Coastal Andhra Food Tastes So Yummy!
Visakhapatnam�s pride and joy, is it's Dolphin Head, a long and low hill that looks like a gigantic dolphin that has surfaced in the Bay of Bengal to guard the port city and its Eastern Naval Command from outside forces.

Good Times, Food Times On The Beach!
Karteeka Vanam is Vizag�s hip and happening restaurant for ethnic Andhra food. It is also where the coastal city�s society hangs out, says UpperCrust.

Kebabri Vizag�s dial-a-meal place
It took a Sardar from Amritsar to come and introduce kebabs to Vizag, finds UpperCrust.

Meet Mr. Visakhapatnam!
There is nobody in Vizag who has not heard of A. S. RAJA, the grand old man of the city. UpperCrust dines on the great philanthropist�s hospitality and traditional Andhra Pradesh coastal food.

Raja In Retirement
Living a quiet, retired life in Vizag is RAJA P. C. DEO BHANJ, the royal member and parliamentarian of Daspalla in neighbouring Orissa. He has business interests and is also the chairman of Daspalla Hotels Limited. He tells MARK MANUEL of times when Kings and Queens roamed India.

Narasimha The Lion Lord Of The Hills!
You cannot come away from Visakhapatnam without visiting the 11th century temple of Simhachalam, where the "angry" idol of Lion Lord Narasimha Swami is kept covered in sandalwood paste to cool it down, discovers FARZANA CONTRACTOR.

The Taj At Vizag Gives You A Roomful Of Sea!
The Taj Residency at Vizag has every room facing the sea, a very strong food culture, and the most popular disco in the city... which are three good enough reasons to stay there, recommend UpperCrust.

The Farmer�s Bazar
Vizag�s farmers sell their produce directly to the consumer without wholesalers gobbling up their profits. The city has 12 markets exclusively for this. They are called �Rythu Bazars�. �Rythu� in Telugu means �farmer�. UpperCrust visits the biggest Rythu Bazar.

Kamat�s The Takeaway Place
This is the only service of its kind in Vizag. You walk in, point out the Andhra food of your choice, and KAMAT�S will make a parcel of it for you. UpperCrust checks out the takeaway place.

Catch Of The 'Bay!'
The finest, freshest seafood in Andhra Pradesh is caught in the Bay of Bengal and then sold at the Port of Visakhapatnam directly off the trawlers. FARZANA CONTRACTOR and MARK MANUEL report from this unique fish market.

The Old Salt & The Sea
Vizag city, home of the Eastern Naval Command, has a most distinguished resident in Commodore (Retd.) Lancy Gomes of the Indian Navy. He is a bon vivant and delightful raconteur, discovers FARZANA CONTRACTOR, who photographed the old salt in his penthouse apartment on the beach.

River Fish Street
Coastal Andhra food is also fish out of the Godavari River, the sweetwater variety, used by several restaurants. UpperCrust visits the exclusive river fish market in Vizag�s RTC bus-stand area.

Superstition, Guntur Chillies & Tamarind
The Poorna Market of Vizag City is as steeped in superstition as it is stacked with the region's unusual vegetables, Andhra rice, Guntur chillies and Bangalore tamarind, discovers UpperCrust.

And The Gongura Is Another Speciality!
BILKEES I. LATIF, a Hyderabadi cuisine expert, explains the roles of tamarind, chilli and gongura in Andhra cuisine. They are most commonly sold in Visakhapatnam�s Poorna Market.

Pesarathu, The Dosas MLAs Have For Breakfast!
Executive Chef KRISHNAN NAIR of the Taj Residency describes the typical Andhra breakfast in Vizag where the Pesarathu is a popular food item... but nobody knows why the MLAs like it!

Pastry, Coffee �n� Conversation
For sandwiches, burgers, pizzas, and pastries, this cute little eatery comes out right on top in Vizag, says UpperCrust.

Peethala Khurma & Royyalu Miriyalu
In Visakhapatnam, they eat coastal Andhra food, simple meals spiced by the Guntur chilli and flavoured by tamarind. And there�s fish from the Bay of Bengal and out of the Godavari River, discovers UpperCrust.

Andhra Thalis At Daspalla
The Daspalla Quality Inn is a popular address among Vizag�s foodies who go there for the Andhra vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis, discovers UpperCrust.

Submarine Boulevard!
Vizag�s popular R. K. Beach Road is the most happening spot in the port city. Evenings it comes alive and converts into a food court. Its main attraction is the INS Kursura, an old Indian Navy submarine that has been dry-docked on the beach and is now a museum. UpperCrust walks down R. K. Beach Road.

Whizzing Around Vizag
The city is a treat for the eyes with its many temples, food malls and supermarkets, fastfood outlets and roadside eateries, ice-cream vendors and port-side restaurants, finds out UpperCrust.

Vizag Shrimp Goes To Global Markets
Nekkanti Seafoods of Vizag, the third largest exporter in India of shrimp, is known worldwide for the deep sea and cultured shrimp that it sends to Europe, USA, Japan and Australia. FARZANA CONTRACTOR meets SREERAM ATLURI, the man behind the business.

They Sell Seafood On The Seashore!
The wife cooks, the husband serves... that is the story behind the success of Sea Inn, the popular eatery serving coastal Andhra food on Rishikonda Beach, finds UpperCrust.