Roadside Kanjoos

When you are near Chennai Central and want to taste some of the finest flavours of authentic "Madras", then National Durbar restaurant is the place to go for. Here is a restaurant, which has not been affected with the modernisation and we can easily say that, you will get the feeling of Old Madras when you enter National Durbar restaurant.  Location :  No. 33, Raja Muthiah Road, Periyamet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600003, India Opening hours : 9:30 AM - 11 PM (Daily) Cost for 2 people : 400rs. (approx) MUST-TRY : Falooda, Briyani & Pasteries This place serves well for every inch of your taste bud. They have delicacies in Indian, Chinese, Bakery products, ice-cream and desserts. Their falooda is one of the best-sellers and you shouldn't miss it. Apart from this, their briyani is one of the best in this region. Their speciality is that, they prepare the briyani in the old traditional way without any extra agents like MSG. You need not spend a lot

Our south-indian cuisine offers hell a lot of dishes for both Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian lovers. Our cuisine is one of the best cuisines in the world, packed with lot of spices, aromas and nutrition. We know lot of foreigners, who travel to India for food and many come to South-India on a food tour just to taste our delicacies. Here is a list of our favourite "Vegetarian" dishes, that will win over any dish from any cuisine, hands down!  Idly with Chutney and Sambar Who in their right senses will ignore a hot plate of Idly with three kinds of chutney and sambar. This dish can be termed as one of the most consumed dishes by south-indians.  Image source: Google Pongal with Vada Though this dish is disliked by many children, and some even call it as "sleeping dose"(pun intended :D ) This is one of the signature dishes of south-indian cuisine. There may be some variations of this dish in various parts of south-india, but still this dish stands out with

'Eyarkai Sathunavu Maiyam' - roughly translates to "Natural Healthy food centre" located diagonally opposite to SIET College serves healthy food on plantain leaf, eliminating the use of plastics. If you are around SIET college in the evening, then this place is a must-visit to quench your food cravings. Location:  Eyarkai Sathunavu Maiyam, diagonally opp. SIET college, Teynampet. Opening hours:   14:00 - 22:00 hours IST Cost for 2 people:   ₹ 50- ₹ 100 ( approx. ) Take note that this place is heavily crowded during peak hours and we had our chance to visit this place, to check it out. This place is so famous that, all the VVIPs in and around Teynampet are regular customers to Mr. Jayaram, owner of Eyarkai Sathunavu Maiyam. This place is known for its soup, omelette and bread omelettes without any added preservatives or coloring agents. Starting from soups till the sauce used for Sandwiches are made from scratch.  They offer 4-5 soup varieties every da