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.

Parwana Afghan Kitchen
This mid-sized, family-run restaurant on the outskirts of Adelaide’s Central Business District is a great intro to Afghan food. Parwana is packed at dinner on weekends, and without a booking, people usually are turned away at the door. Pekowrah, a traditional Afghanistan spiced vegetable fritter served with chutney, is a great starter. The mantu, a steamed dumpling stuffed with carrot and sautéed onion, is divine. Popular mains include palaw, a long-grain rice dish with caramelized carrots, sultana grapes, slivered almonds and pistachios; and their signature dish, eggplant slices simmered in fresh tomato sauce, topped with garlic yogurt dressing and garnished with paprika and mint. Intriguing homemade ice creams include saffron, ginger and walnut, and rose and pistachio. The colorful, tasty food is best enjoyed in larger groups so everyone can sample a bit of everything.

Indian Temptations
A constant line of customers filters from the front counter to the entrance at Indian Temptations, while taxi drivers queue outside after long shifts to enjoy its aromatic fare. Known as the best place in town to get authentic, delicious and affordable Indian food, it even has a take-away store open into the wee hours. You can't go wrong with the popular Indian savory snack of samosa chaats, served smashed on a plate with mint, tamarind chutney, chickpeas, yogurt and diced onions. The tandoori chicken and various curries are sublime. Favorites include the butter chicken and beef vindaloo; and the chicken biryani, naan breads and mango lassi are worth a mention. A must-visit for Indian food lovers, you know it's good when native Indians eat there.