Cake Zone

 Over the past two years, this has been one of the best bakery that we have ordered from! We actually have ordered a lot of cakes from this place for some kids in a school nearby – and their cakes have simply been fantastic. The Chocolate Truffle cake is their best so far. Infact, I would say it is the best so far in the city too! Their innovative Rasmalai cake is another fantastic cake. Fresh fruit cake, Mango Gateaux cake, Black Forest Cake, Pineapple Vanilla cake, Chocolate overload cake have all been fantastic and the kids also simply loved them. I have not yet gathered the courage to order Gulab Jamun cake (from anywhere! 😊). Needless to say, their pastries of these varieties are also good.

Flaming Wok

 One of those few places that gives the right amount of food for one person to eat 😃. For example, Mini Egg fried rice + Schezwan chicken combo is not only tasty but is the exact quantity enough to satisfy my appetite! They  have many such combos that you can choose from – not a single one of them disappoints! Their noodles and fried rice are quite tasty and their Drums of Heaven is one starter that you shouldn’t miss ordering!

Order Chesi Chudu

 The name was attractive so ordered Chicken fried rice, Chicken Schezwan and Chilly garlic chicken. Was pleasantly surprised by their taste – it tasted like street food quality, the kinds you get on Chinese bandis 😊. However, they’ve stopped delivering for a while, so never had a chance to reorder from them. Will definitely reorder from them if they open up!

Millet Kitchen

 I have mixed feelings about this place! Their Gunta Ponganalu weren’t very good; their Idlis weren’t smooth enough. But their masala dosa and upma dosa were very (very) tasty and awesome! Also, their chutney was also quite good. So I think we should continue experimenting from this place with more items 😊.

Ovenstory Pizza

Ordered a couple of time from there and liked their pizzas. Their exotic sounding Spanish Sunshines pizza was real good. We had also once ordered their Veg Overload pizza and it was real veg feast on the pizza. These are thin crust pizzas and their cheese also tasted good. 

Sandwich Eatery

 On a given evening when you are in the mood to eat some light awesome snacks, look no further! These people make one of the best sandwiches in town. We’ve tried Simple Veggies grilled; Jalapeno Chicken; Hot Garlic Chicken; Sprouts Grilled (!); Corn Cheese and Egg Mayo! We were never disappointed with any of their sandwiches. In addition to this, they make awesome pasta too! We had their Broccoli Pasta and White pasta – they came in piping hot and were perfect for the cold evening that day!

 

Chickpet Donne Biryani House

 What a concept, what a taste! Donne are basically palm leaves. The aroma of the biryani when cooked and served in them is simply outstanding. It doesn’t matter if it is chicken, mutton or egg – the flavour of the biryani simply trumps everything else! The rice used is also a lighter variety – chitti mutyalu. It isn’t very heavy on your stomach (atleast mine 😉). One order of biryani is good enough for one person (no sharing please!). You can order any of the Chicken, Mutton or Egg biryanis from them. We also had their chicken lollipop and pepper chicken from the starters list – they also tasted good. There are multiple branches of this place across the entire city of Hyderabad, so wherever you are, you can happily order and eat!

 

Zomoz – The Momo Company

Luckily so far, I ‘ve never encountered a bad momos place! The Chicken & Cheese steamed momos were real good. Ofcourse what can be a better combination than a steamed momo with Cheese in it? 😃. We also tried the Veg Chesse Mushroom Momos and they also tasted quite light and tasty too! Never been to this place but ordered only on Swiggy.

Idly Dosa for you

 Sounds like a romantic place, eh? 😝. There are two awesome things about this place – one is their chutney. And the other is their Mysore Masala Dosa! I’ve had the other varieties of dosas too, but found the Mysore Masala Dosa to be the best. Idly ofcourse is a staple order 😊. Never been to this place but ordered only on Swiggy.

Idlee Tree

 Now don’t imagine a pile of idlis being served to you, ok! Their chutney is very (very) tasty. Idly ofcourse is the staple order from here, but both the Rava Dosa and Masala Dosa are also quite good. The Upma Pesarattu was not as tasty though :). Never been to this place but ordered only on Swiggy.

Kinnera Tiffins

 Located on the KPHB 9^th phase road, Kinnera Tiffins was the first tiffins place that came up opposite our new apartments about 3 years back! Before we get into their tiffins, we have to (have to) talk about their chutneys! Having lived in Somajiguda for decades, I had totally forgotten about some chutneys (tomato, ginger, Bombay chutney etc!). Kinnera tiffins came as a whiff of fresh air because they offer 4 different type of unlimited chutneys, alu curry and sambar! It’s self service so you can simply have as much as you like 😊.

 Coming to their tiffins, their Upma Dosa is their best! The staple Idly and Dosa also tastes good but I think that is because of the wide variety of chutneys available. If you don’t try their Onion Bondas in the morning and the most awesome punugulu in the evening, then there is no point of you visiting Kinner Tiffins in the first place! And don't forget to end your trip with their coffee!

Paratha Experiment

 True to their name, they have many experimental parathas! I had their Cheese Jalapeno Paratha and liked it a lottttt. Maybe also because it has some of my favorite elements – cheese, Jalapeno and Wheat! Whatever it is, it was very nice 😊. When I was ordering for the first time, I also ordered a Gobi Paratha as a backup incase the experiment fails. It turned out that their Gobi Paratha was not very good as compared the Cheese Jalapeno. Lesson learnt – try more experiments than the regular ones 😊. By the way, you should also try their Walnut Brownie. You can thank my wife later!

China Bistro

 They have two branches. One that looks very royal in Jubilee Hills and one that is in Gachibowli. The buffet at both the places though has really good varieties in both the veg and non-veg sections. I have no favorites because everything we ate there has been good so far (and I ate everything on their buffet!). Their fish and prawns especially are cooked quite well. Even their vegetable dishes have a good variety (not just carrot and beans!) – broccoli, zucchini, mushroom, baby corn, green vegetables etc! If you are looking for nice Chinese food, then China Bistro is the place to go to.

Firewater Restaurant

 What surprises you is the variety on their menu – and I would strongly recommend you to try their Continental section because the Chinese and Indian sections you can get anywhere 😊. You’d be surprised by how good some of their continental menu items taste. Grilled Fish with Cilantro Sauce, Sizzler Chicken with pink pepper sauce, Jalapeno Poppers, Crumb Fried Mushrooms – these are items that are quite unique to Firewater. Their Chinese and Indian are good too – I remember the Mutton Rogan Josh, the Chicken-65, the Chicken biryani the most! I’d definitely recommend this place for the variety that they offer and most importantly for the awesome taste 😊.

Jain Kitchen Pure Vegetarian Restaurant.

 Sometimes veg restaurants surprise you 😊 by the sheer nature of their taste. This restaurant offers two options for most items – normal Veg and Jain Veg. Their Chinese platter of 6 items came with 6 different flavours too – there was a veg bullet that was cooked on an icecream stick 😉, the spring rolls, the paneer chilly definitely stood out. Their noodles was also very tasty – infact their noodles had a nice street food taste and feel to them! The standard Manchurian was good too. Indian food hasn’t been attempted by us yet here – perhaps the next update will have it!

Istah- Shawarmah and Biryani

 Yet to eat their biryani here, even though the pictures look very appetizing enough! But their shawarmah has been eaten many many times! I think it is their mayonise sauce that gives that taste. And also the fact that you have the option of choosing from wheat, khubus or rumali options for the wraps! Both their chicken and paneer shawarmas are very awesome – especially the ones with the wheat wrap. I am also yet to try their hummus with Pita bread but am sure even that will be equally awesome!

Sri Raghavendra Pure Veg

 A lot of tiffins have been ordered from this place! And not a single time were we disappointed with any of the orders. The paper dosa (known as 70mm dosa at many places) is also quite light to the stomach (atleast to mine 😃). But I’d recommend their idly and rava dosa if you have to choose 2 items only. All tiffins are accompanied by some tasty chutneys and hot sambar that are unique to this place.

 

Bikanerwala

 There are two different experiences with Bikanerwala. One where we order and eat at the restaurant in Kondapur. The chat items we get there are very tasty (Aloo tikki; Bhel puri; Dahi puri). His paneer starter (I think it was a sizzler we ate!) is also quite good to have there. The Chinese main course was alright, nothing to remember by. And then you order the Chinese stuff to home and we were all pleasantly surprised by how good those items were made! I don’t know if it’s a one-off incident or not, but when we ordered Hakka noodles and fried rice, we definitely didn’t expect them to taste so nice! Their Chole Batura was also simply too good when we ordered it to home. You definitely wouldn’t be disappointed with Bikanerwala if you are looking for some good light meals. And ofcourse I don’t have to write about their sweets – I’ve never been disappointed with any sweet that I bought there!

Agra Sweets

 Ah, their Dahi Puri. Just their Dahi Puri! This is my favorite place for Dahi Puri, no one else comes remotely close to what Agra Sweets make! Their masala pav bhaji, aloo tikki and bhel puri are also very good. A surprise dish is their pizza – it’s really awesome, especially because it is loaded both with cheese and vegetables equally 😊. Agra Sweets has often been a recurring destination to have chat and pizza for lunch!

KS Bakers

This is also one of the oldies of Hyderabad! So we get the burgers and pizzas done the old way 😊. Just their chicken burger retains the taste they have had since many years. The Chicken Tikka burger is not as good though, so if you have to make a choice then let it be the regular chicken burger. Any pizza you order there is bound to be good too. My favorite though is the Chicken Mexican pizza – has the right amount of spice and zing to it!