Cuisine
Pulihara, or tamarind rice, is the main food here in Andhra Pradesh, and green chilies add spice to the cuisine. The Andhra pickle—sharp and extremely hot—is a favorite all over the country. Papads, roasted or fried, are another popular condiment. Because of the rule of the Nawabs there is also a strong Muslim influence on the cuisine in the form of rich, spicy local dishes, especially in the area around the capital—for example, the dish that has become world famous is the Hyderabadi Biryani, a blend of rice and meat cooked over hot coals, the Nahari, the Kulcha and the Kababs have a lot in common with the northern Mughlai cuisine. Other very famous dishes are the Bagara Baingan, or seasoned eggplant, the Haleem (spiced pounded wheat with mutton). There's a wide variety of fruit–custard apples, for example—to enjoy here, thanks to the warm weather—fine quality locally grown grapes like the Anab-e-shahi—apricots like the Khobani provide a neutralizing effect over the spicey food.

Restaurants and Bars in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabadi

• Akbar, 1-7-190, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Secunderabad
• Serves reasonably priced Hyderabadi cuisine 
• Ashoka, 6-1-70, Lakdi-ka-Pul, Hyderabad
• Saptagiri. This cafeteria serves good-value South Indian snacks and some North Indian dishes.  Air-conditioned.  
• Asian, in Nampally, Hyderabad
• Aziza, in Nampally, Hyderabad
• Baseraa, 9-1-167/168, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad
• Daawat serves vegetarian South Indian snacks, breakfasts and North Indian food in the evenings. The inside decor is simple.
• Mehfill  has a much posher interior.  It serves Mughlai meat dishes with a few Chinese and Western alongside. It also has a bar attached.

Good ambience.
• Central Court, Lakdi-ka-Pul, Hyderabad
• Serves mostly non vegetarian cuisine like barbecue kebabs on small patio.  Also serves some vegetarian food, Mughlai, Western and Chinese food.  Buffet lunches and a' la carte dinners.
• Dakhni at Gateway Banjara, Road No. 1, Banjara Hills
• Serves excellent, pricey, pricey, authentic South Indian and Hyderabadi cuisine.  Fine ambience.  
• Diwan, Near High Court, Hyderabad
• Garden, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad
• Mughal Durbar, Basheerbagh Road
• Parvaz, in Nampally, Hyderabad
• Shadah, Near High Court, Hyderabad
• Shan Bagh, Basheerbagh Road

 

Chinese

• China Regency, Airport Road, Begumpet, Secunderabad
• Golden Deer, Abids Road, Hyderabad
• Golden Dragon, Park Lane Hotel, Off Mahatma Gandhi Road, 

Secunderabad
• Palace Heights, 8th floor, Triveni Complex, Abids Road, 

Hyderabad

Fast Food