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An amalgamation of Ka (Family), Fu (Fortune) and Lok (Happiness), this one would still provide some mean Drums of Heaven.
Where: 2nd Floor, 12th Square, Road Number 12, Banjara Hills (3.4 km)
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CP is the kind of place that engenders loyalty, and the regulars here can happily resist all temptation from further up the road.
Where: 6-3-348/B, Opposite Vengal Rao Park, Road Number 1, Banjara Hills (4 km)
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This one's up there with Karachi biscuits, Madina biryani and even - we'll risk blasphemy and say it - the Charminar.
Where: 103 Parklane, Near Hussian Travels, S D Road (5.6 km)
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Blue Diamond will remain a favorite with Hyderabadis who hold onto a good thing when they find one.
Where: 3-5-9-60 & 61, Below Press Club, Deshoddharak Bhavan, Basheerbagh (0.9 km)
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Take all the time you want over your noodle soup, while you watch the chefs toss up something fantastic. It's only just begun!
Where: 6-3-456/C/1/2, MGR Estates, Dwarakapuri Colony, Punjagutta (4.2 km)
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I bet you have a blocked nose, if you aren't forced to stare into your neighbour's platter from the gastronomic sauces rising in the air.
Where: Ground Floor, In Hyderabad Central, Punjagutta (3.9 km)
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Student budgets? You're home. You'll find great food here, which is only made greater by the fact that you can comfortably afford it.
Where: 3-6-10, Anasuya Commercial Complex, Himayathnagar (1.8 km)
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The chef here has a special way with all seafood. But the good news is that you could go veggie and still have a fantastic meal.
Where: 8-2-672, G S Plaza, Road Number 1, Banjara Hills (2 km)
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You can call in stuffed at work - it'll be worth it.
Where: 5-9-299, Mira Mansion, Plot Number 1, Basheerbagh (1.5 km)
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Obviously your usual fried rice and veg. manchuria won't do. Let us throw you a line, then, to help you make the most of your time here.
Where: Road No. 1, Banjara Hills (2.7 km)
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This is a good place to visit when you have some time on your hands, and maybe some shopping to do later. Good days are made of this.
Where: 3-6-276/1-277/1, University Road, Near Hyderabad Stock Exchange, Opposite, Himayathnagar (2.2 km)
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Of the three other restaurants that it shares a roof with at the Ohri's Cuisine Court, MC is the best-loved. And that is saying something.
Where: Baseraa Inn Hotel, Opposite Old Gandhi Medical College, Basheerbagh (1.7 km)
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Get oriental. Get very oriental.
Where: 8-2-682/3, Road Number 12, Banjara Hills (3.3 km)
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The 4th floor of City Center Mall has a reputation for being a preserve of the well-heeled, and here's a big reason for that.
Where: 5th Floor, City Centre Mall, Road Number 1, Banjara Hills (4 km)
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Bowl O' China is a cross between the bandi around your house and Chinese Pavilion. Isn't that just what all us Chinese-crazy Hyderabadis needed?
Where: 1-8-303/33/A, Nagam Tower, NTR Circle, At Patigadda X Roads Junction, Begumpet (5.5 km)
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Something's missing in this bottle of champagne, and it feels suspiciously like the fizz.
Where: Taj Banjara, Road Number 1, Banjara Hills (2.6 km)
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Best Of East works best if you do not compare it with any other popular Oriental options about town, with deeper menus, themed ambiences and lower prices. Oops, did we already compare?
Where: Hotel Manohar, Old Airport Exit Road, Begumpet (5.6 km)
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If you like Chinese cuisine in general, you can't have much difference of opinion with Shanghai Dice.
Where: 4th Floor, Uma Hyderabad House, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda (3.2 km)
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There's a faint aroma, something decidedly Oriental but vaguely familiar, and it lures you inside to a table if you happen to walk by the Panjagutta main road.
Where: 6-3-448, Diagonally Opposite To Hyderabad Central, Punjagutta (3.9 km)