Khammam · est. 2009

Ghumaghumalu

ఘుమఘుమలు

The aroma finds you first.

Kulhad chai in clay cups with biscuits
Irani chai, poured since 2009

Three small rooms in Khammam. Dum biryani sealed at dawn, chai brewed until it means something, tiffins that don't rush you. That's all.

The rooms

Where to sit

Warm candle-lit dinner table at the Wyra Road flagship

The Darbar

Wyra Road · 11 AM – 11:30 PM

The flagship. Where the dum never stops.

4-2-118, Wyra Road, near NTR Circle, Khammam 507001

Biryani · Mandi & Arabian · Fast Food · Sweets

The way there
  1. 🚌 Start at the old RTC Bus Stand
  2. 🛺 Any auto anna knows us — just say “Darbar”
  3. 🗿 Take the left at NTR Circle
  4. 👃 Roll the window down. Follow the biryani breeze
  5. 🫕 Giant copper handi on the roof? You’ve arrived

Landmark — The giant copper biryani handi on the roof — you can’t miss it

Airy café seating at the Gandhi Chowk adda

The Adda

Gandhi Chowk · 6:30 AM – 10 PM

Irani chai, hot tiffins, and unhurried mornings since day one.

Shop 7, Gandhi Chowk Main Bazaar, Khammam 507002

Tiffins · Chai & Snacks · Juices & Shakes · Sweets

The way there
  1. 🕰️ Enter Gandhi Chowk bazaar from the clock-tower side
  2. 🥻 Walk past the saree shops (don’t get distracted)
  3. 👂 Listen for chai glasses clinking
  4. 🗞️ Red benches + newspaper uncles = you’ve arrived

Landmark — Red benches + newspaper uncles outside, from 6:30 AM sharp

Open-air tables by the water at Lakaram Lake

The Lake House

Lakaram Lake · 12 PM – 12:30 AM

Shawarma, shakes and late-night cravings by the water.

Plot 22, Lakaram Tank Bund Road, Khammam 507002

Shawarma · Fast Food · Biryani · Juices & Shakes · Sweets

The way there
  1. 🌅 Head down Lakaram Tank Bund road
  2. 🦆 Wave at the ducks (mandatory)
  3. 🎠 Cross the little park with the merry-go-round
  4. 💡 Neon SHAWARMA glow at the corner — walk in

Landmark — The neon SHAWARMA glow at the corner, across from the boating point

“Came for the biryani, stayed three hours. The chai kept coming and nobody rushed us.”

Ravi · Wyra Road regular

“My kids will not pass Lakaram Lake without stopping for shawarma. Send help.”

Sandhya · Lake House loyalist

“ఇరానీ చాయ్ + Osmania biscuits + morning paper = నా daily therapy.”

Prakash garu · at The Adda since day one

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