Eating at road side shops might be worrisome for many, but a true foodie will experiment with anything that tastes good, so i have a list of some well-known food joints in chennai. Chennai has a lot more to offer than just idli and dosa. It is not only a mixture of vibrant culture also has various flavors of tastiest street foods. Do you know it is the place where "chicken 65" was discovered. if you go head over heals for food keep Chennai in your bucket list for food. check out these wonderful shops around chennai to treat your taste buds.
If you want to taste burmese food in chennai then you should visit beach station. As the sun goes down you can find wide aluminum buckets heaped with shredded cabbage and carrots in pushcarts with stoves burning with high flames. The street in mannady serves burmese atho, bejo, mohinga by the burmese settlers. As you enter the street the smell of hot soups and noodles greets you warmly. These dishes were modified from original dish according to indian palate. You can enjoy the mixture of orange noodles with grated carrot, cabbage, fried onions, bejo( fried mixture of rice flour and groundnut) with masala powder and chili powder with a dash of lime juice.. They made specially by hand to bring this marvellous mixture to fullfill your souls. They also have egg masala and plantain soup with unique taste . One plate cost around INR 60 to 80.
Address: near beach station, mannady, chennai.
Timing: 4.00 pm till midnight
Yum!!! The first food truck of chennai serves you momos and more at just INR 60. You can find this truck parked at first lane opposite to thiruvanmiyur beach and a favorite spot for the people of that area. They have chicken and veg momos with fillings and spicy chilli sauce. The special item on the menu is "KOTHE" a semi steamed and fried momo which is steamed at the top and fried at the bottom. You can also taste authentic tibetian thukpa gyathuk and indo Chinese dishes like dragon chicken and schezwan rice. If you want to have dinner by gazing at beach try this spot.
Address: thiruvalluvar nagar, thiruvanmiyur
Timing: 4.30 pm to 11 pm
The chaat joint at alwarpet is famous for its chaat items . Those who carve for north indian chaats and snacks should visit this place for once. Their tangy chutneys and hot piping samosas will make anyone in the world go crazy. Their golgappas have perfect crispy pooris and finely seasoned potatoes and also their iconic dish is paav bhaji at just INR 40. The beauty of this shop is everything comes under INR 70. Additional bonus is the "Juice world" next to the shop where you can get healthy juices under INR 30. But beware of traffic in this area.
Address: No. 31, C.P ramaswamy road, natesan colony, alwarpet, chennai
Timings: 10.00 am to 10.30 pm
The sandwich empire of chennai was made of cheesy sandwiches and spicy green chutney. The sandwich outlet in chennai gives you more than 200 varieties of sandwiches with price range starting from 40/50/60/70/80/90/100. The signature dish and most famous one is chicken mayonnaise sandwich which is my favorite. You can also find sandwiches made from icecream, chocolate, fish and so on. They also have Italian bread sandwiches like panini, pita (amore) and also brownies, ice creams and omelets. The sandwich square is also their child company one who loves sandwich must try.
Address: No.159, TTK road, alwarpet, chennai
Timing: 10.00 am to 9.00 pm
A newspaper mart in mylapore is on news paper for its legendary rose milk. Each and every morning a long queue of customers waiting outside this shop to beat off chennai's merciless heat. The shop has been around a century and it is famous for its non - preservative and refreshing and frosting rosemilk. The creamy fresh milk and the sweetness of rose syrup is the secret behind this perfect rosemilk with huge fan following. To enjoy this amazing rosemilk all you have to pay is just INR 15. Yay its true.... And it all started at 25 paise. They have three more flavors i.e., pistachio, chocolate, badam. It have regular customers for decades and some celebrity customers also.
Address: No.27, east mada street, mylapore
Timing: 9.30 am to 10 pm.
The street in montieth road offers you wholesome sandwiches in the neighborhood of egmore. The small kiosk right outside the Alsa mall is famous than the mall itself. The area is flooded with nearby colleges especially girls. The sandwich street of chennai offers wide range of sandwiches just for INR 60. Their cheese omelette sandwich with green chutney hands down the best snack to dig into. The famous shop was balaji sandwich stall where the guy manages to make sandwich at lightning speed. Don't forget to try chicken cheese sandwich , bread omelet and aloo pattice. Place your order and forget yourself.
Address: Alsa mall, montieth road, egmore
Timing: 10.30 am to 11.00 pm
Everyone in the town knows morthatha ( buttermilk man) who has been serving tastiest buttermilk over a decade. He serves a glass full of buttermilk with boondi and maanga ( dry mango). The menu is pretty limited as he offers it for just INR 30 as you ask for mor ( more n more).
While others lost themselves in divine of kapleeshwarar temple I lost myself in the divine smell of bonda from jannal kadai. Jannal means window in tamil language. Microsoft Windows was everything to Bill gates where this window shop is my everything. This decade old shop in mylapore is literally a hole in the wall which provides crispy bhajji, bondas which took short bath in hot oil. The evening gets so busy and crowded by people to get hot snacks from the genie window. You get three bhajji's for INR 30. They were absolutely scrumptious and the coconut chutney accompanied with it was lip smacking one. You can also get dosa, idly, molaga( chilli) bhajji, and so on. There is no place to sit since the whole shop is just a window. If you wish you can eat there or else you can pack it with you.
Address: No. 55/25, south mada street, mylapore, chennai
Timings: 9.00am to 10.00 pm
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