Say Cheese: Hyderabad’s Italian restaurants

The cuisine “Italian” is synonymous with pizzas, pastas and more! The city is home to numerous Italian restaurants that dot the city. Asklaila gives you the low-down of some of the most-frequented haunts.

Little Italy (Film Nagar), a wholly vegetarian place, can be easily considered as one of the best Italian restaurants in the city. Dig into their delicious pastas, salads, and their wood-oven cheesy pizzas, that will leave you begging for more. Compliment your meal with some fine wine, and you will leave here with a smile on your face.

The abundant non-veg exotica at the Italian section of Fusion 9 (Banjara Hills) should make up for it, if not completely. Their lamb lasagne, and the penne sauté chicken breast pasta are one of their signature dishes. What’s more, you can team your pastas with some Lebanese, Mexican or Continental sauces and other condiments. Same holds tru for Hyderabad's other popular global cuisine hole, Indi Joe (City Centre Mall). Similarly, Bombay Blue (Panjagutta), is popular for its Italian stalwarts like baked pasta nepoliotaine and the chicken shashlik.

For a fabulous view, as you dig into your spaghettis and macaronis, check out Palace Heights (Abids), a roof-top restaurant.

And for those on a budget, try Gusto’s (Secunderabad), especially the lunch buffet. Mostly known for its South Indian fare, the Italian section at Kshetra (Somajiguda) isn’t one gourmets swear-by, but it acts a life-saver for the Italian food lovers in the neighbourhood.

Yet another place is Nimantran (Begumpet) at Urvashi Inn. Despite having a multi cuisine menu, their Italian section is quite delightful.

Time to have an Italian fiesta, don’t you agree?