Food is happiness and brings instant gratification. In fact, the moment you see your favorite cuisine, plated artistically, your taste buds get activated. The result is an unflinching urge to gobble that dish right away. So, to quench the insatiable foodie in you, we bring you top 7 offbeat eateries in Chennai – both big and small.
1) Kaidi Kitchen
Have you ever fantasized being in jail without any scandal? Then step into Kaidi Kitchen where waiters are prison inmates and there is a heavy jail door to enter dining kiosks that resemble dingy prisons.
Food Platter – Indian, Italian, Mexican, Lebanese, Chinese, Thai- all Vegetarian
Location – 20/3, Bishop Wallers Avenue,Mylapore, Chennai.
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2) House No. 22, Vegetarian Meal all day long,/h2>
It’s an old bungalow that’s been refurbished as a cafe with minimalistic decor. The quaint charm of the place will strike instantly with you. You can spend a day dining scrumptious food or enjoy a quite time dining in the veranda.
Food Platter – Zucchini Pizza Bites, Vegetable Summer Crepe and much more
Location – 1/38, North Parade Road, Near Kathipara Junction
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3) Haunted, Not for the faint-hearted
A spooky themed restaurant that’ll surely send chills down your spine and goose bumps in your body. If horror isn’t your cup of tea, don’t visit this place.
Food Platter – Omen Lunch Buffet (specialty), non-veg lunch buffet and lots for your taste buds.
Location – 273, 13/71, Block F, 2nd Main Road, Anna Nagar East
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4) Swiss Hutte, the secret cabin
Resembling a chalet in the Alps, the Swiss Hutte is adorned with brick walls and cozy wooden interiors. Surprisingly, this place was actually a barn before it was remodeled to be a chic Swiss restaurant. A peep through the backdoor of the Swiss cabin will lead to a lush green garden that is ideal for parties or open air dinning right under the stars.
Food Platter – Continental with steaks, spare ribs and lasagna, Goan pork vindaloo and Madras Chicken Country Captain
Location – 168, Graemes Lane
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5) Ciclo Café, a whimsy cycle themed restaurant
Could cycling get any more glamorous than this? Yes, Ciclo Cafe makes it even more glamorous. The first restaurant in India with cycling themed capacious interiors having chandelier made from cycle chains, walls of leather-seat hangings, bicycle parts for table legs and a bookcase that’s full of books on a cycle. It includes a cycle ‘spa’ and retail zone for posh cycling brands. A two story cafe
Food Platter – Zucchini, rosemary and feta tart, chicken ham quiche, watermelon and feta salad, salade nicoise, espresso and salted caramel cheesecake.
Location – 47, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Chitra Nagar, Kotturpuram
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