Wondering where to get the quickest lunch buffet? Want to know where to find penne and pasta without buying a ticket to Italy? Or do you just want to find a nice, quiet lounge bar for a romantic evening?Whatever your reason, the city’s newest and most comprehensive food guide is out… and at a price of only Rs 150, it promises to save tons of money in phone calls and petrol! All you need to know about restaurants and pubs in Hyderabad, in one handy book.

The book was originally launched in Bangalore back in 2006. It was instantly a success and was sold out in a matter of weeks. The Hyderabad edition will be followed by a national roll out this year, and Kingfisher, the King of Good Times and Explocity, the publishers of CityInfo Magazine have come together to make sure eating and drinking are top priority for Hyderabadis in 2008 and beyond. Says Mr. Shekhar Ramamurthy, Deputy President, United Breweries Limited, "The Kingfisher Explocity Great Food Guide is a tribute to the food lovers of Hyderabad. In keeping with the tradition of 'Good Times', this is an attempt to provide useful information on the city's restaurants. We have always believed that Kingfisher is a great accompaniment with food. We see the Kingfisher Explocity Great Food Guide going across the country in few years down the line. We are sure that the book will be a huge hit among the food lovers in Hyderabad."

More than 1200 place to eat & drink, a variety of cuisines, emphasis on the wallet factor, names of 24-hour eateries, a great reader friendly index to updated fancy restaurants and humble take-aways. Restaurants that offer wifi, supermarkets, cafés, restaurant chains, lounges, pubs and more make the 2008 Kingfisher Explocity Great Food Guide a must-have by every telephone and in every car in Hyderabad. For easy reading the book is divided into different sections – north, west, central, south and east with chain restaurants, malls, supermarkets, resorts … each section with maps. The listings are so exhaustive, you can’t possibly ask for anything more. The Kingfisher Explocity Great Food Guide Hyderabad, 2008 is available at all leading bookstores at just Rs.150.

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About Kingfisher: Kingfisher is a flagship brand from The United Breweries Group. The brand has won many international awards for its brew, packaging & advertising, most recently winning ‘The Best Beer’ award at the Phuket beer festival in Thailand. Currently available in over 50 countries, Kingfisher is a lifestyle brand associated with fun, style, aspiration and youth. Some of its most recalled rock initiatives include The Great Indian October Fest, Kingfisher Kerala Rocks, Kingfisher Pubrockfest, Kingfisher Rocktoberfest, Kingfisher Voice of Goa and many other memorable activities.

About Explocity: Explocity.com is an aggregation of city-centric portals in New York, Dubai and 6 cities in India (Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata). Explocity.com delivers the ultimate city experience through city features, events, movies, useful city information and over 1,000 accurate retail listings in each city under various categories like shopping, eating out and travel. Promoted by Mr Ramjee Chandran, the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, Explocity.com received the first round of funding from ICF Ventures and the second round from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp