Cuisine of Chennai

Cuisine of Chennai

Cuisine of Chennai comprises of a variety of Tamil cuisines brought to the city by people who have migrated from different parts of Tamil Nadu.

Food in Chennai

Steamed rice served with about two to six accompanying items is the contemporary cuisine of Chennai. The meals are often accompanied by crisp appalams. Lighter meals or tiffin usually include one or more dishes like pongal, dosa, idli or vada, and are often served for breakfast or as an evening snack.

Filter coffee is a morning ritual for many Chennaiites. The most popular cuisine of Chennai available at street food stalls are tiffin, parotta and kurma (gravy), Indianised Chinese food, and various types of biriyani. Other cuisines of Chennai include Indian (which includes a diverse range of cuisines from other states of India), European Continental, and Chinese cuisine have been around for a long time, Mexican, Italian, Thai, Korean, Japanese and Mediterranean cuisine to name a few.

A growing trend seen in the cuisines of Chennai is fusing traditional Tamil cuisine with elements from other cuisines from around India and the world. This results in both spicier versions of foreign dishes (such as Szechuan Chicken Masala) and remixed versions of traditional Tamil dishes (such as Cheese Mushroom Uthappam), increasing the diversity of city cuisine

Restaurants in Chennai

Chennai has a many eating establishments offering a variety of cuisines, price ranges and ambience. They range from street stalls, tea kadais, fast food centers, western fast food centers, food courts, coffee shops, traditional vegetarian and non vegetarian restaurants, bakeries to exclusive specialty establishments. Vegetarian restaurants serve tiffin and vegetarian meals. There are also a number of restaurants that serve a variety of Tamil, Andhra and Kerala vegetarian and non-vegetarian fare. Many of these restaurants have nowadays diversified and offer other Indian and Indianized Chinese dishes as well. To taste the best of cuisines of Chennai, visit the following eat outs:

  -   Vasanta Vihar at Rajaji Salai
  -   Udipi Home Mathsya
  -   Ananda Bhavan at Triplicane High Road
  -   The Gallopin' Gooseberry
  -   Palki
  -   Coconut Lagoon
  -   Roomallee at Mylapore
  -   The Pinnacle rooftop restaurant at Hotel Ranjith
  -   Cascade at Khader Nhawaz Khan Road
  -   Sangeetha at MG Road
  -   The Red E Food Court
  -   Barista at Kadar Nawaz Road
  -   Beach Castle Restaurant at Elliot's Beach
  -   Carnival Heights
  -   Kwality Riviera
  -   Ramprasad in Kasturba Nagar
  -   Dhaba Express on Cenotaph Road

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