Cocktail bars and restaurant bars in Hyderabad, selected for the people, ingredients and ideas behind their drinks.
Cocktail bars and restaurant bars in Hyderabad, selected for the people, ingredients and ideas behind their drinks.
places on the shortlist
10 recent openings
Hosa’s Hyderabad kitchen adds Andhra Pradesh and Telangana dishes to its contemporary South Indian repertoire.
A regional dining opening with a clear culinary identity, alongside cocktails and a dedicated filter-coffee programme.
Yangdup Lama and Minakshi Singh bring their cocktail craft to Hyderabad with locally inspired drinks.
The Sidecar founders’ first South Indian bar draws on curry leaf, Osmania biscuit and other local references.
David Thompson and Kaustubh Haldipur’s Thai kitchen connects to a Bangkok-inspired bar.
A clear regional cooking proposition, with dinner and cocktails under one roof.
Sujan Shetty and Palash Kadam’s cocktails meet chef Jyoti Singh’s regional bar snacks.
An intimate rooftop programme built around familiar Indian flavours, overlooking Durgam Cheruvu.
A compact Cantonese restaurant centred on dim sum, cheung fun and wok cooking.
An intimate alternative for diners seeking a more specific Chinese kitchen.
A restaurant combining Middle Eastern dips and grills with an Asian menu and cocktails.
A broad menu with a specific draw: hummus variations, substantial grills and an ambitious drinks programme.
A rooftop restaurant spanning regional Indian dishes and produce-led cocktails.
Its culinary and bar programme earned a place in 30 Best Bars’ new-opening edit.
Chef Radi’s contemporary Indian kitchen explores regional flavours alongside an artisanal bar programme.
A chef-led option for Indian food with a more experimental point of view.
An intimate cocktail lab behind a bookshelf at Country Club, Begumpet.
Anti-Menu 2.0 finds surprising uses for familiar flavours: nimbu achaar and charred corn, croissant kvass, and cream-cheese-and-onion soda. Regional small plates round out the bar.
A bar and dining room whose 2026 menu pairs inventive drinks with a broad contemporary kitchen.
A January 2026 menu review documents the established Hyderabad venue’s continuing evolution.
