Eat your way through India's metros
One deep guide per city: the dishes that define it, the neighbourhoods to eat in, street food, late-night bites, a full-day food trail, and every spot pinned on the map.
Hyderabad
City of Nizams, kingdom of dum biryani
Where to eat in Hyderabad: famous dishes, the best biryani and haleem spots, Old City street food, Irani cafes, late-night eats and a one-day food trail.
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Old-school tiffin rooms meet the café capital of India
Where to eat in Bangalore: famous dishes, legendary darshinis, benne dosa, military hotels, VV Puram food street, cafes, brewpubs and a full-day food trail.
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Fast, generous and open all night
Where to eat in Mumbai: vada pav, pav bhaji, Irani cafes, Malvani and Konkani seafood, Mohammed Ali Road, Chowpatty, cafes and a one-day food trail.
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Mughal kitchens, Punjabi comfort and India's chaat capital
Where to eat in Delhi: Old Delhi kebabs, butter chicken, chole bhature, Chandni Chowk chaat, kulfi, cafes, late-night eats and a one-day food trail.
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India's sweetest city, and its most nostalgic
Where to eat in Kolkata: Kolkata biryani, kathi rolls, phuchka, Bengali thalis, mishti doi and rosogolla, Park Street classics, cafes and a food trail.
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Tiffin perfection and fiery Chettinad kitchens
Where to eat in Chennai: idli and dosa tiffin, filter coffee, Mylapore messes, Chettinad and Kongu meals, biryani, sweets, cafes and a one-day food trail.
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Portuguese heritage, coastal spice and sunset cafes
Where to eat in Goa: fish curry rice, prawn balchão, vindaloo, xacuti, bebinca, Panjim tavernas, beach shacks, Mapusa market, cafes and a food trail.
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