Was 2023 probably the most vibrant yr for Chennai’s booming F&B scene? It definitely introduced a various array of eating experiences. Local flavours took centre stage, and so did nationwide manufacturers like Mustard and Farzi Café increasing their footprint to incorporate Chennai. Comfort meals held its personal – everybody loves a very good pizza – whereas seasoned Chennai manufacturers like Cake Walk efficiently reinvented themselves. The advanced café scene in Chennai welcomed a few intriguing additions, and Asian delicacies continued to be a well-liked alternative among the many metropolis’s well-heeled. Although it is unattainable to seize all of Chennai’s stellar restaurant debuts in 2023 in a single record, we definitely made an try: 
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Here Are 12 Of The Best New Restaurants You Must Visit In Chennai: 

1. Lazy Leopard

We’ve witnessed the pizza scene in Chennai come of age within the 2020s. Lazy Leopard, named after the spots on the nook of a pizza, has made its mark amongst Chennai’s best pizzerias since its debut this yr. Positioned as a Neapolitan Pizzeria and Trattoria, Lazy Leopard maintains authenticity with its wood-fired oven. 

• Where: Peters Road, Royapettah

2. Kaylir Canteen

Offering conventional vegetarian delicacies from Tamil Nadu, it is the setting that’s really unconventional. This informal eating restaurant serves scrumptious South Indian-style ‘full meals’ in a self-service setup with vibrant interiors. Additionally, there is a pet-friendly part, and the restaurant has just lately launched a ‘tiffin’ menu for these comforting night nibbles.

• Where: CIT Colony, Mylapore  

3. Farzi Café

After teasing town for some time, Farzi Café lastly saved its date with Chennai. Located within the coronary heart of town, Farzi would not deviate from its pan-Indian template. It’s not simply the daring interiors; the menu is stuffed with all of the customary twists we have come to count on from Farzi. The starters hit all the correct notes, that includes bestsellers just like the Dal Chawal Arancini and the Aslam Chicken within the combine. 

• Where: Uthamar Gandhi Road, Nungambakkam  

4. Cake Walk Café

Part of Chennai’s dessert panorama for the reason that Nineteen Nineties, Cake Walk is really one in every of Chennai’s authentic pastry locations, evoking a robust sense of nostalgia for a lot of Chennaiites. Cake Walk Café launched earlier this yr, goals to faucet into that nostalgia in a recent setting with an intensive menu that features their in style cake mash-ups and scrumptious pastas.  

5. Bistrograph

Made a splash within the metropolis as one of many nation’s first photography-themed cafes. The baristas are well-trained and have fairly just a few methods up their sleeves – you’ll be able to even get your image snapped and printed onto your cappuccino foam. It’s not nearly espresso; the menu is kind of eclectic, that includes bestsellers like smoked rooster soup and a burrata salad. 

• Where: tenth Cross Street, Sastri Nagar 

6. Mustard

Mustard has remained one in every of our favorite eating places in Goa over the previous few years. It takes its title from the usage of mustard, a condiment utilized in its purest type in each French and Bengali delicacies. The menu brings collectively iconic Bengali dishes and tremendous French delicacies in a an atmospheric setting backed by a bar menu full of progressive cocktails.  

7. Chettinad Stories

How far will you journey for genuine Chettinad flavours? If you are in Chennai, all it’s important to do is head to Chettinad Stories, situated at Hotel Aadithya. The menu contains true-blue Chettinad delicacies and dishes with a scrumptious twist. Even if the interiors do not transport you to Chettinad (in Southern Tamil Nadu), the genuine flavours definitely will. 

• Where: Hotel Aadithya, Arcot Road, Vadapalani  

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8. Sangamithirai

If there’s one cause why diners return to Sangamithirai, it is nostalgia. Executive Chef Prem Kumar and his enthusiastic group deliver a few of Tamil Nadu’s best delicacies to your desk. From Kari dosai to Karuppu Kavunni halwa, this can be a implausible culinary journey throughout Tamil Nadu. If you grew up in Tamil Nadu, it would evoke childhood recollections and remind you of your grandmother’s recipes. 

• Where: Feathers – A Radha Hotel , Manapakkam  

9. Ambur Canteen

You needed to be invited to a marriage or journey to Ambur to pattern genuine Ambur biryani. Ambur Canteen has modified all that. We respect the informal vibe and the slice-of-life pictures from Ambur and the Arcot area that adorn the partitions, but it surely’s the biryani that steals the present. Their key distinctive promoting proposition (USP) is the culinary manufacturing group, all hailing from Ambur, and their rice-to-meat ratio that elevates the biryani.  

10. ETC (Elba Trading Company)

Pasta is perhaps ubiquitous in Chennai, however there should not too many spots the place you’ll be able to pattern an genuine Italian pasta crafted with tremendous components. That’s why ETC, which debuted within the final quarter of 2023, has our consideration. From spaghetti to ravioli, all their pastas are terrific and made with components shipped from Italy. It’s additionally one of many solely spots within the metropolis that provides tremendous, contemporary black truffles. 

• Where: St Mary’s Road, Alwarpet

11. Sky, The Residency Towers

The title is a giveaway. This is Chennai’s finest new rooftop restaurant with a alternative of indoor and alfresco choices – 4 eating areas in all. It’s the 2 alfresco sections with views of town and the shoreline that win our vote. This all-day eating area is ideal for sundowners and a hearty Asian meal with a neighborhood twist.  

• Where: Sir Theagaraya Road 

12. Bask By Coffee

It’s probably the most ‘Instagrammed’ F&B hotspots of 2023. Set in a sprawling bungalow in a graceful neighbourhood, Bask rapidly grew to become one in every of Chennai’s most well-liked social areas. Large community-style eating tables, an excellent mix of out of doors and indoor seating choices, and an exhaustive menu that captures town’s evolving palates, all come collectively on this high-energy cafe.

• Where: Kasturi Rangan Road