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ShadabHyderabad (Ghansi Bazaar)

Mutton biryani and old-city breakfasts

Busiest through Ramzan, when it runs past midnight.

Shah Ghouse CafeHyderabad (Shah Ali Banda and Tolichowki)

Haleem in Ramzan, biryani year-round

Pista HouseHyderabadसे 1997

Haleem

The firm most associated with turning Ramzan haleem into a packaged and exported product, which is part of the background to the 2010 geographical indication.

Nimrah Cafe and BakeryHyderabad (Charminar)

Irani chai and Osmania biscuits

Stands directly opposite the Charminar; the queue is at the counter, not at a table.

Subhan BakeryHyderabad (Nampally)से 1948

Osmania biscuits and fruit biscuits

Karachi BakeryHyderabad (Moazzam Jahi Market)से 1953

Fruit biscuits and dilkush

Founded by a migrant family after Partition; the name is a biography, not an address.

Hameedi ConfectionersHyderabad (Purani Haveli)

Badam ki jali and Hyderabadi dry sweets

Laad Bazaar bangle shopsHyderabad (west of the Charminar)

Lac bangles set with stones and mirror

The setting is done at the counter while you wait; prices move sharply with the wedding season.

Pochampally weavers' cooperative societiesBhoodan Pochampally and Puttapaka

Ikat sarees, yardage and dupattas bought from the loom

Worth going to the village rather than the city showroom — the difference between a tied-and-dyed ikat and a printed imitation is visible on the reverse of the cloth, and only in the village can you be shown both.

Golconda Handicrafts and the state emporiaHyderabad

Nirmal toys and paintings, Pembarthi brass, Cheriyal panels, Adilabad dokra

Useful mainly for seeing several plateau crafts side by side at fixed prices before deciding which cluster to visit.