A kitten chasing a coronary heart is the theme of this new informal eatery in Jubilee Hills — animation in static frames, playful however not treasured. Bored with listening to in regards to the greatest new openings in Hyderabad? Dokii Dokii is the place you go to sit back with buddies. No gown code, no cutlery stress — sit nevertheless you want, even Uncle Roger-style (sure, the haiyaa man).

Dokii Dokii opened in Could this 12 months with a contemporary look. Two colors dominate this eatery: Crimson and blue. This spacious eatery overlooks a backyard, this makes all of the distinction.

Dokii Dokii (or DD) serves Asian fusion fare — with out claims of authenticity. Because the group behind Hashi-Asian Bar & Kicthen, they’ve introduced alongside signatures like sushi and dim sum, however the temper right here is extra relaxed. The identify is a play on doki doki, a Japanese onomatopoeia for a racing heartbeat.

The laid-back vibe felt like an invite to start lunch with a drink. The menu lists boba teas and a spread of zero-alcohol cocktails. I’ve all the time meant to attempt a sober cocktail, and at last did: the Sober Gin Backyard Get together, made with elderflower and cucumber, topped with a passionfruit foam. The botanicals within the zero-gin are convincing — you’ll not miss the alcohol except hangovers are your morning ritual. This one will get the nod.

I skipped the sushi, dim sum, tacky Okay-pop (golden potato bites with gooey mozzarella and tangy kimchi), and chilli crunch potatoes (crispy fries in Sichuan pepper sauce), and as an alternative listed two different appetisers for lunch: the Midori Frost and the Burrata Snow.

The Burrata Snow is DD’s self-proclaimed couture salad — creamy burrata on a mattress of rocket, topped with tomato ‘snow’, which is actually a tomato-flavoured ice gola. It’s a intelligent, crowd-pleasing dish. Then got here the Bangkok to Busan Fries, an Asian-style take served with garlic-lime mayo. The fries are available three choices — spicy buldak, Chinese language five-spice, and Thai basil. I went with the buldak — spicy with a success of garlic.

The Midori Frost is paper-thin inexperienced apple slices in a citrus dressing, topped with lemon sorbet. Crisp, clear, and vaguely magical — a refreshing distinction to the richer dishes.

DD additionally provides Seoul pickles, their model of various banchan — Korean-style facet pickles. A tad too bitter maybe, however fortunately not ketchup-pickled vegetarian fare.

The perimeters had me full, however I nonetheless made house for the kimchi hen fried rice. At this level I believed I also needs to attempt the Ramen that got here with the right jammy egg. What didn’t work with me are the Korean fried wings. I discovered it too salty.

A meal for 2 at Dokii Dokii in Jubilee Hills is roughly 2000(plus taxes?)