Uday Tiffin Centre

You’ll find us on the ground floor of the Jetty Complex in the Osman Shai area of Gowli Guda. Our shop is right opposite the old bus stand and the Shiridi Hotel, so it is a very busy spot. We focus on tiffins, which means we are at our busiest in the early mornings when people are heading out for work or travel. We do not have a lot of space inside, just a small area where we do the cooking and a few places for people to stand and eat quickly. The smell of frying dosas and boiling sambar is usually in the air throughout the morning. We keep our menu short so that we can serve everyone as fast as possible. Most of our customers are in a real hurry to catch their bus or get to their jobs on time. We have been here at number 5-4-100 for a long time now and have seen the neighborhood change a lot. The traffic outside is always loud with horns and the air is dusty, but that is just part of being in this part of Hyderabad. We do not have any fancy signs or advertisements to show off. Local people just know our face because we have been here forever. We start our work while most of the city is still sleeping. It can be hard on the back to stand all day long, but we are used to the grind. We just try to make decent food every single morning.