids. - (F only) Punj - AWESOME
4. Little Italy - Film Nagar, J.H. (F & B), Italian - veg
5 Soutern Spice - Opp. Muffakam Jah college, Road no.2 B.Hills (F Only) Andhra
6. Sudha / Swagat mess, Narayanguda - Coming to Naryanguda X roads from YMCA, 1st floor, 100 M before the X roads Opp Deepak talkies (F only) Andhra Veg.
7. Gayatri Bhavan - Himayat Nagar Main rd. - (F Only) Udipi veg
8. Old Fox, after food world in lane next to Pantaloons, Begumpet, (now rechristened something like Onions) (F only) Indian - his Biryani is the non-hyd variety and verrry good.
9 O'fen - Rd. No. 10, Banjara Hills, (F Only) Bakery & conti
10. Garden - Clock tower, Secunderabad (F Only) - Irani great mildly spiced biryani
11. Parwaaz, Nampally, (F Only) - Irani (open late night - look for side entrance) Biryani, roti and mutton masala
12. Asian, Nampally, (F Only) - Irani (open late night - look for side entrance) This guys makes the most awesome Harees in the season. Biryani, roti etc.
13. Hotel Rajdoot, lakdi-ka-pul, (just before Telephone Exch.) (F Only) Andhra - meals / ala carte, real rich andhra biryani. Check out his sweet shop on the ground floor, not much to look at but the sweets and khara, particularly the typical andhra ones, are awesome.
14. Gokul Chaat, Koti, after Andhra Bank - before Gandhi Sadan, (F Only) - chaat. Best chaat in town. So famous that even the pakis heard about it and bombed it.
15 Alpha / Alps - Secunderabad stn. (F Only) - Irani, Alpha used to be the best in town a while ago.
16. Anand Bhavan, R.P. Road, (Kingsway), Secunderabad, - (F Only) udipi.
17. Chung-hua, 2 branches, one in Basheerbagh palace lane (opp Paigah towers) and one on Minister road (in the same line as all the car decor guys). (F Only) Chinese - house speciality is the Pan fried noodles - called basket noodles.
18. Mohini, Basheerbagh, after Shanbag, beside the flyover. (F only) Searingly spicy fare that is all his own.
19. Urvashi & Downtown, Punjagutta, Opp. NIMS, (F & B) Open late (look for side entrance in lane).
20. Taj Banjara, particularly their lobby lounge and waterside cafe, great ambience / view and best food in that category of hotels.
21 The New Radhe Shyam chaat guys next to the Ramgopalpet Police Stn (one with the clock tower), M.G. Road, Secunderabad
If I remember any more, I will put them up in a new post. I have not included the infraction inviters here.
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