Kebab Theatre
At Kebab Theater at Lemon Tree Hotel, colorful posters of yesteryear films evoke a retro Bollywood theme while soft calming music plays in the background. But the real star is the restaurant’s wide range of northwestern India cuisine. From Mughlai and Awadhi to Hyderabadi, dishes include such highlights as Hyderabadi Haleem, a savory meat stew with lentils and pounded wheat, and Raan Musallam, a curried leg of mutton that is a true meat lover’s version of paradise. Other notable dishes include the Pudina Neza, tender chicken drumsticks with a hint of mint and cilantro; Kundan Kalia, mutton on a bed of saffron-flavored gravy; and Dudhi ka Halwa, a creamy dessert spiced with cardamom and garnished with slivered almonds.

Republic of Noodles
Get ready to go on a gastronomic journey of South Asia at Republic of Noodles, the specialty restaurant at the Lemon Tree Hotel. Passports and visa stamps of Asian countries adorn the walls, a serene Buddha surrounded by showering water centers the restaurant and wind chimes and soft flutes sound in the background. The Banana Leaf Wrapped Grilled Fish in Balinese spices is exquisite. The noodle and meat curry Khow Suey, Pho and Sri Lankan Fish Curry are among many other delicious dishes on offer.

Urban Asia
The moment you enter the doors of Urban Asia, you know you are in the right place and setting. The place is bustling with activity, enticing aromas of food fill the air and mood lighting and lively music stimulates the senses. The menu isn’t fixed to one country or cuisine, but takes diners on a journey through the South Asian countries and their cuisine. Order the sushi platter. Other great dishes on the menu include the Burnt Garlic Soup, Pepper Prawns and Pad Thai. For one of the few consistently performing, superbly delicious restaurants in Hyderabad with the highest benchmark in service, head to Urban Asia.

Olive Bistro
Strategic landscape lights illuminate the flowered pathways that lead to Olive Bistro. Tucked away from the sounds and lights of the city, the classic rustic bistro with rough white walls and alleyways is reminiscent of a quaint Greek village. The beautiful location overlooking Secret Lake has taken charm, elegance and the allure of eating out to a setting so relaxed dining is not just about the food but about the experience. Must-try items include the Filo-wrapped Brie, Pork Ribs and Lamb Meatballs. The in-house hearth turns out delicious pizzas and flatbreads. Dessert lovers can order a perfect panna cotta or a Pavlova. For the more adventurous, try the OB Insanity Cake. Dark chocolate mousse, orange-infused white chocolate mousse and red currant mouse are layered between genoise and coco sponge cake and finished with farm-fresh vanilla cream and caramelized apricots.

Eat India Company
Eat India Company. There is something unusually catchy about that name. Not to be associated with the former traders of fine spices, Eat India does import all its spices from north India to give a deft, authentic touch to the food it serves customers in Hyderabad. The beautiful interiors impart the feeling you’ve made a grand welcome through its steel doors, and looking up you’ll see an ancient and humongous kadhai hanging from the ceiling. The menu is all Awadhi and Mughlai cuisine and the passion for its creation shows on the plate. The aroma of the spices is intense, the taste is impeccable and the food is heavenly. Must-try items include the Galawati Kebabs, Dal Qureshi, Reshmi Kebabs, Butter Chicken and, of course, the Biryani.

Aroi Cork Asian Street Food
Pronounced (aroy), which means delicious or tasty, this casual dining venue serves locally sourced ingredients and fresh herbs and spices with no chemicals or additives. The chargrilled duck, served with Thai green vegetables and tamarind sauce, is perfectly cooked and a joy to eat. Go ahead, go overboard on the sides. Don’t pass up the fish cakes, full of flavor in their own delicious sauce; superb crispy duck rolls; and a small stack of the crispiest chicken wings.

Mei Mei
Mei Mei (which means "little sister" in Chinese) is a sibling-run restaurant reinvented from the family’s popular food truck. Featuring locally sourced, creative Chinese-American cuisine, Mei Mei was named Eater Boston's Restaurant of the Year and listed on Boston Magazine's 50 Best Restaurants. Chef Irene Li, nominated as a James Beard award semifinalist for Rising Star Chef of the Year, creates such award-winning dishes as The Double Awesome. A traditional Chinese scallion pancake is turned into a great breakfast sandwich (or wrap) by filling it with two runny eggs and garlicky pesto sauce. Make it triple awesome by adding locally-sourced bacon.

Peter Luger's
Peter Luger’s has become an icon for steakhouses, not only across America, but across the world. Although it opened in 1887, the meat mecca became what it is today under the watchful eyes of the Forman family, who bought the establishment in 1950. The only steakhouse in New York City awarded a Michelin star, Luger’s has championed its reputation as the best for decades. From the cattle to the cooking, Luger’s process is conceived to provide a magnificent steak – the house specialty porterhouse. After the finest USDA meat is selected, it is dry-aged in house under ideal conditions, seasoned only with salt, broiled and served cut in squares on top of clarified butter. Uncomplicated cooking and serving the best quality beef prepared effectively has spawned a legion of imitators. But there is only one unchallenged original – Peter Luger’s.

Vietnam Restaurant
Popular with the local community, this award-winning, family-owned business has served authentic Vietnamese cuisine for more than 30 years. Bookings are essential. The restaurant is always filled to the brim. Walk-ins risk being offered a table outside (if one can brave the chill during the colder months) or turned away. Popular dishes include the barbecued quail with chili and lemongrass, skewered minced pork balls, rice paper cold rolls, crispy skin chicken and combination rice hot pot.

Andre's Cucina & Polenta Bar
Andre's is only a few years old, but it has cemented itself as a popular haunt for locals and tourists. Head chef Andre Ursini is well known as a contestant on the popular reality TV show “Master Chef,” and his food is seasonal, fresh and utterly delicious. The “feed me” option is popular with diners, which gives the chef free reign to serve whatever he pleases, taking into account dietary requirements. The extensive menu features carpaccio, gnocchi, homemade pastas and polenta dishes, as well as seafood and steak options and his famous banana donuts filled with couverture chocolate, dusted with cinnamon sugar and served with a house-made vanilla bean custard.